Founded in 1969 by Late CP Kukreja, CP Kukreja Architects (CPKA) is a multidisciplinary architecture and urban design practice headquartered in New Delhi, with offices in New York, Tokyo, Vietnam and Dubai. Currently helmed by Managing Principal and Honorary Consul General for the Republic of Albania, Dikshu C. Kukreja, the firm aims to shape meaningful spaces that derive from their local physical, sociocultural, and economic contexts to birth uniquely designed, sustainable interventions. “As built environment professionals, we need to be conscious of the fact that our buildings have a larger impact on society,” says Dikshu. A multidisciplinary collaborative of 200+ built environment professionals works in tandem to deliver holistic built environments. Over the last five decades, CPKA has worked in 30+ countries globally with more than 1000 projects across scales and typologies such as housing, healthcare, commercial, retail, institutional, master planning and urban infrastructure.
PROJECT IN FOCUS – Yashobhoomi
Location: Dwarka, Delhi
Typology: Urban Development Project
Year of Completion: 2023
(in association with IDOM Spain)
Design Concept: A futuristic development modelled to catapult India as a global exhibition and convention industry forerunner while providing a platform to display its spectacular sustainable design, innovation, and engineering skills.
What we Heart: One of the most significant design features of the entire project is the external LED video wall poised to be the world’s twelfth-largest. Specially engineered for this project, the 1 lakh-square-feet screen wraps the building from roof top level and tilts outward at a 45-degree angle for easy viewing.
Yashobhoomi, or the India International Convention and Expo Centre, has been conceived as a smart, mixed-use urban development project to exhibit India’s growth and achievements to the world and contribute to the country’s GDP growth. Combining technology, innovation, and culture, the project by CPKA aims to fulfill the need for a common interaction ground between Indian and international businesses, investors, and buyers. With a site area of 225 acres, the complex also boasts a curated juxtaposition of varied natures of development. The 73,000-square-metre, state-of-the-art Convention Centre is one of the world’s largest. It is designed to host more than 11,000 people for international conferences, exhibitions, or trade shows.
