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rewal_rasa-NCBS_INSTTN-ARCH
Raj Rewal, architect of the first phase of NCBS: Perspective on 'rasa' in architecture and his view of designing buildings for science.
poornima_dabba-aesthetic_INSTTN-ARCH
UB Poornima, chief architect at NCBS: On the philosophy guiding architectural design.
poornima_library-wall_INSTTN-ARCH
UB Poornima, chief architect at NCBS: Memories of the design changes on the library wall (now Simons Centre at NCBS), conversations between Raj Rewal and Obaid Siddiqi, and follow-up effects.
shobhona_OS-adamant-desk_INSTTN-ARCH-CHAR
Shobhona Sharma, former student and current faculty member, TIFR: Memories of working with Obaid Siddiqi on building new lab spaces at TIFR.
OS_NCBS-bangalore_INSTTN-ARCH
Obaid Siddiqi, founding member of NCBS & TIFR's molecular biology unit: The early ideology behind setting up NCBS in Bangalore
swarup_JRD-natl-centre_INSTTN-AUTONOMY
Govind Swarup, former faculty member at TIFR: Recounting a story of a TIFR Council Meeting where JRD Tata advocated the setting up of many national centres under TIFR.
vidita_fighting-rules-breakaway_INSTTN-AUTONOMY
Vidita Vaidya, faculty member at TIFR: Weighing in on the perception of NCBS as a rule breaker -- looking at the broader good rather than being bogged down by details
shobhona_DBS-porter-building_INSTTN-SPACE_IDENTITY-SPACE
Shobhona Sharma, former student and current faculty member, TIFR: The story behind TIFR's Department of Biological Sciences seeking more space with a new building at TIFR (c 1998-2014), and the roadblocks along the way.
ranjith_glue-autonomy-rules_INSTTN-BUILDING
PP Ranjith, early hire as lab manager at NCBS: On building an efficient administrative process in the lab and working within the rules.
jha_rule-following_INSTTN-AUTONOMY
Sudhanshu Jha, ex director of TIFR: On Homi Bhabha's administrative skills and the need to follow rules and process as an institution scales.
krishanu_TIFR-ncbs-freedom_INSTTN-AUTONOMY
Krishanu Ray, faculty member and former PhD student at TIFR: On the idea of autonomy for research, with a comparison of TIFR's Department of Biological Sciences and NCBS.
mmjohri_NCBS-move-MBU-tussle_INSTTN-SPACE
Man Mohan Johri, retired faculty member from TIFR: Reflections on the start of NCBS, the conversations at the molecular biology unit and figuring out whether one makes the move to Bangalore.
OS_director-role_INSTTN-AUTONOMY
Obaid Siddiqi, founding member of NCBS & TIFR's molecular biology unit: Reflections on the role and limitations of a director of an institute
virendra-singh_tifr-ncbs-duality_INSTTN-AUTONOMY
Virendra Singh, former director of TIFR: On the need for NCBS autonomy and yet defining the link to TIFR.
nanjundiah_sharat-chandra-gkvk-airport-land-1987-89_INSTTN-PAPER
Vidyanand Nanjundiah, faculty member at TIFR in 1980s: Reflecting on the role of H Sharat Chandra in early negotiations for NCBS to get space in Bangalore
jayant_angry-letter-background_INSTTN-PAPER
Jayant Udgaonkar, faculty member at NCBS: On writing an angry letter to the then director of TIFR, after facing many delays in the setup of NCBS
sahadevan_pune-blr-tussle_INSTTN-PAPER
TM Sahadevan, long-time administrative architect at NCBS: Memories of the late 1980s period when NCBS was being offered land in Maharashtra while struggling to find land in Karnataka.
sreekantan_1987-ramanna-bvk-gkvk_INSTTN-PAPER
BV Sreekantan, former director of TIFR: Reflecting on the search for land in Bangalore for NCBS, c 1987.
vijay_OS-JU-KV-NCBS-bureaucracy-88-91_INSTTN-PAPER
K VijayRaghavan, faculty member at NCBS: Recounting the wading through bureaucracy in the late 1980s, and the different attitudes of the early NCBS faculty.
cnr_IISc-space-for-NCBS_INSTTN-PAPER
CNR Rao, National Research Professor at JNCASR and former director, IISc: On the nature of scientific collaborations in the country.
sahadevan_OS-1985-survey-map_INSTTN-PAPER
TM Sahadevan, long-time administrative architect at NCBS: First meeting with Obaid Siddiqi at the TIFR Centre, IISc, in the mid 1980s.
sreekantan_1985-chandran-natl-centre_INSTTN-PAPER
BV Sreekantan, former director of TIFR: The 1985 negotiations with the Planning Commission to set up national centres under TIFR to justify the scope of proposed programmes, including NCBS and GMRT.
