Raj Rewal (born 24 November 1934 in

Hoshiarpur Hoshiarpur () is a city and a municipal corporation in Hoshiarpur district in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourteenth century. In 1809, it was occupied b ...

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) is a leading Indian

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Education

Rewal lived in

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and

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from 1934–1951. He attended Harcourt Butler higher secondary school. Between 1951-1954 he attended the Delhi School of Architecture in

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. After completing a degree in architecture in New Delhi, he moved to London in 1955 where he lived until 1961. He attended the

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for one year and the Brixton School of Building, London from 1956-60.

GD Goenka University GD Goenka University is a private university located in Sohna, Gurugram, Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguist ...

also honour architect Raj Rewal with an honorary doctorate at a special convocation organised by University in

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Career

Raj Rewal worked at Michel Ecochard's office in

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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

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, Iran in 1974. Among his better known projects are the ''Hall of Nations'' (Hall 6) at the

Pragati Maidan Pragati Maidan is a venue for large exhibitions and conventions in the city of New Delhi, India. It has an area of nearly 150 acres (more than 625,000m2) of exhibition space, being among the biggest exhibition centers in India. It is owned, ...

Exhibition Centre, demolished in April 2017, Asiad Village Complex, National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi; the Parliament Library in New Delhi and NCBS (

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) campus at

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. 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 (

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) in

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and is head of members in academic council. In 2018 his drawings and models were added to the New York

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permanent collection, making him the first Indian architect represented. Raj Rewal with model

Awards

* Gold Medal 1989 by the

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. * Robert Mathew Award 1989 by the

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. * 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) The Institution of Engineers (India) is the national organization of engineers in India. It has more than one million members in 15 engineering disciplines in 125 centers or chapters in India and overseas; it is the world's largest multi-disci ...

. * 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 * Knight of the Legion of Honour *John Michael Kohler Life Time Achievement Award

Projects

* Asian Games Village, New Delhi * Bio Port, Sohna * Central Institute of Education Technology, New Delhi * Cidco Housing, Navi Mumbai *

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Complex, Kolkata *

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) is a centre-state joint venture that operates the Delhi Metro. The DMRC is also involved in the planning and implementation of metro rail, monorail, and high-speed rail projects in India and abroad. ...

Headquarters, New Delhi * Energy Technologies Center, NTPC Limited, Greater NOIDA * Engineers India House, New Delhi * Gas Training Institute, NOIDA * French Embassy Staff Quarters, New Delhi *

Satish Gujral Satish Gujral (25 December 1925 – 26 March 2020) was an Indian painter, sculptor, muralist and writer of the post-independent era. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, in 1999. His el ...

House, New Delhi * GrapeCity - Japanese Software Center, NOIDA Hall of nations 2008

Hall of Nations Hall of Nations was an exhibition hall that was inaugurated in 1972 as part of the Pragati Maidan exhibition complex in New Delhi, India. History It was designed by the Indian architect Raj Rewal, and structurally engineered by Mahendra R ...

, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi * Indian Embassy, Beijing (China) * Housing for British High Commission, New Delhi *

Indian National Science Academy The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) is a national academy in New Delhi for Indian scientists in all branches of science and technology. In August 2019, Dr. Chandrima Shaha was appointed as the president of Indian National Science Acade ...

, New Delhi *

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) was established as a project of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 1983. The Organisation has three Component laboratories with over 45 ongo ...

, New Delhi * Jang-e-Azadi Memorial and Museum, Kartarpur, Punjab * National Brain Research Institute, New Delhi *

, New Delhi * Lisbon Ismaili Centre, Lisbon (Portugal) * National Institute for Immunology, New Delhi * National Institute of Public Finances and Policy, New Delhi * NTPC Tower, NOIDA

* Parliament Library at Sansad Bhawan, New Delhi * Rewal House, New Delhi * Sahu Jain Pavilion, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi * Sheikh Sarai Housing, New Delhi * Sham Lal House, New Delhi * Standing Conference of Public Enterprises Office Complex, New Delhi * State Trading Corporation building, New Delhi * Television Centre (

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Bhawan), New Delhi * Visual Arts Institutional Campus, Rohtak *

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Regional Mission, New Delhi

Books

* Raj Rewal by Brain Brace Taylor * Raj Rewal Selected Architecture Work * Library for the Indian Parliament] * Raj Rewal: Innovative Architecture and Tradition * Talking Architecture: Raj Rewal in Conversation with Ramin Jahanbegloo * Raj Rewal : Architecture climatiqu

References

External links

Official site

The Designer of Secular India
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