Architect Uttam Chand Jain was born in 1934 in Melwara, Rajasthan.

 He completed his

schooling at Jodhpur Rajasthan. He graduated in architecture with I class honors in 1958 at Indian
institute of technology, Kharagpur where he was a merit scholar throughout. Soon after receiving
advance study scholarship from national university of Tucumen, Argentina proceeded to Latin
America where for two years he studied and gained experience. Architect Uttam Chand Jain
established his own architecture practice in 1961. He handled institutional buildings, commercial
complexes, recreational facilities, tourists projects, luxury hotels, theaters, housing, private
residences, and university campus layout. Taught at various architectural colleges and been examiner
at university of Bombay, Punjab university, Chandigarh, Baroda university; Ahmadabad school of
architecture and school of planning and architecture, New Delhi. He served on jury of national
competitions in architecture on many occasions.
Education
 1958 Graduated in Architecture (B.Arch.) with 1st Class Honors on a scholarship from I.I.T
Kharagpur, West Bengal
 1958-59Advanced study scholarship from the National University of Tucuman, Argentina
Professional Practice
1961 to date : In private practice
Philosophy
His buildings reflect the heritage of that particular place
 He is not much bothered about the trends and always try to conceive the building in his own
style .
 The various projects he has undertaken since then reflect the consistent contextually inherit in
his design philosophy.
Achievements
 First achievement was in 1969 common wealth institute of architects, London awarded prize
in India essay competitions.
 In 1973 he won first prize in all India architectural competition sponsored by government of
Goa for memorial design.
 He was listed as one of the three Indian architects among 200 contemporary worlds architects
by Japan architects , Tokyo in 1977
 In 1978 Washington university USA invited him to speak at their Tuesday lecture series on
“a contemporary architecture of the past”.

NAYA RAIPUR CAPITOL COMPLEX -

the capital city of Chhattisgarh state of India is developing

very fast and is already on a half-way mark. It is India's
fourth planned capital city after Chandigarh, Gandhinagar
and Bhubaneshwar.

The state of Chhattisgarh was formed on 1st November 2000

after bifurcation of the larger state of Madhya Pradesh. A need
thus arose for a new capital for the new state. The existing city of Raipur was declared as its make-shift capital
which functioned for about a decade.

The Government of Chhattisgarh decided to construct a new capital city - Naya Raipur  which is located 17 km
south-east of Raipur. Naya Raipur has the inherent advantage of good accessibility through two National
Highways NH-6 and NH-43. For the development of Naya Raipur, nearly 8000 hectares of virgin land was
acquired and a new capital city was planned.

A new development authority known as Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) was formed, which is
acting as nodal agency to oversee all development works. Naya Raipur being a prestigious project of NRDA,
the authorities wanted to build the best, modern and dream city of the 21st century. That is why they spent
more than five years in planning.

Naya Raipur has been planned to serve not only as the administrative capital of the state of Chhattisgarh but
also to cater the infrastructural needs of industry and trade in the region. It is envisaged that the city can
accommodate a population 560,000 by 2031.

Naya Raipur has been planned to be modern in the use of technology, uphold worthy traditions and core
values, and conserve the prevailing man-nature symbiotic culture as well as abundant nature and cultural
assets in the region. The city will offer wide range of living options with equity and dignity.

The city has been planned to be:

 A serving hub in manufacturing of goods, Information Technology and Bio-Technology sectors.

 A financial centre of the region.
 A hub of trade and hospitality sectors.
 A hub of cultural services.
 A hub of affordable and high quality medical services.
 A hub of quality educational facilities.

Naya Raipur is being developed as a sustainable, modern 'green city' with major eco-development projects
such as rain water harvesting, solar energy and internet connectivity. About half of the total land acquired is
being used for afforestation, roads, parks, public conveniences, water facilities, green belts, etc.

To promote the use of non-motorized transport system, smooth and safe cycling lanes are being constructed
throughout the city.

Like Chandigarh and Gandhinagar, the planning of the city is primarily based on a grid-iron pattern of roads
which forms number of sectors. These sectors are planned to accommodate various functions of the city.
 The Capitol Complex has been placed  in the middle of
the south-eastern edge of the city. It is thus equidistant from most parts of the city and is easily accessible.

The Capitol Complex has been designed by renowned Indian architect Uttam C. Jain of UCJ Architecture &
Environment, Mumbai. Many buildings of the complex have already been constructed e.g., the State
Secretariat building and the Head of Departments' building have already been made functional. The
construction of remaining buildings and other infrastructure are going in full-swing.

Watching the pace of development, it is evident that within a period of one decade Naya Raipur will assume
the status of fully-developed city with a population of more than half a million.

As a symbol of the newly constituted State, the planning geometry of the masterplan draws its
inspiration from the rising sun, symbolizing the dawn of a new era – an emerging power.The
permeated Master Plan is inspired by the State’s indigenous flora fauna as 44% of the State’s land
cover is under forest i.e. 12% of the country’s forest cover and its rich tribal culture/ crafts which
is considered to be 80% of the State’s population that is rural.
It is these images of the State, an abundant landscape with humble people, which determined the
architectural profile of the built form. Low in profile, the built forms step down (5th floor
downwards) and accommodate generous landscape courtyards & terraces within.
The Capitol Complex, spread over an area of 125 hectares with a built-up area totaling to
1,50,000 sq.m. for various facilities. As the design draws inspiration from regional elements it
generate contextual references – making the Complex a landmark of contemporary times with a
firm rooting in its culture. The Secretariat building comprises of Ministers’ block, Secretaries
block, Sections block and other ancillary blocks. The Heads of Departments building houses 41
independent departments in five interconnected blocks.While each building is placed around large
central landscaped courtyard, each block within a building is planned around a smaller intimate
courtyard. The Secretariat is provided with an Atrium tower and a steel canopy that sits at the
front facade, in contrast to the relatively humble built mass abutting it. The arrival lobbies draw
inspiration from the Kutumsar caves. The metal grilles design is evolved from the forest flora.
Elements of Bastar art are embedded into the façade and other features as a subtle symbol of the
regional identity.