ASSOCIATES OFFICES: New Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Aurangabad,
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Source :
Society Interiors:
November 2001
Creating a Difference
Oscar
Concessao International, a Chennai-based architectural consultancy firm
has carved a niche for itself with its fresh and innovative work-approach.
In a short
span of their presence in India, Oscar Concessao International(OCI), a
leading integrated architecture and interior design consultancy concern in
Chennai, have made a
perceptible impact on the architectural scene across the nation. The
husband-wife team of Oscar and Ponni G Concessao works wonders together,
with Oscar handling the architectural aspect of a project and Ponni the
interiors.
After acquiring their degree from Regional Engineering College, Trichy,
they
headed for US to complete their masters. Oscar is the only Indian to
have won the
William Van Allen Fellowship at the International Design Competition (USA)
for designing a University in Africa. Specializing in campus
planning, he joined Emery Roth & Sons, pioneers in skyscraper designing,
and then went on to handle several high-rise buildings in New York.
He also worked on the Plaza edition at the World Trade Centre - a glass
tube, which now ceases to exist due to the recent bombing.
"Emery Roth &
Sons and Monoru Yamasaki from Japan, had jointly designed the World Trade
Centre and I worked with them on several large-scale mixed-use
developments in the US, Europe and Asia," he recounts.
" I
flirt with difference styles of architecture. Growing up in
Mangalore, I was influenced by the tiled Spanish and Portuguese buildings
in the area. I prefer neo-classical designs and work with a fusion
of western classical and the modern high-tech, which includes the new
materials available in the market.
they
headed for US to complete their masters. Oscar is the only Indian to
have won t
he
William Van Allen Fellowship at the International Design Competition (USA)
for designing a University in Africa. Specializing in campus
planning, he joined Emery Roth & Sons, pioneers in skyscraper designing,
and then went on to handle several high-rise buildings in New York.
He also worked on the Plaza edition at the World Trade Centre - a glass
tube, which now ceases to exist due to the recent bombing.
