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'''Christopher Charles Benninger''' (born 23 November 1942) is an [[India|Indian]] [[architect]] and [[urban planner]]. Born in the [[United States|US]] in 1942, he permanently migrated to India in 1971. Benninger is an important figure in [[Architecture of India|Indian architecture]] and planning and is noted for his contributions to the evolution of [[critical regionalism]] and sustainable planning in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-16 |title=CRITICAL REGIONALISM IN THE POST-COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT by Sumantra Misra - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/sumantramisra/docs/critical_regionalism_in_the_post-co |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref>
Following his departure from the position of professor at [[Harvard University|Harvard]] in 1971, Benninger came to [[Ahmedabad]], where he was appointed as a [[Ford Foundation]] Advisor to the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CEPT University |url=https://cept.ac.in/ |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=cept.ac.in}}</ref> In collaboration with [[B. V. Doshi|B.V. Doshi]], he co-founded the Faculty of Planning at [[CEPT University]], where he currently serves on the Board of Management.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Management CEPT University |date=5 October 2017 |url=https://architecture.live/cept-university-academic-hub-ahmedabad-christopher-charles-benninger/}}</ref> He also founded the [[Center for Development Studies and Activities]] in 1976 with Aneeta Gokhale Benninger.
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