Raj Rewal

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| nationality = Indian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|11|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India

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| significant_buildings = Hall of Nations, Asiad Village, Parliament Library, State Trading Corporation Building, New Delhi

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Raj Rewal (born 24 November 1934){{cite book|last1=Weiler|first1=Katharina|title=Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation|pages=311–320|chapter=Essential Architectural Values: A Conversation with the Architect Raj Rewal}}{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Tanuj|date=2018-05-06|title=The difficulty of being Raj Rewal|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/67bf1jPfTMaKSDQGn9rgMO/The-difficulty-of-being-Raj-Rewal.html|access-date=2021-11-02|website=mint|language=en}} is an Indian architect.{{Cite web |url=http://www.architectureweek.com/2003/1022/design_1-1.html |title=ArchitectureWeek - Design - Parliament Library, New Delhi - 2003.1022 |access-date=9 February 2014 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222161656/http://www.architectureweek.com/2003/1022/design_1-1.html |url-status=dead }}

Education

Rewal lived in Delhi and Shimla from 1934 to 1951. He attended Harcourt Butler higher secondary school. From 1951 and 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 to 1960.{{Cite web|url=http://www.architecture-student.com/architecture/biographies/raj-rewal-revolutionary-architect-of-india/|title=Raj Rewal | Revolutionary Architect of India|first=Benzu|last=JK|date=29 October 2011}} GD Goenka University also honour architect Raj Rewal with an honorary doctorate at a special convocation organised by University in India Habitat Centre.

Career

Raj Rewal worked at Michel Ecochard's office in Paris before starting his practice in New Delhi in 1962. Between 1963 and 1972, 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,{{cite news|url=http://www.rajrewal.in/projects/exhibition-hall-nations.htm/|title=Raj Rewal Experience|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611023242/http://www.rajrewal.in/projects/exhibition-hall-nations.htm|archive-date=2013-06-11|url-status=dead}} demolished in April 2017,Suneet Zishan Langar. [https://www.archdaily.com/874154/the-demolition-of-delhis-hall-of-nations-reveals-indias-broken-attitude-to-architectural-heritage The Demolition of Delhi's Hall of Nations Reveals India's Broken Attitude to Architectural Heritage]. ArchDaily, 23 June 2017 Asiad Village Complex, National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi; the Parliament Library in New Delhi and NCBS (National Centre for Biological Sciences) campus at Bangalore.{{cite news|url=http://www.rajrewal.in/projects/research-ncb.htm/|title=Better Known Projects}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ncbs.res.in/history/ | title=History | publisher=NCBS | accessdate=9 April 2018 }} 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. In 2018 his drawings and models were added to the New York Museum of Modern Art permanent collection, making him the first Indian architect represented.File:Raj Rewal with model.jpg

=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 de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 2005 by the French Government{{Cite web |title=Raj Rewal conferred “Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” |url=https://in.ambafrance.org/Raj-Rewal-conferred-Raj-Rewal-conferred-Commandeur-de-l-Ordre-des-Arts-et-des |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=La France en Inde / France in India |language=en}}
Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 2024 by the French Government
Knight of the Legion of Honour{{Cite web|url=https://in.ambafrance.org/Highest-French-Distinction-Knight-of-the-Legion-of-Honour-conferred-on-Raj|title=Raj Rewal receives Legion of honor|date=22 March 2016}}
John Michael Kohler Life Time Achievement Award{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/kohler-honours-top-indian-architects-raj-rewal-feted-with-lifetime-achievement-award/articleshow/66980511.cms|title=Kohler honours top Indian architects; Raj Rewal feted with Lifetime Achievement Award|via=The Economic Times}}

= Projects =

Asian Games Village, New Delhi
Bio Port, Sohna
Central Institute of Education Technology, New Delhi
Cidco Housing, Navi Mumbai
Coal India Complex, Kolkata
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation 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 House, New Delhi
GrapeCity - Japanese Software Center, NOIDA

File:Hall of nations 2008.jpg, Pragati Maidan]]

Hall of Nations, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Indian Embassy, Beijing (China)
Housing for British High Commission, New Delhi
Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi
Jang-e-Azadi Memorial and Museum, Kartarpur, Punjab
National Brain Research Institute, New Delhi
National Centre for Biological Sciences, 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

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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 (Doordarshan Bhawan), New Delhi
Visual Arts Institutional Campus, Rohtak
World Bank Regional Mission, New Delhi{{Cite web|url=https://ebuild.in/raj-rewal-projects|title=Projects By Raj Rewal Associates|website=ebuild.in}}