Name of the architect: Bhai Ram Singh

nationality: Indian
biography of bhai ram Singh
Bhai Ram Singh was one of pre-partition Punjab's foremost architects,
dominating the scene for nearly 2 decades
He was a student at the Mayo School of Arts (now National College of Arts), in Lahore.
Later, he also served as its principal from 1903 to 1913, as well as designing its building
He was born in a family of carpenters in a village near Batala and had a good sense of
design and understanding of things mechanical.
He was not even 14 when the repaired the piano of the Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar,
even though he had no traininof any kind.
when the Mayo School of Arts was established in 1875, he got admission there and learnt
English, basic mathematics, geometry, indeed everything connected with his profession
He integrated the colonial with the native tradition in furniture making, tapestry making,
interior decoration and architecture. After 8 years of studentship, he became assistant
drawing master in Mayo School
1880s, Principal Kipling (whose son, Rudyard, went on to win the Noble Prize) took him
to Calcutta for an exhibition and introduced him to the Duke and Duchess of Connaught,
who admired his work and invited him to the UK
What he achieved was based on his profound knowledge of the native tradition and the quality
of his work.

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TITLE: LIFE OF AN ARCHITECT

COLLEGE: VAISHNAVI SCHOOL OF
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Design philosophy:
Apart from the Mughal heritage, the colonial heritage was also a factor in his mind.

Since 90 per cent of the Lahore architecture is colonial, those concerned with this issue focused on
Sir Ganga Ram and Bhai Ram Singh.

The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London had generated two streams of influence.

Works:
The Lahore Museum,
The Mayo School of Arts
Aitchison College and Punjab University, all in Lahore.
In Simla, the Governors House and
In Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), the College of Agriculture.
He also worked with John Lockwood Kipling to design the Durbar room in
Osborne House (Queen Victoria's summer home on the Isle of Wight).


Awards:
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NAME: B.VISHWAJA
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TITLE:LIFE OF AN ARCHITECT

COLLEGE: VAISHNAVI SCHOOL OF
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TITLE: LIFE OF AN ARCHITECT

COLLEGE: VAISHNAVI SCHOOL OF
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NAME: B.VISHWAJA
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LAHORE MUSEUM
AITICHISON COLLEGE
DURBAR ROOM IN QUEEN
VICTORIAS PALACE
GOVERNERS
HOUSE,SHIMLA
MAYO SCHOOL OF ARTS