Bruno Dias Souza

The Columbia University and Harvard University alumnus, who served as the director of the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, and advisor and consultant for the World Bank and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), grew up in Badem, Salvador do Mundo, building models of boats and little houses as a child. Following his education in the US, he worked with a number of international firms in central as well as South America before returning to Goa, where he designed government primary and secondary schools. Goan-born Bruno Dias Souza, like his contemporaries and close friends - Charles Correa and Raj Rewal, belonged to a generation of architects that sought to rediscover what Modern architecture meant for India. Architect Souza had an illustrious architectural career, his winning of the Goa High Court national competition and his receiving of the special honor from the Government of Portugal. Some of his acclaimed works include Okhla Parish Church and Loretto Nuns Convent in New Delhi, his own house Altinho and Goa Assembly, and World Bank UNESCO projects. We have the Oral History Recordings that compliments the collection. The digital archives of this collection comprise of hand drawings, photographs, magazine articles and other related material from the works of the architect.