1. initially conceived master plan of NCBS campus.jpg
Initially conceived master plan of the NCBS campus by Raj Rewal Associates, c 1993.
16. NCBS Campus- Barren land being levelled.jpg
Barren land on the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) campus, leveled prior to the construction of NCBS, c 1994.
1988 Indian Architect Mag Cover - Raj Rewal - OS.tif
Obaid Siddiqi's copy of a 1988 issue of "Indian Architect" Magazine featuring a cover story on Raj Rewal's design of the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi.
1991 Jul NCBS compound wall - Siddiqi reply 2.tif
Obaid Siddiqi's reply to an office memo at TIFR about the building of a compound wall in July 1991 to define the boundaries for the new NCBS.
1992 Architect Subcommittee Review Report - Comparisons and selection - 1.tif
A committee report from 1992 on the selection of an external architect for the design of NCBS, with details on Raj Rewal's previous work on the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi.
1992 Architect Subcommittee Review Report - Comparisons and selection - 2.tif
A committee report from 1992 on the selection of an external architect for the design of NCBS, with details on Raj Rewal's previous work on the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi.
1992 Aug - RD John to Siddiqi - Borewell need at NCBS site.tif
NCBS hired RD John, a retired Department of Space engineer, as an external advisor for the NCBS construction. Here, RD John relays to Obaid Siddiqi the delay in getting water to the construction site and the need for the construction agency to have…
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_1.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_2.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_3pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_4.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_5.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_6.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_7.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_8.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 D-2003-01237 RajRewal_NCBS_Architecture_9.pdf
The initial project design proposal for NCBS, sent in by Raj Rewal Associates.
1992 early - TIFR Council Meet - Architect - 1.pdf
Although the DAE had an architect division, the initial crew for NCBS insisted that the new institute should hire an external architect who had experience with laboratory space design. TIFR Council Meeting Minutes from early 1992 where the Council…
1992 early - TIFR Council Meet - Architect - 2.pdf
Although the DAE had an architect division, the initial crew for NCBS insisted that the new institute should hire an external architect who had experience with laboratory space design. TIFR Council Meeting Minutes from early 1992 where the Council…
1992 Jan - DAE to TIFR - NCBS IISc renovation order.tif
While NCBS was being built, the early faculty continued to work at the TIFR Centre on the IISc Campus, and needed more lab space. The DAE sanctioned money for this additional construction effort in January 1992.
1993 May NCBS Raj Rewal Hiring.tif
Raj Rewal's acceptance letter for an offer to be the architect for the design of NCBS. May 1993.
1993-04-26 PMC 2 Minutes - Architect choice.tif
In April 1993, the Project Management Committee of NCBS approved the hiring of Raj Rewal for the NCBS design, based upon the assessment of a 1992 committee that evaluated the work of five external architects.
1995 1st Floor Plan of TIFR at Bangalore.tif
First floor plan of the TIFR Centre, Bangalore, in 1995. While NCBS was being built, the early faculty continued to work at the TIFR Centre on the IISc Campus.
1995 Mar Poornima To Raj Rewal - Toilet note.tif
Early in the project, NCBS hired an external architect, Raj Rewal, to design the campus. It also hired U.B. Poornima, a local architect, to interface between Raj Rewal Associates, the DAE and the NCBS faculty. Her role would prove to be critical as…
1995 MKM Laboratory design at NCBS.tif
Early designs of laboratory space for the founding members of the NCBS Faculty. This image shows the design for MK Mathew's laboratory in 1995.
1995 NCBS construction photo - 1.jpg
NCBS construction in process. View overlooking the plantation.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-02 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-04 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.
1995-96 D-2004-01240-05 - ncbs construction monthly report.tif
Every month, TM Sahadevan, an administrative officer at NCBS, would send a report to TIFR with an update of the construction process. The reports would include pasted photographs of the site. By 1997, they switched to digital prints.