Bruno Souza

Bruno Dias Souza (6 October 1925 – 2 March 2025) was an Indian architect who was credited with having "belonged to a generation of architects that sought to rediscover what modern architecture meant for India" and having had an "illustrious architectural career". He moved to Dharwad and Bombay for inter-science and a stint in mathematics and physics as part of the B.Sc. programme at St Xavier's College. He served as the Director of the School of Planning and Architecture from 1983 to 1988. His contemporaries were Charles Correa and Raj Rewal.

Death Souza died on 2 March 2025, at the age of 99.

Legacy The Ahmedabad-based CEPT University Archives had undertaken the archiving of Souza's collections digitally and also through Oral History Recordings. This archive included hand drawings, photographs, magazine articles and other related material from architect Souza's work.

Personal views Souza argued that the Goan capital of Panjim is "forgetting its past by trying to redesign open spaces". He had argued that the scenic capital "was a space of parks...."