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Introduction
RAJ REWAL WAS BORN IN HOSHIARPUR,
PUNJAB IN 1934
LIVED IN DELHI AND SHIMLA AND
ATTENDED HARCOURT BUTTER
HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL.
• The two-storey houses are arranged around a square, which contains a circular
pathway giving access to all units. The demarcation of central enclosures is clearly
established by framed gateways with pedestrian passages connecting the site to
garages on two ends adjoining peripheral roads.
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• Each dwelling unit has a private enclosed garden at the rear, which reflects the
traditional British terrace housing.
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• The architectural language of the housing complex is based on energy saving devices,
e.g. deep set windows, shaded balconies verandahs, roof umbrellas and overhangs
which keep the walls roof and glazing protected from the harsh glare of the sun.
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• The texture of stone and its changing colours forms an important feature of design
complimenting the natural foliage on the site.
Nehru Memorial Pavilion, New Delhi, India
Building Type - Exhibition Year - 1972 The Pavilion is designed to house exhibits on
the life and times of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The building is
embedded in a grassy mound of earth.
The design for the Pavilion is inspired by the earliest Buddhist Stupa's in Nepal, earth
mounds containing relics of Buddha. The circulation system for the exhibition is based
on 'Parikrama', the movement around the central structure and the plan resembles
Cosmo-graphs called 'Mandalas'.
The exhibition hall itself is arranged on two levels, with the upper level containing the
Audio Visual room around the perimeter, and a stepped roof in the centre for
exhibitions. Four corner windows at the upper level allow ventilation for the lower
spaces, while the stepped roof, in form of a natural pyramid, has glass bricks
providing subdued natural light.