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Kochi Student Wins 28th Charles Correa Gold Medal

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Date23 October 2026 (Friday)
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A Kochi-based architecture student won the 28th Charles Correa Gold Medal in Mumbai on October 22, 2026, for the undergraduate thesis project “Energy Commons: Reimagining

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