This document provides information from a lecture on contemporary architecture and Anant Raje. It discusses Raje's background, philosophy, and examples of his work in India. Raje was born in Mumbai and graduated from architecture college in 1954. He practiced with B.V. Doshi and taught at universities in India and the U.S. His philosophy emphasized integrating culture and spiritual well-being. Examples of his work discussed include the Executive Management Centre at IIM Ahmedabad and the Indian Statistical Institute in New Delhi. His work aimed for simplicity, honesty, and blending interior and exterior.

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Course Title:
LECTURE NO : 7
Anant Raje
Contemporary Architecture

2. Content Topic:
• Introduction to Anant Raje
• Anant Raje’s Philosophy
• Example of Anant Raje’s Work in India.
Louis I Kahn
LECTURE CONTENT
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3. Content Topic:
RECAP
1. Charles Correa’s Philosophy?
2. What do you understand by tube house
concept
3. Example of Correa’s Work in India.
Recap

4. Content Topic:
•Ananth Raje- born in Mumbai, India.
•(September 26, 1929 - June 27, 2009)
•Graduated in 1954 from Sir J. J. College of
Architecture.
•For over thirty years he has taught at the
Faculty of Architecture, CEPT
University, Ahmedabad.
•He also taught at the University of
Pennsylvania.
•1957-1960: practiced with Ar. B.V. Doshi
•He also taught at the national institute of
design, ahmedabad and at the university of
new mexico.
His well known works include
the Executive Management
Centre at the IIM
in Ahmedabad, ; IIFM
in Bhopal, India and the
Indian Statistical Institute
in New Delhi.

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The Chaotic Metropolis Of Mumbai Deeply Influences Raje And He In fact
Proclaims Himself An ‘Urban Man’ Contrary To Doshi Who Although From
The Same School, Looks To Village Life.
Anant Raje Always Stressed On Integration Of Culture And Spiritual Well-
being.
His Efforts As Designer Aimed At Process Of Integration Of Man, The Space
Around Him And The Elements Making Up The Space.
His Work Always Aimed At Simplicity And Honesty.
PHILOSPHY

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Course Title:
LECTURE NO. 8
LSAD : AD01 : ARCHITECTURE Slide No.
 Use of bold material and very clean geometrical
forms and shapes
 Blend of exterior to the interior
 An experience using the play of textures on the
external facades
 Attended to issues of light and ventilation
ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPLES

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 Raje’s work exhibits integrity between purpose and
expression, building and landscape, part and whole,
and the ultimate quality of all good architecture
through time – a sense of repose
 His works had an excellent understanding of the
elements of building, and the laws of construct, that
give it the sense of ordered presence
 Yet it is an order enriched by the patina of materials he
chooses and his sensitivity of light.
 His works had indeed a softness and quality of
transcendence
CONCEPTS

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 Distinguished professor’s award from the center for environmental
planning and technology(cept), Ahmedabad in 1987.
 Baburao Mhatre gold medal for architecture in1993.
 The master award for lifetime contribution in architecture from
J.K.Industries, India in 2000.
ACHIEVEMENTS

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Course Title:
 Executive Management Centre At The Indian
 Institute Of Management In Ahmedabad, India
 Indian Institue Of Forest Management Bhopal, India.
 The Indian Statistical Institute In New Delhi.
 Museum Of Minerals, Nagpur (Unbuilt)
 Galbabhai Farmers’ Training Institute In Banaskantha, Gujrat
MAJOR PROJECTS

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Course Title:
Location: Bhopal,
India Architect/Planner:
Anant Damodar Raje
Client: Indian Institute of
Forest Management
Date: 1984
Type: educational
Building
Usage: training Center
Indian Institute of Forest
Management
BHOPAL

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SITE PLAN

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 Built in concrete,
 the building’s interiors interact with
the exteriors through a medium of
concrete arched skin that seems to
wrap around.
 The magnificence of the clear sky
was brilliantly framed through the
circular rings supported on the
arches.
 The façade displays a variety of
textures in concrete and stone.
 The internal corridors, larger than
what one would require for such a
small number of users tend to hold
the building together formally, tying
down its ends and making way for
the spaces such as the landscaped
courtyards to breathe out towards
the open.

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Course Title:
LECTURE NO. 8
IIFM, BHOPAL
LSAD : AD01 : ARCHITECTURE Slide No.
SIDE FACADE

14. Content Topic: Introductory Lecture