ABOUT
“If architecture has no emotional
impact then the work becomes devoid
o f a n y c h a r a c t e r. . . ! ”
(from TALKING ARCHITECTURE : Raj Rewal in conversation with Ramin Jahanbegloo)
RAJ REWAL
BORN : 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH : HOSHIYARPUR, PUNJAB, INDIA
NATIONALITY : INDIAN
SCHOOLING : HARCOURT BUTLER SECONDARY SCHOOL, SHIMLA
(1939-1951)
GRADUATION : DELHI SCHOL OF ARCHITECTURE, NEW DELHI
(1951-1954)
1955 -1961 - ATTENDED THE ARCHITECTURAL
ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTURE FOR 1 YEAR
COMPLETED HIS FORMAL PROFFESIONAL TRAINING
AT BRIXTON SCHOOL OF BUILDING, LONDON
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INTRODUCTION
• HE W ORKED AS AN ARCHIECTURAL ASST. IN VARIOUS
PRACTICES IN LONDON & THEATRE SCENERY DESIGNER IN
THE EVENINGS.
• HE BECAM E ASSOCIATE OF THE ROY AL INSTITUTE OF
BRITISH ARCHITECTS (RIBA)
• 1 961 -1 962 : WORKED IN THE OFFICES OF M ICHEL ECOCHARD,
ARCHITECT, PARIS
• 1 962 : RETURNED TO NEW DELHI TO SET UP HIS OW N
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE.
• 1 963-1 972 : TAUGHT AT DEL HI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE.
• 1 974 : OPENED A SECOND OFFICE IN TEHRAN, IRAN
• 1 985 : FOUNDED THE ARCHITECTURAL RESEACH CELL W ITH
RAM SHARM A
• 1 986 : CRATOR OF EXHIBITION “TRADITIONAL
ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA” FOR THE FESTIVAL OF INDIA IN
PARIS
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FAMOUS WORKS
EXHIBITION AND L ARGE SPAN
1 . Nehru M emorial Pav ilion, New Delhi
2 . Hall Of Nations and Hall Of Indu stries, New Delhi
RESEARCH & EDUCATION
3. National Institu te Of Pu blic Finances and Policy,
New Delhi.
Hall Of Nations, New Delhi State Trading Corporation 4. National Institu te Of Immu nology, New Delhi
5. French School and Cu ltu ral Centre, New Delhi
6. Central Institu te Of Edu cational Technology, New Delhi
OFFICES
7. State Trading Corp oration, New Delhi
8. SCOPE Office Comp lex, New Delhi
Parliament Library, New Delhi HOUSING
9. French Embassy Staff Qu arters, New Delhi
1 0 . Sheikh Sarai Hou sing Comp lex, New Delhi
1 1 . Asian Games Village, New Delhi
RESIDENCES
1 2 . Satish Gu jral hou se, New Delhi
Libson Ismaili Centre CIDCO Low Cost Housing 1 3. Rewal hou se, New Delhi
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INFLUENCES
I NF LU E NT I A L A R CH I T E C T S ...
1 . LE CORBUSIER
Fatehpur Sikri 2 . LOUIS I. KAHN
3. M ICHEL ECOCHARD
I N F LU E N T I A L PLA C E S ...
1 . RAJASTHAN
2 . J AISALM ER
3. FATEHPUR SIKRI
4. TADITINAL HAVEL I HOUSE
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan Islamic Jaali 5. ANCIENT BUIL DINGS
6. M ODERN BUIL DINGS AS W ELL
7. WESTERN THEORIES OF URBAN PL ANNING &
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
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PHILOSPHY
CLIMATE B u i l d i ngs s hou l d r e s p ond t o C om p l e x d e m a nd s of r a p i d
SENSITIVITY u r b a ni s a t i on, c l i m a t e & c u l t u r e .
CRITICAL A r c hi t e c t u r a l t r a d i t i ons d e e p l y r oot e d i n l oc a l
c ond i t i on t ha t r e s u l t s i n i nt e l l i ge nt a nd a p p r op r i a t e
REGIONALISM a r c hi t e c t u r e .
HISTORICAL A n e a r l i e r d e s i gn t r a d i t i on or a c t i on or t e c hni c t ha t i s
r e ga r d e d a s a n e x a m p l e or gu i d e t o b e c ons i d e r e d i n
PRECEDENTS s u b s e qu e nt s i m i l a r c i r c u m s t a nc e s .
