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The Structure - Works of Mahendra Raj
Vandini Mehta
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Description for The Structure - Works of Mahendra Raj
Hardback. First monograph on the Indian structural engineer Mahendra Raj, featuring 28 of his pioneering buildings including previously unpublished material. Editor(s): Mehta, Vandini; Mehndiratta, Rohit Raj; Huber, Ariel. Num Pages: 428 pages, 273 colour, 302 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMB; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 206 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1600.
This new book explores the work of Mahendra Raj, arguably India's most significant structural engineer. Born in 1924, Raj studied in Lahore and gained his first working practice at the Punjab Public Works Department. He completed his education by working with engineering firms in the US and degrees he took from University of Minnesota and Columbia University, New York in 1955-59. He established his independent practice in New Delhi in 1960. Many of Raj's structures are recognised as monuments narrating the history of energetic nation building in post-independence India. Some of them are unique, such as the Hall of ... Read more
This new book explores the work of Mahendra Raj, arguably India's most significant structural engineer. Born in 1924, Raj studied in Lahore and gained his first working practice at the Punjab Public Works Department. He completed his education by working with engineering firms in the US and degrees he took from University of Minnesota and Columbia University, New York in 1955-59. He established his independent practice in New Delhi in 1960. Many of Raj's structures are recognised as monuments narrating the history of energetic nation building in post-independence India. Some of them are unique, such as the Hall of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Park Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1600g
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Zurich, Switzerland
ISBN
9783038600251
SKU
V9783038600251
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Ref
99-15
About Vandini Mehta
Vandini Mehta is an architect and independent urban researcher. She also works as visiting faculty member in the Urban Design Program of SPA (School of Planning and Architecture), New Delhi and at Sushant School of Architecture, Gurgaon. Rohit Raj Mehndiratta is an architect, holding degrees from School of Architecture CEPT in Ahmedabad and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ariel Huber ... Read more
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