ABOUT

“If architecture has no emotional

impact then the work becomes devoid
o f a n y c h a r a c t e r. . . ! ”
(from TALKING ARCHITECTURE : Raj Rewal in conversation with Ramin Jahanbegloo)

RAJ REWAL
BORN : 1934

PLACE OF BIRTH : HOSHIYARPUR, PUNJAB, INDIA

NATIONALITY : INDIAN

SCHOOLING : HARCOURT BUTLER SECONDARY SCHOOL, SHIMLA

(1939-1951)

GRADUATION : DELHI SCHOL OF ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI

(1951-1954)

1955 -1961 - ATTENDED THE ARCHITECTURAL

ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE FOR 1 YEAR

COMPLETED HIS FORMAL PROFFESIONAL TRAINING

AT BRIXTON SCHOOL OF BUILDING, LONDON

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• HE W ORKED AS AN ARCHIECTURAL ASST. IN VARIOUS

PRACTICES IN LONDON & THEATRE SCENERY DESIGNER IN
THE EVENINGS.

• HE BECAM E ASSOCIATE OF THE ROY AL INSTITUTE OF

BRITISH ARCHITECTS (RIBA)

• 1 961 -1 962 : WORKED IN THE OFFICES OF M ICHEL ECOCHARD,

ARCHITECT, PARIS

• 1 962 : RETURNED TO NEW DELHI TO SET UP HIS OW N

ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE.

• 1 963-1 972 : TAUGHT AT DEL HI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE.

• 1 974 : OPENED A SECOND OFFICE IN TEHRAN, IRAN

• 1 985 : FOUNDED THE ARCHITECTURAL RESEACH CELL W ITH

RAM SHARM A

• 1 986 : CRATOR OF EXHIBITION “TRADITIONAL

ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA” FOR THE FESTIVAL OF INDIA IN
PARIS

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Hall Of Nations, New Delhi State Trading Corporation
Parliament Library, New Delhi
Libson Ismaili Centre CIDCO Low Cost Housing
FAMOUS WORKS
EXHIBITION AND L ARGE SPAN
1 . Nehru M emorial Pav ilion, New Delhi
2 . Hall Of Nations and Hall Of Indu stries, New Delhi
RESEARCH & EDUCATION
3. National Institu te Of Pu blic Finances and Policy,
New Delhi.
4. National Institu te Of Immu nology, New Delhi
5. French School and Cu ltu ral Centre, New Delhi
6. Central Institu te Of Edu cational Technology, New Delhi
OFFICES
7. State Trading Corp oration, New Delhi
8. SCOPE Office Comp lex, New Delhi
HOUSING
9. French Embassy Staff Qu arters, New Delhi
1 0 . Sheikh Sarai Hou sing Comp lex, New Delhi
1 1 . Asian Games Village, New Delhi
RESIDENCES
1 2 . Satish Gu jral hou se, New Delhi
1 3. Rewal hou se, New Delhi
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 INFLUENCES

I NF LU E NT I A L A R CH I T E C T S ...

1 . LE CORBUSIER

Fatehpur Sikri 2 . LOUIS I. KAHN

3. M ICHEL ECOCHARD

I N F LU E N T I A L PLA C E S ...

1 . RAJASTHAN
2 . J AISALM ER
3. FATEHPUR SIKRI
4. TADITINAL HAVEL I HOUSE

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan Islamic Jaali 5. ANCIENT BUIL DINGS

6. M ODERN BUIL DINGS AS W ELL
7. WESTERN THEORIES OF URBAN PL ANNING &
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

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 PHILOSPHY

CLIMATE B u i l d i ngs s hou l d r e s p ond t o C om p l e x d e m a nd s of r a p i d

SENSITIVITY u r b a ni s a t i on, c l i m a t e & c u l t u r e .

CRITICAL A r c hi t e c t u r a l t r a d i t i ons d e e p l y r oot e d i n l oc a l

c ond i t i on t ha t r e s u l t s i n i nt e l l i ge nt a nd a p p r op r i a t e
REGIONALISM a r c hi t e c t u r e .

HISTORICAL A n e a r l i e r d e s i gn t r a d i t i on or a c t i on or t e c hni c t ha t i s
r e ga r d e d a s a n e x a m p l e or gu i d e t o b e c ons i d e r e d i n
PRECEDENTS s u b s e qu e nt s i m i l a r c i r c u m s t a nc e s .

