Chandigarh Revealed: Le Corbusier's City Today

by Vikramaditya Prakash

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The unlikely story of Le Corbusier and Chandigarh has proven itself to be one of modernisms boldest experiments. Born of a vision of a modern India, Chandigarhdesigned by Le Corbusierwas created as a statement for an emerging modern nationstate. Its Capitol Complex, considered by many as Le Corbusiers masterpiece, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. Like all visionaries, Le Corbusier was adept at taking the iconic and symbolic and using them to fashion his own unique vocabulary. This volume explores the way in which his ideas created fertile grounds for architecture and urban planning in Chandigarh,...Read more
  • ISBN10 1935677705
  • ISBN13 9781935677703
  • Publish Date 10 May 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Grantha Corporation
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 240
  • Language English