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FULL NAME: UTTAM CHAND JAIN BORN: 1934 in Melwara, Rajasthan

BUSINESS NAME: UTTAM C. JAIN ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS SERVICES: ARCHITECTURE,


URBAN PLAN

QUALIFICATION: First Class Honours degree in Architecture - Indian Institute of Technology,


Kharagpur, 1958

Advanced study scholarship from the National University of Tucuman, Argentina, 1959

His inspiration are LE CORBUSIER and LOUIS KHAN

Establish his own architecture practice in 1961

He handled institutional buildings, commercial complexes, recreational facilities, tourists projects,


luxury hotels, theaters, housing, private residences, and university campus layout.

ARCHITECTURE SYTLE

Contemporary style and use of arches , domes , shelter like structure

One of the most work and architecture by UC jain is jodhpur university

Philosophy
His buildings reflect the heritage of that particular place
 He is not much bothered about the trends and always try to conceive the building in his own style .
 The various projects he has undertaken since then reflect the consistent contextually inherit in his
design philosophy.

Achievements
 First achievement was in 1969 common wealth institute of architects, London awarded prize in India
essay competitions.
 In 1973 he won first prize in all India architectural competition sponsored by government of Goa for
memorial design.
 He was listed as one of the three Indian architects among 200 contemporary worlds architects by Japan
architects , Tokyo in 1977
 In 1978 Washington university USA invited him to speak at their Tuesday lecture series on “a
contemporary architecture of the past”.

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