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{{Short description|Indian architect}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox architect
| name = Raj Rewal
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| nationality = Indian
| birth_date = 24 Nov 1934
| birth_place = Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| practice =
| significant_buildings = [[Hall of Nations]], Asiad Village, Parliament Library, [[State Trading Corporation Building]], New Delhi
| significant_projects =
| awards =
}}
'''Raj Rewal''' (born 1934 in [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab, India]]<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="mint">{{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|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-02|website=[[Mint (newspaper)|mint]]|language=en}}</ref>) is a leading Indian [[architect]].<ref>http://www.architectureweek.com/2003/1022/design_1-1.html {{deadlink|date=October 2020}}</ref>

==Education==
Rewal lived in [[Delhi]] and [[Shimla]] from 1934–1951. He attended Harcourt Butler higher secondary school. Between 1951-1954 he attended the [[School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi|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 1956-60.<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[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 1963-72, 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,<ref>{{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}}</ref> demolished in April 2017,<ref>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</ref> [[Asian Games Village (New Delhi)|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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rajrewal.in/projects/research-ncb.htm/|title=Better Known Projects}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ncbs.res.in/history/ | title=History | publisher=NCBS | accessdate=9 April 2018 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="mint" />

===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
* [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Chevalier des Arts des Lettres]] award, 2005 by the French Government
*[[Knight of the Legion of Honour]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[https://kbda-ap.com/awards John Michael Kohler Life Time Achievement Award]<ref>{{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}}</ref>

[[File:Parliament library.jpg|thumb|407x407px|Parliament Library<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ebuild.in/gallery/parliament-library-building-new-delhi?id=2397|title=Parliament Library Building by Raj Rewal Associates - New Delhi|website=ebuild.in}}</ref>]]
[[File:Hall of nations 2008.jpg|thumb|409x409px|[[Hall of Nations]], Pragati Maidan]]

=== Projects ===

* [[Asian Games Village (New Delhi)|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|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|Grapecity]] - Japanese Software Center, NOIDA
* [[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|Jang-e-Azadi]] Memorial and Museum, Kartarpur, Punjab
*[[National Brain Research Centre|National Brain Research Institute]], New Delhi
*[[National Centre for Biological Sciences]], New Delhi
*[https://the.ismaili/ismailicentres/lisbon/visiting-lisbon Lisbon Ismaili Centre], Lisbon (Portugal)
*[[National Institute of Immunology, India|National Institute for Immunology]], New Delhi
* National Institute of Public Finances and Policy, New Delhi
* [[NTPC Limited|NTPC]] Tower, NOIDA
*[http://parliamentlibraryindia.nic.in/ Parliament Library] at [[Parliament House (India)|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
*[http://www.scopeonline.in/ Standing Conference of Public Enterprises Office Complex], New Delhi
*[[State Trading Corporation building]], New Delhi
* Television Centre ([[Doordarshan]] Bhawan), New Delhi
*[http://supva.ac.in/supva.ac.in/index.html Visual Arts Institutional Campus], Rohtak
*[[World Bank]] Regional Mission, New Delhi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ebuild.in/raj-rewal-projects|title=Projects By Raj Rewal Associates|website=ebuild.in}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Muzharul Islam]]
* [[B. V. Doshi]]
* [[Charles Correa]]
* [[Bashirul Haq]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.rajrewal.in/index_1024.htm Official site]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/article77671.ece The Designer of Secular India]

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