Chandigarh : the making of an Indian city / Ravi Kalia.

Main entry:

Kalia, Ravi.

Title & Author:

Chandigarh : the making of an Indian city / Ravi Kalia.

Edition:

New, updated ed.

Publication:

New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Description:

xv, 215 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Series:

Oxford India paperbacks

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0.

Summary:

"Initiated in 1949, Chandigarh is the most visible example of a planned city in India. Here, Kalia provides a history of its planning and development, focusing on the major figures involved. This updated edition features a new introduction and a new epilogue which relate the aims of the Indian governments original plans, and the vision and design of Le Corbusier, to present-day Chandigarh. The book remains the leading study of the growth and development of this fascinating city."--Jacket.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0195650301 (paperback)
9780195650303 (paperback)

Subject:

City planning India Chandīgarh.
Architects India.
Architectes Inde.
74.72 urban planning.
Architects.
City planning.
Architektur
Stadtplanung
Städtebau
Soziale Situation
Stedenbouw.
City planning India.
Architecture India.
Urban policy India.
India.
India Chandīgarh.
Chandigarh
Chandīgarh (India)
Chandīgarh (India) City planning.

Added entries:

Oxford India paperbacks.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213082
Call No.: NA44.L433.25 C5 1999
Copy: c. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 287098
Call No.: NA44.L433.25 C5 1999
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available

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