ARCH268569
Description:
Ground and first floor plans for the Quarters for Assistants and Clercks in Chandigargh, India.
ca. 1950-1965
Floor plans for the Quarters for Assistants and Clerks, House type 10, in Chandigarh, India
Actions:
ARCH268569
Description:
Ground and first floor plans for the Quarters for Assistants and Clercks in Chandigargh, India.
articles
The Writing of One Continuous Line
Vikramaditya Prakash on the archive of Aditya Prakash
Actions:
DR1987:0097
Description:
- This pen sketch by Le Corbusier shows the proposed Assembly Building, the Governor's Palace and the Open Hand monument for Chandigargh, India. The inscription at the l.r. indicates that the sketch was made in New York during June of 1951. Le Corbusier made the drawing for Arthur Drexler, probably while explaining the project to him (Malkin 1987).
architecture
1951
View through an arch to the Assembly Building, the Governor's Palace and the Open Hand Monument, Chandigarh, India
Actions:
DR1987:0097
Description:
- This pen sketch by Le Corbusier shows the proposed Assembly Building, the Governor's Palace and the Open Hand monument for Chandigargh, India. The inscription at the l.r. indicates that the sketch was made in New York during June of 1951. Le Corbusier made the drawing for Arthur Drexler, probably while explaining the project to him (Malkin 1987).
architecture
books
Description:
170 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
[London] : Architectural Press, 1975.
Age of the masters : a personal view of modern architecture / Reyner Banham.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
170 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
books
[London] : Architectural Press, 1975.
Celebrating Chandigarh
$75.00
(available to order)
Summary:
This book documents the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the conception of Chandigarh, an important architectural and urban planning experiment of the twentieth century. Inaugurated by the President of India and attended by eminent architects, planners, and critics, the events focused on the impact of Chandigarh and Le Corbusier's work on the direction of(...)
Celebrating Chandigarh
Actions:
Price:
$75.00
(available to order)
Summary:
This book documents the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the conception of Chandigarh, an important architectural and urban planning experiment of the twentieth century. Inaugurated by the President of India and attended by eminent architects, planners, and critics, the events focused on the impact of Chandigarh and Le Corbusier's work on the direction of architecture, planning theory and practice; the process of conceptualization, design and realization of the city plan; the contribution of other architects and engineers who worked on the project; an analysis of Corbusier's architecture; the socio-economic realities of urban spaces in a developing nation and of Chandigargh in particular; future options for structuring the growth of Chandigargh and defining the direction of its development and expansion; the legacy and the transformation of Corbusier's ideas over the last decades; the issues that arise from the planning of Chandigargh; and what we have learnt.
Architecture Monographs