Charles Correa: pioneer of Indian architecture – in pictures

Charles Correa's “tube house” in Ahmedabad ‘is a model of contemporary sustainable design,’ writes Rowan Moore, ‘shaped such that cool air is naturally drawn through it, leaving via a vent close to the apex of the roof. It’s a prototype of low-income housing… Except it's not contemporary, but was completed in 1962. It should in fact be spoken of in the past tense – only one was built and it was demolished in 1995.’ Photograph: © Charles Correa Associates

The British Council building in Delhi. Correa believes that ‘buildings should use passive means to protect people against the elements Photograph: Charles Correa Associates

The British Council building in Delhi Photograph: Charles Correa Associates

Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad Photograph: Charles Correa Associates

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, a medical research centre in Lisbon designed by Charles Correa Photograph: Charles Correa Associates

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon Photograph: Jose Campos/Charles Correa Associates

Correa's Kanchanjunga apartments in Mumbai Photograph: Charles Correa Associates

Correa's Kanchanjunga apartments in Mumbai are designed to allow breezes to ventilate the rooms, with deep verandas like ‘courtyards in the air’ Photograph: Charles Correa Associates

Jawahar Kala Kendra, an arts centre in Jaipur, Rajasthan Photograph: Charles Correa Associates

Houses in Belapur constructed by traditional masons and craftsmen, thus generating employment for local workers Photograph: Charles Correa Associates

Charles Correa: ‘India's cities are among the greatest things we have, part of our wealth. They are places of hope’ Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images