Le corbusier’s Chandigarh the anatomy of a city
By: Passi, Kamal
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Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021Edition: Vol.86(10), Oct.Description: 39-47p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: The year is 2016. We receive a forward on social media that
Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex along with other architectural
works of Architect Le Corbusier have been inscribed on the
UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Given the times, receiving
social media forwards like UNESCO adjudging the Indian
national anthem as the World’s Best National Anthem or NASA
releasing satellite images of India on the night of Diwali, was
a pretty common thing. So, I wouldn’t be surprised that many
(non-architectural) people might have considered it a fake
forward and yet went on forwarding it anyways along with
their ‘Good mornings’ and ‘Have a nice day’ forwards. But
the news indeed was true. The entire city of Chandigarh was
elated when it was announced that Swiss-French Architect,
Le Corbusier, and his oeuvre of seventeen buildings spread
across seven countries, would be inscribed on the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO)’s World Heritage List. This almost elevated Le
Corbusier’s status from a Modern Master to a Saint. No other
architect had been so completely enshrined on UNESCO’s
list (with the possible exception of Antonio Gaudi and
FLW later in 2019). The discussions and debates centred
on this landmark decision provide evidence regarding how
and why Le Corbusier’s figuration persists and is sustained.
The Corbusian figure remains foundational in modern
architectural history, architectural planning and design
pedagogy and in the folklore formed in aspiring students of
architecture all around the world.
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The year is 2016. We receive a forward on social media that
Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex along with other architectural
works of Architect Le Corbusier have been inscribed on the
UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Given the times, receiving
social media forwards like UNESCO adjudging the Indian
national anthem as the World’s Best National Anthem or NASA
releasing satellite images of India on the night of Diwali, was
a pretty common thing. So, I wouldn’t be surprised that many
(non-architectural) people might have considered it a fake
forward and yet went on forwarding it anyways along with
their ‘Good mornings’ and ‘Have a nice day’ forwards. But
the news indeed was true. The entire city of Chandigarh was
elated when it was announced that Swiss-French Architect,
Le Corbusier, and his oeuvre of seventeen buildings spread
across seven countries, would be inscribed on the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO)’s World Heritage List. This almost elevated Le
Corbusier’s status from a Modern Master to a Saint. No other
architect had been so completely enshrined on UNESCO’s
list (with the possible exception of Antonio Gaudi and
FLW later in 2019). The discussions and debates centred
on this landmark decision provide evidence regarding how
and why Le Corbusier’s figuration persists and is sustained.
The Corbusian figure remains foundational in modern
architectural history, architectural planning and design
pedagogy and in the folklore formed in aspiring students of
architecture all around the world.
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