RAJ REWAL RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION | National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION TO RAJ REWAL
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Studied at Harcourt Butler Higher Secondary School in New Delhi Joined the School of Arts in Delhi for 6 months Attended a year of engineering Between 1951-1954 he attended the Delhi School of Architecture in New Delhi He then joined the Architectural Association School in London Worked in the office of Michel Ecochard in Paris for a year in 1961-2 Started his own firm Raj Rewal Associates in 1962 in Delhi Taught at the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi between 1963 - 1972
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PROJECTS IN THE EXHIBITION Parliament House Library, New Delhi
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PROJECTS IN THE EXHIBITION Parliament House Library, New Delhi
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PROJECTS IN THE EXHIBITION Hall of Nations, New Delhi
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PROJECTS IN THE EXHIBITION Lisbon Ismaili Centre, Lisbon
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PROJECTS IN THE EXHIBITION Asian Games Village, New Delhi
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PROJECTS IN THE EXHIBITION Visual Arts Centre, Rohtak
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EXHIBITION SPACE The exhibition space is in the new gallery in the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
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FLOOR SPACE : 10,000 sq. ft. (approx)
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ZONING
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ZONING CINEMA Can possibly used as a screening area for the films. Low light can be maintained easily inside the room. 240째 PROJECTION/PANORAMA A virtual experience of the buildings, for example, to give a sense of scale of the hall of nations. MIXED DISPLAY Display areas for various projects. This space is further divided accordingly. PARLIAMENT LIBRARY Area to hang the dome structure and display work related to the Parliament Library. ENTRY
INTRODUCTORY AREA Introduction area, about Raj Rewal, including a curatorial note.
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MOVEMENT / ORDER
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MIXED DISPLAY Lisbon Ismaili Centre Hall of Nations Visual Arts Centre
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ZONING: Introductory Area
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Full scale sandstone
The introduction space contains preliminary information about the Raj Rewal and his history. Alongside is also a curatorial note about the exhibition. Text is on the left wall as a mural. This is intended to lead the visitor towards the left side towards the Parliament Library area.
Curatorial Note + info writeups (mural)
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ZONING: Parliament Library
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The Parliament Library area has a suspended dome (or domes?) and can have display areas around it along the side with the windows. (domes in the pictures for representation only)
Overhanging dome/s Display areas
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ZONING: Panoramic Projection
Multiple persons can stand here and see the panorama/projection. ENTRY
This area can be used for an immersive experience using a panoramic circular screen in which a video can be projected using 3 projectors. The video may be edited to include more information about the subject. As an example, a timelapse video can be shown here to highlight the shifting light and shade as the sun moves across the sky and how this affects the sky.
Circular screen for projection or the panorama wrapped around
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ZONING: Mixed Display Lisbon Ismaili Centre Hall of Nations Visual Arts Centre ENTRY
Asian Games Village
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ZONING: Mixed Display
Lisbon Ismaili Domes Hall of Nations models Display areas
The Hall of Nations area is almost empty space without any obstructions apart from the models on display. This is to portray the spaciousness of the Hall of Nations.
The view and the movement through this area is intended to give a similar feel as going through Raj Rewal’s winding narrow streets.
Full scale sandstone mockups Canvas/fabric hangings
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OVERALL LAYOUT
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DETAIL: Introductory Area
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DETAIL: Introductory Area : Plan B 13400
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DETAIL: Introductory Area : Display elements 1
Wall mural
Alternate option for the wall mural The mural in the introductory is a blown up image of an architectural drawing. Architectural drawings and architects go hand in hand. Since this exhibition is the retrospective of an eminent architect, it is apt to show the beauty of these drawings. This mural is on the left wall after the glass partition.
The finalized wall mural
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Area covered by the mural Introductory Area Section at AA’
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DETAIL: Introductory Area : Display elements 2
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In the introductory area, they are located on the right just after the glass partition.
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There will be multiple full scale sandstone mockups in the exhibit. These mockups are being constructed by the craftsmen who have been associated with Raj Rewal for a long time. 0
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Elevation (top) and plan (bottom) of the introductory area with the sandstone mockups.
The approximate dimensions of the sandstone and an isometric diagram showing their location
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DETAIL: Introductory Area : Display elements 3
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Hanging fabric
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Hanging fabric used throughout the exhibition symbolises large vertical sandstone walls, a distinctive feature of Raj Rewal’s buildings. The hanging is located on the right side as well, after the sandstone mockups.
