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INDIAN MODERNITY - THE ARCHITECTURE OF RAJ REWAL

MODERNITÉ INDIENNE - L'ARCHITECTURE DE RAJ REWAL

By Manu REWAL

KARMA PRODUCTIONS / DUNIYA VISION (INDIA) PVT. LTD. - as PROD / FIN

Documentary - Completed 2017

In this 5 part series, Manu Rewal tells the story and presents the design philosophy of his father, the famous Indian Architect, Raj Rewal.

- Year of production
- 2017
- Genres
- Documentary, Art - Culture
- Countries
- INDIA, FRANCE
- Languages
- ENGLISH, FRENCH
- Budget
- 0 - 0.3 M$
- Director(s)
- Manu REWAL
- Synopsis
- 1. Rasa & Structure
  Raj Rewal’s formative influences as well as the context in which he started practicing in India in 1962, is followed by a presentation of his early works, such as the bold and innovative Hall of Nations complex, through the theme of “Rasa & Structure”.
  
  2. Stone and the Courtyard
  From the1970s Raj Rewal used stone and the courtyard, traditional design elements with a modern sensibility. The Central Institute of Educational Technology, the World Bank regional office and the Grape City Software Centre are explored in this section.
  
  3. The Habitat
  In the Rewal house, elements of the Indian Haveli are fused with a modernist space and vocabulary. In the Asian games village, and the National Institute of Immunology, inspired by a traditional city, Jaisalmer, he, renewed the thinking on mass housing.
  
  4. Context and Singularity
  Through an in depth exploration of two of his masterpieces, the Parliament library in Delhi and the Ismaeli Centre in Lisbon, we are introduced to Raj Rewal’s understanding of context and its impact on his designs.
  
  5. Sustainability
  In the Visual arts University complex and Coal India Ltd headquarters. Raj Rewal combines traditional Indian design solutions to counter the climate with solar panels to create sustainable buildings that reinvent Indian modernity.