The Structure: Works of Mahendra Raj

A discussion on the book that unravels the oeuvre of Mahendra Raj’s sixty prolific years as a structural engineer, edited by Vandini Mehta, Rohit Mehndiratta and Ariel Huber

Panelists: Dr. Kirit Parikh, Civil engineer from MIT, Chairman, IRADe, former Member Planning Commission, and Economic Advisor, UNDP; Prof. Ram Sharma, Chairman, Executive Council and Founder Alumni, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; Shri Rajeev Lochan, Artist, Art Educator and scholar, Director of National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; and Prof. Mahesh Tandon, Structural Engineer, President IAStructE, Distinguished Visiting Professor, IIT Kanpur & Roorkee

Chief Guest: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson IIC-International Research Division

Guest of honour: H.E. Dr. Linus von Castelmur, Ambassador of Switzerland 

 

Mahendra Raj’s inventive and intuitive work reveals bold and pioneering engineering solutions for buildings in exposed concrete over the years. Most of his structures are artefacts that narrate the energetic period of nation building in post-Independence India. The book presents 28 structures, explored through a rich collection of archival drawings, diagrams and photographs