A Chipko protest to save trees, and how Chandigarh went from Corbusier’s model city to urban nightmare
Chandigarh, once a green and well-planned city, now faces pollution and unchecked urbanization, highlighted by recent ...
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How 'smoked and choked' Chandigarh went from model city to pollution nightmare
Chandigarh, once an urban planning marvel ... according to the UT administration's action plan under the National Clean Air Programme. The same plan puts the number of floating vehicles in ...
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
as revised by Le Corbusier, promoted the concept of balance between the collective and the individual, and had its prototype in the Unité d’habitation, while the Capitol Complex, the focal point of ...
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HC upholds Chandigarh admn’s decision to ban floor-wise sale of houses across city
HC dismissed pleas seeking quashing of Chandigarh administration ... The city’s master plan was developed by French architect Le Corbusier. In 2016, UNESCO had conferred heritage status ...
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The Power of Utopia: Living with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh
With the construction of the Indian planned city of Chandigarh, the Swiss and French architect Le Corbusier completed his life's work 70 years ago. Chandigarh is a controversial synthesis of the ...