I t i s a n e x p r e s s i on of d i v e r s e e m os s i ona l c ont e nt f or t he
CONCEPT OF a r c hi t e c t u r e . I t i s t he e s s e nc e of a r c hi t e c t u r e . A r c hi t e c t s
t oo s hou l d ha v e t he s a m e p ot e t i a l a s ot he r a r t i s t s t o
THE “RASA” e x p r e s s a v a r i e t y of s e nt i m e nt s t hr ou gh a r c hi t e c t u r e .

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 THE RASA

Hall of Nations, New Delhi - EXUBERANT

State Trading Corporation, New Delhi - IMPOSING

Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi - DYNAMIC Nehru Pavilion, New Delhi - SERENE

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 FEATURES
T he j oi ni ng t oge t he r of s e v e r a l b u i l d i ngs w hi c h r e t a i n
CLUSTERING t he i r i d e nt i t y y e t f r om a c ohe s i v e c l u s t e r . Cl u s t e r s
s u r r ou nd a v a r i e t y of op e n s p a c e s w i t h d i f f e r e nt
OF BUILDINGS
f u nc t i ons a r ou nd a u ni f i e d p a t t e r n of m ov e m e nt .

T he i nt e r l oc k i ng c ou r t y a r d S a c c om m od a t e d i f f e r e nt
PUBLIC f u nc t i ons c r e a t i ng a m i c r o c l i m a t e , f r e e f r om d u s t &
he a t . T he p u b l i c c ou r t y a r d a c c om m od a t e s a m u l t i p l e of
COURTYARDS a c t i v i t i e s r a ngi ng f r om r e l i gi ou s l i k e m a r r i a ge
c e r e m oni e s t o t he c e l e b r a t i on of s e c u l a r f e s t i v a l s .

Roof terraces are an essential component. They provide wel-

ROOF come outdoor space during the summer nights in the dry, hot
climate when the interior rooms receive the heat absorbed.
TERRACES Also provide an extension to living areas at upper levels
during the sunny winter days when interior rooms can be cold.

T he na r r ow s ha d e d s t r e e t s l i nk i ng a v a r i e t y of c l u s t e r s .
NARROW, SHADED
T he s t r e e t s a r e b r ok e n u p i nt o s m a l l u ni t s , s o t he r e a r e
STREETS p a u s e s , p oi nt s of r e s t a nd c ha ngi ng v i s t a s .

G a t e w a y s d e f i ne p a r t i c u l a r z one s . E a c h G a t e w a y i s l i k e
GATEWAYS t he op e ni ng of a ne w c ha p t e r .

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 F E A T U R E S

Asian Games Village, New Delhi

Asian Games Village, New Delhi

Asian Games Village, New Delhi Gas Institute, Noida

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LOCATION : New Delhi

DATE : 1 980

BUILDING TYPE : Hou sing

CONSTRUCTION SYSEM : Stru ctu re Has

Been Embedded
In An
Artificial Earth
M ou nd

CONTEXT : Urban

STYLE : Contemp orary

Architectu re

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BUILDING
BLOCKS

PEDESTRIAN
MOVEMENTS

VEHICULAR
MOVEMENTS

GREEN
SPACES

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NERROW
SHADED Jaisalmer A s ia n G a m es Villa ge, N ew Delhi
STREETS

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Jaisal m e r A s ia n G a m es Villa ge, N ew Delhi

CLUSTERS OF
BUILDINGS

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Jaisalmer A s ia n G a m es Villa ge, N ew Delhi

GATEWAYS

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REFERENCES

BOOKS
• TALKING ARCHITECTURE
Raj Rewal in Conversation with Ramin Jahanbegloo
• Raj Rewal: Innovative Architecture and Tradition Hardcover – Jan 2013
by Raj Rewal (Author), Kenneth Frampton (Author), Suha Ozkan (Author)

ONLINE SOURCES
• https://www.slideshare.net/Shiverin/raj-rewal-49064049?qid=61c6886b-c430-4443-
b165-f3e8a6c24546&v=&b=&from_search=6
• https://identityhousing.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/raj-rewal-asian-games-village-
new-delhi-1980/
• http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbc-drawing.cgi/Asian_Games_Village.
html/Asian_Games_Axon.jpg
• https://www.academia.edu/37788080/CRITICAL_REGIONALISM_IN_THE_
POST-COLONIAL_ARCHITECTURE_OF_THE_INDIAN_SUBCONTINENT

SPEECH AND INTERVIEWS

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkHgzE9JJJY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIJn0mAxeIw&t=42s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uueKdSOu3kE

THANK YOU...!
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