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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
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