I t i s a n e x p r e s s i on of d i v e r s e e m os s i ona l c ont e nt f or t he
CONCEPT OF a r c hi t e c t u r e . I t i s t he e s s e nc e of a r c hi t e c t u r e . A r c hi t e c t s
t oo s hou l d ha v e t he s a m e p ot e t i a l a s ot he r a r t i s t s t o
THE “RASA” e x p r e s s a v a r i e t y of s e nt i m e nt s t hr ou gh a r c hi t e c t u r e .
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THE RASA
Hall of Nations, New Delhi - EXUBERANT
State Trading Corporation, New Delhi - IMPOSING
Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi - DYNAMIC Nehru Pavilion, New Delhi - SERENE
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FEATURES
T he j oi ni ng t oge t he r of s e v e r a l b u i l d i ngs w hi c h r e t a i n
CLUSTERING t he i r i d e nt i t y y e t f r om a c ohe s i v e c l u s t e r . Cl u s t e r s
s u r r ou nd a v a r i e t y of op e n s p a c e s w i t h d i f f e r e nt
OF BUILDINGS
f u nc t i ons a r ou nd a u ni f i e d p a t t e r n of m ov e m e nt .
T he i nt e r l oc k i ng c ou r t y a r d S a c c om m od a t e d i f f e r e nt
PUBLIC f u nc t i ons c r e a t i ng a m i c r o c l i m a t e , f r e e f r om d u s t &
he a t . T he p u b l i c c ou r t y a r d a c c om m od a t e s a m u l t i p l e of
COURTYARDS a c t i v i t i e s r a ngi ng f r om r e l i gi ou s l i k e m a r r i a ge
c e r e m oni e s t o t he c e l e b r a t i on of s e c u l a r f e s t i v a l s .
Roof terraces are an essential component. They provide wel-
ROOF come outdoor space during the summer nights in the dry, hot
climate when the interior rooms receive the heat absorbed.
TERRACES Also provide an extension to living areas at upper levels
during the sunny winter days when interior rooms can be cold.
T he na r r ow s ha d e d s t r e e t s l i nk i ng a v a r i e t y of c l u s t e r s .
NARROW, SHADED
T he s t r e e t s a r e b r ok e n u p i nt o s m a l l u ni t s , s o t he r e a r e
STREETS p a u s e s , p oi nt s of r e s t a nd c ha ngi ng v i s t a s .
G a t e w a y s d e f i ne p a r t i c u l a r z one s . E a c h G a t e w a y i s l i k e
GATEWAYS t he op e ni ng of a ne w c ha p t e r .
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F E A T U R E S
Asian Games Village, New Delhi
Asian Games Village, New Delhi
Asian Games Village, New Delhi Gas Institute, Noida
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case study | Asian Games Village
LOCATION : New Delhi
DATE : 1 980
BUILDING TYPE : Hou sing
CONSTRUCTION SYSEM : Stru ctu re Has
Been Embedded
In An
Artificial Earth
M ou nd
CONTEXT : Urban
STYLE : Contemp orary
Architectu re
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BUILDING
BLOCKS
PEDESTRIAN
MOVEMENTS
VEHICULAR
MOVEMENTS
GREEN
SPACES
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case study | Asian Games Village
NERROW
SHADED Jaisalmer A s ia n G a m es Villa ge, N ew Delhi
STREETS
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Jaisal m e r A s ia n G a m es Villa ge, N ew Delhi
CLUSTERS OF
BUILDINGS
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case study | Asian Games Village
Jaisalmer A s ia n G a m es Villa ge, N ew Delhi
GATEWAYS
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REFERENCES
BOOKS
• TALKING ARCHITECTURE
Raj Rewal in Conversation with Ramin Jahanbegloo
• Raj Rewal: Innovative Architecture and Tradition Hardcover – Jan 2013
by Raj Rewal (Author), Kenneth Frampton (Author), Suha Ozkan (Author)
ONLINE SOURCES
• https://www.slideshare.net/Shiverin/raj-rewal-49064049?qid=61c6886b-c430-4443-
b165-f3e8a6c24546&v=&b=&from_search=6
• https://identityhousing.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/raj-rewal-asian-games-village-
new-delhi-1980/
• http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbc-drawing.cgi/Asian_Games_Village.
html/Asian_Games_Axon.jpg
• https://www.academia.edu/37788080/CRITICAL_REGIONALISM_IN_THE_
POST-COLONIAL_ARCHITECTURE_OF_THE_INDIAN_SUBCONTINENT
SPEECH AND INTERVIEWS
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkHgzE9JJJY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIJn0mAxeIw&t=42s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uueKdSOu3kE
THANK YOU...!
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