Sketch Feature – Ineradicable Delhi
- Vol.36(2), Feb
- New Delhi Burda Media India Private Limited 2019
- 56-61p.
Cyrus Jhabvala (1920-2014) was born in Bombay, who studied architectutre at JJ School of Art, Bombay and RIBA, London. He shaped generation of architects at School of Planning and Architecture in its early Delhi years. An unconventional and inspiring teacher, he was there at its creation and the head of department of architecture for a memorable decade. His extensive practice informed his teaching and induced an excitement and a knowledge of ground realities among young students and teachers. In 1951 Anand Aptay and Jhabvala (AAJ) was established as a partneship firm with two partners. The firm was also responsible to rebuilt Delhi to suit a newly independent nation and to house the lakhs to refugees who poured in after partition. Jhabvala’s fascination with Mughal architecture, was reflected in his pencil studies of his monuments of the period. His first book Delhi: Stones and Streets carried remarkable pencil drawings. A fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, he has done over 400 projects.