Raj Rewal Architecture Case Study

Raj Rewal

Raj Rewal... An Introduction... 

Born: 1934  Educated in Delhi and London.  Rewal worked in Michel Ecochards's office in Paris efore startin! his "ractice in #ew Delhi.  $e has recei%ed a&on! &an other honours( the )old Medal fro& *ndian *nstitute of +rchitects and the Roert Mathew +ward fro& the ,o&&onwealth +ssociations of +rchitects.  Raj Rewal Associates is based in Delhi and has been in practice for the last 35 years.  The architectural rm has been acclaimed for its housing projects and urban design and public buildings.

Raj Rewal... An Introduction... -ne of the *ndia's estknown architects( Ra/ Rewal is reco!ni0ed internationall for uildin!s that res"ond sensiti%it to the co&"le de&ands of ra"id urani0ation( cli&ate and culture. *n a countr that is oth de%elo"in! and industriali0ed( whose architectural inheritance is ancient and recent and whose societ is conser%ati%e and "luralist. Rewal's work co&ines so"histicated technolo! and a sense of histor and contet( i&"arted not onl  desi!n ut  local &aterial such as ochre and rose sandstone( e%okin! the !reat Mo!ul &onu&ents.

Raj Rewal... An Introduction...

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$is hu&anist a""roach to architecture res"onds to the co&"leities of ra"id uranisation( the de&ands of cli&ate( cultural traditions( and uildin! crafts and technolo!ies. $is uilt works co&"rise a wide ran!e of uildin! t"es( includin! the #ehru Pa%ilion( the 2co"e office co&"le( the ,entral *nstitute of Educational echnolo!( the orld Bank uildin!( the #ational *nstitute of *&&unolo!( the Parlia&ent Lirar( and the +sian )a&es 5illa!e( all located in #ew Delhi