The structural form of the auditorium comes from the realization that acoustics are an inseparable part of the inner envelope of the roof, walls, seats and the floor.
The structure of the roof is an asymmetrical reinforced cement concrete folded plate, bending down at the two ends of the folds, 21 metres across the hall, and is supported on a three-dimensional reinforced concrete diaphragm, subsequently carrying the loads on eschewed reinforced concrete walls. The air-conditioning ducts, electric cables and rain-water gutters are integrated within the three-dimensional structure of the diaphragm, over the two ambulatory access ways on either side of the auditorium.
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- Ravi Mathai Centre In Projects at The Indian Institute of Management. Ahmedabad: Anant Raje Foundation, 1989.