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| death_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India<br />
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'''Atmaram Mancharam Gajjar''' (1901-1961)<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last1=Lang |first1=Jon T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0iwkAgAACAAJ |title=Architecture & Independence: The Search for Identity - India 1880 to 1980 |last2=Desai |first2=Madhavi |last3=Desai |first3=Miki |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1997 |isbn=978-0-19-565247-5 |location=Delhi |pages=145, 174, 197 |language=}}</ref> was an Indian architect from [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Gajjar was born in 1901. He completed his graduation from the [[Sir J. J. School of Art]] in [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai). He was one of the first generation of the architects in India who had studied the western architecture. He started his practice in Ahmedabad. His buildings show the use of contemporary western architectural as well as traditional Indian architectural elements such as stone window grilles and ''chhajja'' shades. His works were influenced by [[Edwin Lutyens]] and [[Vincent Esch]] while his late works show influence of the [[Bauhaus]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> He designed Indian [[Art Deco|Art Deco style]] buildings as well.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Restoring an Art Deco Piece on the Ahmedabad Campus |url=https://ahduni.edu.in/blog/restoring-an-art-deco-piece-on-the-ahmedabad-campus/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=ahduni.edu.in}}</ref> He died in Ahmedabad in 1961. His office was taken over by [[Hasmukh Patel (architect)|Hasmukh Patel]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Frenger |first=Marion |url=https://www.degruyter.com/database/AKL/entry/_40458378/html |title=Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - Internationale Künstlerdatenbank - Online |publisher=[[De Gruyter]] |year=2005 |editor=Andreas Beyer, Bénédicte Savoy and Wolf Tegethoff |edition=Online |volume=XLVII |place=Berlin, New York |pages=341 |language=de |chapter=Gajjar, Atmaram Mancharam |access-date=2023-05-17 |others=K. G. Saur (2021)}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><br />
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== Works ==<br />
Following buildings in [[Ahmedabad]] were designed by him:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-08-28 |title=Creative tale of Amdavad's iconic buildings |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/tale-of-amdavads-iconic-buildings/articleshow/53826775.cms |access-date=2023-05-17 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
[[File:Gujarat_University_Tower_Building.jpg|thumb|Main building of Gujarat University]]<br />
* L. D. College of Arts (1937)<ref name=":1" /><br />
* Shodhan House (1939, now demolished)<ref>{{Cite web |title=India - Overview - 20th century architecture |url=http://architecture-history.org/schools/INDIA.html |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=architecture-history.org}}</ref><br />
* M. G. Science Institute building (1946)<br />
* L. D. College of Pharmacy (1947)<br />
* [[Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering|L. D. College of Engineering]] buildings (1948)<br />
* Main building of [[Gujarat University]] (1947)<br />
* A. G. Teachers Training College (late 1950s)<br />
* Gajjar Hall near [[Law Garden]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modern Architecture - A Complete Ahmedabad City Guide by Dr. Manek Patel |url=https://www.welcometoahmedabad.com/127/modern-architecture.html |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=www.welcometoahmedabad.com}}</ref><br />
* [[St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad|St. Xaviers College]] (1956)<br />
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