LE CORBUSIER

● Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August

1965), known as Le Corbusier was a Swiss-French
architect, designer, painter, urban planner, writer, and one of
the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture
. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in
1930. His career spanned five decades, and he designed
buildings in Europe, Japan, India, and North and South
America.
● Dedicated to providing better living conditions for the
residents of crowded cities, Le Corbusier was influential in
urban planning, and was a founding member of the
Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM). Le
Corbusier prepared the master plan for the city of
Chandigarh in India, and contributed specific designs for
several buildings there, especially the government buildings.
● On 17 July 2016, seventeen projects by Le Corbusier in
seven countries were inscribed in the list of UNESCO World
Heritage Sites as
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Cont
ribution to the Modern Movement
.[6]
● Le Corbusier remains a controversial figure. Some of his
urban planning ideas have been criticized for their
indifference to pre-existing cultural sites, societal expression
and equity, and his ties with fascism, antisemitism and the
dictator Benito Mussolini have resulted in some continuing
contention.
Ville Radieuse and Urbanism
CHANDIGARH
INTRODUCTION
INITIAL PLAN
MASTER PLAN
 THE HEART
THE HEAD • The Central Sector of the city, Sector-17,
is the main Public Congregation area of the
The capital complex city.
All important government It houses all major Shopping Complexes,
building-the center of power Sports Facilities and Congregation Spaces.
Palace of assembly
Palace of justice
Secretariat building THE LUNGS
• The Leisure Valley (8
THE LIMBS Km long stretch along a
An entire zone seasonal rivulet) is a
(Sector 12 and green sprawling space
Sector 14) has extending North-East to
been designated as South-West along a
institutional area - seasonal riverlet gradient
INSTITUTES FOR and was conceived by Le
HIGHER Corbusier as the LUNGS
LEARNING OF THE CITY.

THE VISCERA
An entire zone has been designated as Industrial
Area in the Master Plan.
Site for the Industrial Area was chosen according to
the prevailing wind direction.
CIRCULATION SYSTEM
THE SEVEN Vs
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