Elevation with dimensions of the hanging
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Elevation and plan of the introductory area with the hanging fabric
The approximate dimensions of the hanging fabric and an isometric diagram showing its location
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DETAIL: Introductory Area : Overview
Sandstone mockup
Hanging fabric
Wall mural
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DETAIL: Parliament Library
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DETAIL: Parliament Library : Plan
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DETAIL: Parliament Library : Display elements 1
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The dome is suspended low so that viewers can have a closer look.
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Elevation and plan showing the dome and sandstone in place
Isometric diagram showing dome and sandstone in place
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Similar in construction to the one in the introductory area, this one in located in the middle of the Parliament Library area, between a wall and a column.
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DETAIL: Parliament Library : Display elements 3
Hanging fabric
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The hanging fabric serves the purpose of hiding a part of the other areas in front so they are not revealed immediately upon entry and also the left one is the next directional clue after the wall mural in the introductory area, leading the visitor towards the Parliament Library. The size of the fabric is the same as the one used in the introduction area and is the same throughout the exhibition.
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DETAIL: Parliament Library : Overview Dome model
Sandstone mockup
Sandstone mockup
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DETAIL: Panoramic Projection Area
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DETAIL: Panoramic Projection Area : Plan
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DETAIL: Panoramic Projection : Display elements Projection screen
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The panoramic projection is intended to give the viewer a virtual experience of the spaces in Raj Rewal’s buildings that we would otherwise not be able to experience. An example of this would be a panoramic timelapse video showing how the sun moves across the sky through the day and how Raj Rewal’s buildings have been built taking this into account..
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DETAIL: Panoramic Projection : Display elements The screen is made up of a semicircular frame made with MS pipe welded together and a foam sheet fastened on to the frame. The foam sheet may be painted with reflective projector paint for better results. The frame has flat stands to provide stability. The detail of the stand is shown below.
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DETAIL: Hall of Nations
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DETAIL: Hall of Nations : Plan
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DETAIL: Hall of Nations : Display elements 1
Wall mural
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Elevation showing the size of the mural with human scale
Following the language that was set in the introduction area, the mural in the Hall of Nations area goes a step ahead and combines with a display structure to give a greater understanging of the relation between a drawing and the built structure.
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DETAIL: Hall of Nations : Display elements 2
Display structure The display structure for the hall of nations is inspired by the structure of the actual building itself. The structure uses a octahedron (shown below) as a base unit, which is then connected with other units to form the display structure.
The octahedra are joined side to side
Two such series are joined at the vertices
Vertically halved octahedra are used to joined to the wall tocomplete the structure
Panels can be attached to the structure to provide space for graphics.
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Side elevation and front elevation of the whole structure
Dimensions of the octahedron
Elevation with the wall. The structure matches the wall mural giving it the feeling of 2D turning into 3D.
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DETAIL: Hall of Nations : Display elements When combined with another unit that has a flat surface on one end (below), the structure is capable of displaying oblects, models, etc. Attached panels can be used for graphics with the possibility of making interesting and dynamic compositions.
Isometric diagram of the structure along with the wall and the mural in place Exaples of the different configurations possible
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DETAIL: Hall of Nations : Overview
Perspective from eye level of the display structure.
Perspective from the top showing the whole Hall of Nations area.
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DETAIL: Lisbon Ismaili Centre
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DETAIL: Lisbon Ismaili Centre : Display elements 1
Model domes
Plan of the showing the location of the domes
Isometric diagram of the domes
The domes are suspended from the ceiling with some facing down and some facing up to give the viewer a chance to look at the top and the botton of a dome.
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DETAIL: Lisbon Ismaili Centre : Display elements Facade structure
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The facade of the Lisbon Ismaili Centre is one of the most striking feature of the building and the wall at the end of provides the perfect support for creating a structure that will also serve as a waypoint attracting the viewer towards it and ensuring the proper path is followed.
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DETAIL: Visual Arts Centre + Asian Games Village
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Hanging fabric
A plan showing the location of the hangings (in blue) The hanging fabric used here is similar to the ones used in the introductory area and the Parliament Library area. The arrangement is such to create the feeling of walking through havelis or narrow winding streets, a comcept that Raj Rewal uses often.
Isometric view showing the panels
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DETAIL: Visual Arts Centre : Display elements 1
Display structure The display structure used for the visual arts centre borrows from the angular parts of the building.
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The structure is on the right side in this plan
Side elevation. The surface is at an angle of 60째 from the ground
Front elevation of the structure
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1. Four members are first joined together with a sphere that has holes drilled to acommodate the members. 2. A spider clamp come on top of the sphere. 3. The spider clamp is fastened to the sphere. 4. Four panels fit on to the four arms of the spider clamp. 5. The panels are then fastened to the spider clamps. The other joints such as corner joints and
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