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H I S T O RY O F A R C H I T E C T U R E V I

UTTAM CHAND
JAIN P R E S E N T E D B Y: A AY I S H A M . , S 6 A
UTTAM JAIN
ARCHITECT

ABOUT

• BORN IN MELWARA, RAJASTHAN.

• COMPLETED SCHOOLING AT JODHPUR,

RAJASTHAN.

• GRADUATED IN ARCHITECTURE AT IIT

KHARAGPUR.

• ESTABLISHED HIS OWN ARCHITECTURE

PRACTICE IN 1961.

• ADVANCED STUDY FROM ARGENTINA AND

LATIN AMERICA.
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• HIS STRUCTURE WAS AN EXAMPLE OF A HISTORIC BUILDING

FROM ANOTHER REGION.

• HE DIDN'T CARE MUCH ABOUT TREND AND ALWAYS TRIED TO DESIGN

BUILDINGS IN HIS OWN OWN MANNER.

• WHAT DEVELOPS AND EXPANDS AROUND HIM, THE CONNECTION

BETWEEN THE HUMAN BEING AND THE BUILDING BEING BUILT, BECOMES
A MEASUREMENT FOR THE MAN AND HIS SOCIETY.

• SNOW, STONE, STRAW, REED, WOOD, OR MUD ARE EXAMPLES OF LOCAL

BUILDING MATERIALS THAT CAN BE USED TO BUILD AN ENCLOSURE. THE
ADJACENT ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO A SOURCE OF BUILDING SUPPLIES.

• HE HELD THE OPINION THAT ARCHITECTURE STARTS ONCE FOUR WALLS

AND A ROOF ARE IN PLACE; HE REFERRED TO THIS AS THE "NON-
MANIFEST PART."
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KEY PROJECTS
HABIBGANJ RAILWAY
STATION, BHOPAL

INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF

DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH,
MUMBAI

UNIVERSAL HARMONY HALL &

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
CENTER
, MOUNT ABU
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KEY PROJECTS

LARSEN AND TOUBRO VICKS VAPO RUB

WELFARE CENTRE, MUMBAI PLANT, GOA
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L E C T U R E T H E AT R E
• THE LECTURE THEATRE WAS
COMPLETED IN 1971.

• THE BUILT UP AREA IS AROUND

650 SQ. M.

• BUILDING IS MADE WITH GOLDEN

COLORED SANDSTONE WITH
WHICH THE TRADITIONAL
BUILDINGS OF JODHPUR HAVE
• STEEL AND CEMENT ARE USED MINIMALLLY IN THIS COST EFFECTIVEBEEN CONSTRUCTED.
DESIGN.

• WALLS ARE OF DRESSED MASONRY LAID IN LIME MORTAR, STANDARD

3.5 METER LONG STONE SLABS.

• THE UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS ARE WIDELY DISPERSED ALL OVER

CAMPUS, THREE MAIN BUILDINGS ARE THE FACULTY OF ARTS AND
SOCIAL SCIENCES, THE CENTRAL LECTURE THEATRE CLUDTER AND
THE CAMPUS CANTEEN- STAND OUT AMONG THEM.
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L E C T U R E T H E AT R E
• THE BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED WITH A DOUBLE WALL TO
COUNTER THE HOT AND DESERT CLIMATE OF THE DESERT.

• THE OUTER WALL SCREENS THE SUN AND ARE RHYTHMIC IN

PATTERN.
• THE LECTURE HALL IS IN THE FORM
OF A ZIGGURAT.

• EACH IS A SIMPLE RECTANGLE IN

PLAN SUPPORTED BY TWO
PARALLEL WALLS ALONG ITS
LONGER AXIS.

• A STONE PERGOLA SCREENS THE

CENTRAL NODE AT WHICH ALL THE
FOUR THEATRES EMERGE.
• APPROACH IS THROUGH A RAMP FRAMED BETWEEN TWO
LECTURE THEATRE.
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• THE CANTEEN- COMPRISES OF SHARED KITCHEN AND

SERVICE AREAS WITH SEPARATE DINING FACILITIES FOR
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

• THE STAFF AREA IS A SMALL MEZZANINE THAT OVERLOOKS

THE LARGER STUDENT DINING HALL BELOW.

• IT IS REACHED BY AN OPEN STAIRCASE RISING FROM THE

ENTRANCE COURT.
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• SIMILAR TO THE LECTURE THEATRE IT

HAS STEPPED PROFILE. • THE EAST WEST FACADE IS MADE
OF DEAD WALL TO CUT OF THE
HEAT OF SUN.
• THIS ALLOWS THE LIGHT TO ENTER IN THE CENTRAL SPACE.

• LIKE OTHER BUILDINGS OF THE

CAMPUS, IT ALSO MADE OF
• IT ALSO HAS A STEEPED ENTRANCE WHICH IS CLEARLY LOCALLY AVAILABLE SANDSTONE.
VISIBLE.