CONCENTRIC CITY

 A city for 3 million people was proposed

by Le Corbusier in 1922, which was
based on four principles.

• Decongestion of the centre of the

cities
• Augmentation of the density
• Enlargement of the means of
circulation
• Increase in the number of parks and
open spaces

 Three Zones in Concentric City

• Central city
• Protected green belt
• Factories and satellite towns
 CONCENTRIC CITY

• It consists of rectangle containing two cross axial

highways. At its heart was a six-level transport
interchange – centre for motor, rail lines (underground
and main line railways) and roof of which is air-field.
• 24 cruciform skyscrapers - 60 storied office building with
density 1200 ppa and covers 5% of the ground.
• Surrounding skyscrapers was apartment district – 8
storey buildings arranged in zigzag rows with broad open
spaces with density of 120 ppa (people per acre).
• The buildings in the central area were raised on stilts
(pilotis) so as to leave panoramas of unbroken greenery
at ground level.
• The city espoused space, speed, mass production and
efficient organization, but also offered combination of
natural and urban environments.