25th July 2019,
Official CCF statement on Kala Academy
25th July 2019,
Category: Heritage & Conservation
Times of India article post demolition announcement by Minister Govind
Minister’s statement on the demolition of KA
Nossa Senhora Do Carmo
Do the ruins of an 18th-century chapel and convent feature in the aspirations of a village, under pressure from the growing city?
Based on a talk at CCF by;
Fernando Velho, Architect
along with
Erica De Mello, Student at Goa College of Architecture
In the previous blog ‘A Search for Commons in the Pressure of Growing Cities’ – the problems and pressures on the Goan village of Chimbel were illustrated. Within that context, there arose a need for a public space that could serve as a commons for the village.
A Search for Commons in the Pressure of Growing Cities
This blog is the first part of a trilogy about a village, its residents, and the ruins of a chapel. The Charles Correa Foundation has been actively involved in assisting the villagers in their project, and our combined efforts have recently yielded positive results. You can read about it on the news section of our website or Aliya Abreu’s article in the Goan Everyday.
Continue reading “A Search for Commons in the Pressure of Growing Cities”
THE TALE OF CHIMBEL’S NOSSA SENHORA DO CARMO
AND WHY WE SHOULD CARE,
by Aliya Abreu,
in The Goan Everyday – Sunday June 30, 2019
Mt Carmel Church ruins to be declared a heritage site
TCP MINISTER DECIDES TO ACCEPT THE REQUEST MADE BY CHARLES CORREA FOUNDATION AND ANA GRACIAS
The Conservation Committee of the department of Town and Country Planning
(TCP) headed by the TCP minister decided to accept the request made by Charles
Correa Foundation and Ana Gracias ( leader of a citizens’ movement from Chimbel) and list the ruins of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, on the conservation list of the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations.
HERITAGE CONSERVATION PHASE 1 – LISTING AND GRADING OF HERITAGE STRUCTURES IN PANAJI
Location: Panaji
Status: Documentation Report
Year of Completion: 2014 Continue reading “HERITAGE CONSERVATION PHASE 1 – LISTING AND GRADING OF HERITAGE STRUCTURES IN PANAJI”
LANE REDEVELOPMENT MALA AND FONTAINHAS
Location: Panjim
Status: Project Proposal Report for Mala and Fontainhas – Implemented for Mala
Year of Completion: Fontainhas – 2014
Mala – 2016 Continue reading “LANE REDEVELOPMENT MALA AND FONTAINHAS”