Villa Chimanbhai: Model for a house at Ahmedabad, India

People:

Atelier Le Corbusier (model maker)
Le Corbusier (architect)
Chinubhai Chimanbhai (client)

Title:

Villa Chimanbhai: Model for a house at Ahmedabad, India

Date:

between 1953 and 1954

Description:

- Part of a group of prints and other works from the design development process of Le Corbusier's unexecuted Villa Chimanbhai project, acquired from the Chimanbhai family. Included are at least three series of prints -- some with annotated changes -- photographs of a model, cut-outs sent to the client which demonstrate changes in the size and plan of individual rooms, and related letters. The works were accessioned in the groups that they were received in.

Form:
models

Quantity / Object type:
1 model(s)

Stage and Purpose:

study model

Technique and media:

Wood with plastic inset and later balsa wood additions, joined with finishing nails and adhesive

Dimensions:

model: 28,3 x 72 x 44,9 cm base: 8 x 94,5 x 61,1 cm

Reference number:

DR1990:0018

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The top part of the model can be removed to reveal the interior layout.

Inscription:

uninscribed - object uninscribed

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Acquis avec le support de l'Université Columbia, Frank O. Gehry, Philip C. Johnson, Lohan Associates, et Gene R. Summers/
Acquired with the support of Columbia University, Frank O. Gehry, Philip C. Johnson, Lohan Associates, and Gene R. Summers

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