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    The document discusses the Indian architect Uttam Chand Jain and some of his key architectural projects. It provides biographical details about Jain, noting he was born in Rajasthan and established his own architecture practice in 1961 after studying in India and abroad. It then discusses Jain's philosophy of designing buildings based on local materials and connections to the human and social context. Several of Jain's projects are highlighted, including the Lecture Theatre at the University of Jodhpur, which was constructed of local sandstone in a zigzag design to reduce heat exposure.

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    The document discusses the Indian architect Uttam Chand Jain and some of his key architectural projects. It provides biographical details about Jain, noting he was born in Rajasthan and established his own architecture practice in 1961 after studying in India and abroad. It then discusses Jain's philosophy of designing buildings based on local materials and connections to the human and social context. Several of Jain's projects are highlighted, including the Lecture Theatre at the University of Jodhpur, which was constructed of local sandstone in a zigzag design to reduce heat exposure.

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    01

    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.
    PHILOSOPHY 03

    • 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."
    04

    KEY PROJECTS
    HABIBGANJ RAILWAY
    STATION, BHOPAL

    INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF


    DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH,
    MUMBAI

    UNIVERSAL HARMONY HALL &


    INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
    CENTER
    , MOUNT ABU
    05

    KEY PROJECTS

    LARSEN AND TOUBRO VICKS VAPO RUB


    WELFARE CENTRE, MUMBAI PLANT, GOA
    UNIVERSITY OF JODHPUR- 06
    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.
    UNIVERSITY OF JODHPUR- 07
    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.
    08

    • 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.
    PRINTING PRESS 09

    • 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.

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