Raj Rewal Library for the Indian Parliament
By
Jyotindra Jain
Contributor
Giordano Tironi,arun Rewal, Rahoul B. Singh, K.V.Rangaswamy
Item Type
Hardbound
Periodical
0
Serial
8931
Publisher
Roli Books
Description
84
ISBN / ISSN No.
8175253533
Summay
[Summary Plus Entry] Written by cultural historian Jyotindra Jain alongside a panel of architectural collaborators, this 84-page monograph deep-dives into the design, philosophy, and engineering of the Parliament Library Building (Sansad Shrankhla) in New Delhi, designed by legendary master architect Raj Rewal. The book details how Rewal harmonized this massive, contemporary structure with the existing colonial-era Parliament House built by Lutyens and Baker. It highlights the building's striking structural features—including its iconic clustered structural glass and lightweight concrete domes, its internal open-to-sky courtyards, its use of traditional red and beige sandstone, and how its spatial geometry mirrors ancient Indian mandalas to represent a modern citadel of knowledge.
Keyword
Jain Temple,
Accession No.
8931
Current Location
Neeti Bagh
Status
Available
Category
Architecture-India
Gifted Detail
2