Indian Modernity
When Raj Rewal returned to India in 1962, after studying architecture and having various professional and artistic experiences in London and Paris, he wanted to create an architecture to serve a new nation that was facing huge challenges.
He learnt lessons from the masterpieces of Indian architecture, and adopted an approach that fused modernism with tradition. Pragmatic, yet respecting nature, it puts man at the centre of his architecture.
Spanning six decades and a historic turning point, the major works of Raj Rewal, including individual as well as group housing, offices, exhibition halls, university campuses and a parliament Library, have participated in the invention of modern India.
In five major thematic chapters the film presents Raj Rewal’s innovative response to the different historical contexts and clarifies his key concepts.
He learnt lessons from the masterpieces of Indian architecture, and adopted an approach that fused modernism with tradition. Pragmatic, yet respecting nature, it puts man at the centre of his architecture.
Spanning six decades and a historic turning point, the major works of Raj Rewal, including individual as well as group housing, offices, exhibition halls, university campuses and a parliament Library, have participated in the invention of modern India.
In five major thematic chapters the film presents Raj Rewal’s innovative response to the different historical contexts and clarifies his key concepts.
| Genre: Architecture Documentary | Format : Full HD – (includes SD Pal / 16mm film extracts) |
| Time: 5 x 26 minutes, 2 x 52 minutes | Languages: English & French |