Anant Damodar Raje (17 September 1929 – 27 June 2009) was an Indian architect and academic. [1] Anant Raje was born in Mumbai, India. He graduated from the Sir J. J. College of Architecture in 1954. [2] He worked with Louis Kahn in Philadelphia, where he also taught at the University of Pennsylvania.

Anant Raje also called the “Louis Kahn” of India took his master’s style in stride and integrated it with the traditional Indian architectural practices – passive cooling, vernacular as well as modern fusion and bold statements with negative and positive elements.

Mar 23, 2017 · This document provides information about the Indian architect Anant Raje, including his education, career, architectural principles, achievements and important works. It focuses on two buildings designed by Raje - the Indian Institute of Forest Management in Bhopal from 1984, and the Farmers Training Institute in Gujarat.

Dec 19, 2023 · Anant Damodar Raje was an Indian architect and academic, frequently called the Louis Kahn of India. He was born on 17 September 1929 in Karjat, Maharashtra. He studied at Sir JJ College of Architecture , graduating with a diploma in architecture in 1954.

This collection contains drawings, project and office files, models, and photographic materials related to the career of architect Anant D. Raje (1929-2009).

Sep 16, 2024 · An interpreter and introvert partly, Anant Raje’s growing detachment from public recognition made him a happy misfit, distancing his work from mundane vocabulary. Over fifty years, he became comfortable with his methods and explorations. Remembering 10 Architectural Projects of Anant Raje. 1) ATIRA Staff Housing, Ahmedabad, 1984.

Aug 21, 2017 · Indian architectural fraternity needs no introduction to Anant Raje (1929-2009). He was a revered architect, teacher, intellectual and perfectionist. It will not be exaggerated to call him Louis Kahn of India. Anant Raje was invited by Louis Kahn personally to …

A leading architect and a dedicated teacher of post-independence India, Anant D. Raje (1929-2009) was born in Mumbai on September 17, 1929 to a family with roots in the town of Karjat, Maharastra state.

Jan 16, 2017 · Anant Raje is an Indian architect known for his work on the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad complex with Louis Kahn from 1969-1971. Some of his major accomplishments include joining Louis Kahn's office in Philadelphia in 1964, starting his own practice in Ahmedabad in 1974, and being involved in architecture teaching for nearly 25 years.

Jul 10, 2019 · Book: Anant Raje Architect - Selected Works 1971-2009, Introduction by Gautam Bhatia - ArchiSHOTS - ArchitectureLive! Anant Raje was a free man. His long association with Louis Kahn, from 1964 to 1974, and later, the twenty-six years as project architect for the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad, were his first call to free- dom.