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Raj Rewal

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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 Roert Mathew +ward fro& the,o&&onwealth +ssociations of +rchitects.

Raj Rewal Associates is based in Delhi andhas been in practice for the last 35 years.

The architectural rm has been acclaimedfor its housing projects and urban designand public buildings.

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Raj Rewal...

An Introduction...

-ne of the *ndia's estknown architects(

Ra/ Rewal is reco!ni0ed internationall for

uildin!s that res"ond sensiti%it to the co&"le

de&ands of ra"id urani0ation( 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 isconser%ati%e and "luralist.

Rewal's work co&ines so"histicated

technolo! and a sense of histor and contet(

i&"arted not onl desi!n ut local &aterial

such as ochre and rose sandstone( e%okin! the

!reat Mo!ul &onu&ents.

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Raj Rewal...

An Introduction...

$is hu&anist a""roach to architecture res"onds

to the co&"leities of ra"id uranisation( 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 Lirar( and the +sian )a&es

5illa!e( all located in #ew Delhi