CP Kukreja Architects is designing the new Civil Enclave at Bagdogra Airport, West Bengal, envisioned as a sustainable aviation hub connecting the Eastern Himalayas. Drawing inspiration from Kangchenjunga and Darjeeling’s tea estates, the terminal’s façade features parametric aluminium fins that echo the regional topography. Designed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, the airport integrates advanced storm-water management systems to address its flood-prone site. With a built-up area of 1.2 million sq.ft., the project exemplifies a harmonious blend of ecological sensitivity and infrastructure resilience, positioning Bagdogra as a model for future-ready, contextually rooted airport design in India.
Founded in 1969 by Late CP Kukreja, CP Kukreja Architects (CPKA) is a multidisciplinary architecture and urban design practice firm, 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 Kukreja, the firm aims to shape meaningful spaces that derive from their local physical, sociocultural and economic contexts to birth uniquely designed, sustainable interventions.
At CPKA, a multidisciplinary collaborative of 200+ built environment professionals work in tandem to deliver holistic built environments. The firm views each and every project as an opportunity to contribute to the built fabric of the city and offer opportunities for the people and the region to thrive.
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. Some of the firm’s notable projects include: Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (1969), Ambadeep Towers, New Delhi (1993), Pathways World School, Haryana (2003), Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida (2012), Vallabh Bhawan (State Secretariat), Madhya Pradesh (2018), Yashobhoomi, or the India International Convention and Expo Centre, New Delhi (2023), the ongoing Ayodhya Masterplan for Vision 20247, and the upcoming East Delhi Hub, India’s first and largest transit-oriented design development, among many others.
Internationally, some of the firm’s noteworthy projects are: Mehrad Hospital, Iran (1976), Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq (1983), Atrium Palace Hotel in Ekaterinburg, Russia (1984), Indian High Commission, Nigeria (1989), United Hospital, Bangladesh (1999), projects across Middle East Asia and Iran, and more recently, the India Pavilion at Expo 2020, Dubai and the ongoing HCL office in Vietnam.
CPKA and its projects have been recognised and felicitated with multiple national and international awards and distinctions: India’s Hot 100 Architects and Designers by Architect and Interiors India Magazine (2024), 25 Best Architecture Practices in India by Archello Magazine (2023), People’s Choice World Expo Award by US-based Exhibitor Magazine (2022), ‘100 Architects of the Year’ by Union Internationale des Architectes, Paris (2021), National HUDCO Design Award for ‘New and Innovative Town Design Solutions’ (2020), ‘Most Outstanding Urban Design Firm – India’ by Global Business Insight Awards (2019); ET NOW Real Estate Award for ‘Luxury Project of the Year- Residential (2019)’, and BUILD 2018 Architecture Awards for Best ‘Indian Institutional Project’, amongst many others. In addition, CPKA has also been selected among the world’s top 100 practices by WA100 on multiple occasions.
CPKA’s projects and other endeavours have been widely covered in eminent national and international publications such as The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, India Today Magazine, The Patriot, ArchDaily, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, and Gulf News, among others.
