Continuing its long tradition of management
education in the country, the Indian Institute of Management, proposed
to build a new campus in Kozhikode, Kerala. Christopher Charles Benninger
and Associates was invited to participate in a design competition along
with four other leading firms in India. The programme included an academic
block, library, administration and faculty areas, a management development
center, recreational and dining facilities and various staff and student
residences. The site, densely planted and on the outskirts of the city,
had two hills as its predominant topographic character. The challenge
lay in designing a campus on a hill slope, as well as linking the activities
on each hill.
