Habib Rahman

Place: Calcutta

Born: 1915

Death: 1995

Biography:

Habib Rahman (1915 – 19 December 1995) was an Indian architect. Regarded as a pioneer of the Bahaus style of architecture in India, Rahman was known for combining Indian architectural elements into modernist designs. Born in Calcutta, Rahman was educated at the University of Calcutta and later at MIT. After a brief stint in the United States, he returned to India in 1946, and was appointed senior architect for the government of West Bengal. Rahman's work in West Bengal includes the Gandhi Ghat, Bengal Engineering College, and New Secretariat building. In 1953, Rahman moved to Delhi to work for the central government, and designed various public buildings, including the National Zoological Park, and the Rabindra Bhavan. He also designed the tombs of Maulana Azad, Zakir Husain, and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1955, and the Padma Bhushan in 1974.