Prof. Christopher Charles Benninger passed away last night at 1:30 pm after a prolonged illness.
He was an Indian architect and urban planner. Born in the US, he permanently migrated to India in 1971. Benninger contributed to the field of critical regionalism and sustainable planning in India.
Following his departure from the position of professor at Harvard in 1971, Benninger came to Ahmedabad, where he was appointed as a Ford Foundation advisor to the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology. At CEPT, he co-founded the Faculty of Planning with Yoginder Alagh and BV Doshi in 1972. He also founded the Center for Development Studies and Activities in 1976 with Aneeta Gokhale Benninger. He serves on the board of directors of CEPT University. In 2024, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) in Architecture from CEPT University.
He founded CCBA Designs with Ramprasad Akkisetti.
