Raj Rewal Explained

Raj Rewal
Nationality:Indian
Birth Date:24 November 1934
Birth Place:Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Significant Buildings:Hall of Nations, Asiad Village, Parliament Library, State Trading Corporation Building, New Delhi

Raj Rewal (born 24 November 1934[1] [2]) is a leading Indian architect.[3]

Education

Rewal lived in Delhi and Shimla from 1934–1951. He attended Harcourt Butler higher secondary school. Between 1951-1954 he attended the Delhi School of Architecture in New Delhi. After completing a degree in architecture in New Delhi, he moved to London in 1955 where he lived until 1961. He attended the Architectural Association School of Architecture for one year and the Brixton School of Building, London from 1956-60.[4] GD Goenka University also honour architect Raj Rewal with an honorary doctorate at a special convocation organised by University in India Habitat Centre.

Career

Raj Rewal worked at Michel Ecochard's office in Paris before starting his practice in New Delhi in 1962. Between 1963-72, he taught at the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. He opened a second office at Tehran, Iran in 1974. Among his better known projects are the Hall of Nations (Hall 6) at the Pragati Maidan Exhibition Centre,[5] demolished in April 2017,[6] Asiad Village Complex, National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi; the Parliament Library in New Delhi and NCBS (National Centre for Biological Sciences) campus at Bangalore.[7] [8] In 1986, he became the curator of the exhibition "Traditional Architecture in India" for the Government of India organised festival of India in Paris. He also designed an architectural college (SIUPA) in Rohtak and is head of members in academic council. In 2018 his drawings and models were added to the New York Museum of Modern Art permanent collection, making him the first Indian architect represented.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Weiler. Katharina. Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation. 311–320. Essential Architectural Values: A Conversation with the Architect Raj Rewal.
  2. Web site: Kumar. Tanuj. 2018-05-06. The difficulty of being Raj Rewal. 2021-11-02. mint. en.
  3. Web site: ArchitectureWeek - Design - Parliament Library, New Delhi - 2003.1022 . 9 February 2014 . 22 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222161656/http://www.architectureweek.com/2003/1022/design_1-1.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Raj Rewal | Revolutionary Architect of India. Benzu. JK. 29 October 2011.
  5. News: Raj Rewal Experience. https://web.archive.org/web/20130611023242/http://www.rajrewal.in/projects/exhibition-hall-nations.htm. 2013-06-11. dead.
  6. Suneet Zishan Langar. The Demolition of Delhi's Hall of Nations Reveals India's Broken Attitude to Architectural Heritage. ArchDaily, 23 June 2017
  7. News: Better Known Projects.
  8. News: History . NCBS . 9 April 2018 .
  9. Web site: Raj Rewal receives Legion of honor. 22 March 2016.
  10. Web site: Kohler honours top Indian architects; Raj Rewal feted with Lifetime Achievement Award. The Economic Times.
  11. Web site: Projects By Raj Rewal Associates. ebuild.in.