Raj Rewal

Raj Rewal
Born 1934
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Architect
Buildings Asiad Village, Parliament Library, Hall of Nations, STC Building, New Delhi

Raj Rewal is a leading Indian architect.[1]

Early life

Raj Rewal was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India.

Career

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.

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,[2] demolished in April 2017,[3] Asiad Village Complex, the Parliament Library in New Delhi and NCBS (National Centre for Biological Sciences) campus at Bangalore.[4][5] 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.

Awards

  • Gold Medal 1989 by the Indian Institute of Architects.
  • Robert Mathew Award 1989 by the Commonwealth Association of Architects.
  • Mexican Association of Architects award in 1993 for regional values.
  • Architect of the Year 1994 Award by J.K. Trust for the design of World Bank Resident Mission building in New Delhi.
  • Great Master's Award 1995 by J.K. Trust for lifetime contribution to Modern Architecture in the post independence era in India.
  • Lifetime achievement award 2001 by the Institution of Engineers (India).
  • IBC award 2002 by the Indian Building Congress for Excellence in Built Environment for Parliament Library building, New Delhi.
  • Golden Architect Award 2003 by A+D and Spectrum Foundation
  • Chevalier des Arts des Lettres award, 2005 by the French Government

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.architectureweek.com/2003/1022/design_1-1.html
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130611023242/http://www.rajrewal.in/projects/exhibition-hall-nations.htm. Archived from the original on 2013-06-11. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Suneet Zishan Langar. The Demolition of Delhi's Hall of Nations Reveals India's Broken Attitude to Architectural Heritage. ArchDaily, 23 June 2017
  4. ↑ http://www.rajrewal.in/projects/research-ncb.htm/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "History". NCBS. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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