Le Corbusier’s urban design for Chandigarh
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Le Corbusier’s urban design for Chandigarh is a pioneering mid-20th-century modernist city plan in India, characterized by its sector-based layout, monumental civic architecture, and integration of symbolic public artworks.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chandigarh urban plan | 1 |
| Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh project | 1 |
| Le Corbusier’s urban design for Chandigarh canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Le Corbusier’s urban design for Chandigarh Context triple: [Open Hand Monument, associatedWith, Le Corbusier’s urban design for Chandigarh]
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Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture
Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture is a foundational modernist design manifesto that codifies principles such as pilotis, free plan, free façade, ribbon windows, and roof gardens to guide the creation of functional, minimalist buildings.
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement, is a transnational collection of 17 pioneering 20th-century buildings across seven countries that exemplify Le Corbusier’s influential ideas in modern architecture and urbanism.
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Athens Charter on functional city planning
The Athens Charter on functional city planning is a landmark 20th-century urban planning manifesto that codified modernist principles of zoning, housing, transportation, and green space to guide the rational organization of cities.
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Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília
Lúcio Costa’s urban plan for Brasília is the modernist master plan that designed Brazil’s capital as a planned city with distinct governmental, residential, and civic zones laid out in a monumental, airplane-like form.
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Le Modulor
Le Modulor is a human-scale proportional system developed by architect Le Corbusier to harmonize architectural design with human measurements and aesthetic ratios.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Le Corbusier’s urban design for Chandigarh Target entity description: Le Corbusier’s urban design for Chandigarh is a pioneering mid-20th-century modernist city plan in India, characterized by its sector-based layout, monumental civic architecture, and integration of symbolic public artworks.
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A.
Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture
Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture is a foundational modernist design manifesto that codifies principles such as pilotis, free plan, free façade, ribbon windows, and roof gardens to guide the creation of functional, minimalist buildings.
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B.
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement, is a transnational collection of 17 pioneering 20th-century buildings across seven countries that exemplify Le Corbusier’s influential ideas in modern architecture and urbanism.
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C.
Athens Charter on functional city planning
The Athens Charter on functional city planning is a landmark 20th-century urban planning manifesto that codified modernist principles of zoning, housing, transportation, and green space to guide the rational organization of cities.
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D.
Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília
Lúcio Costa’s urban plan for Brasília is the modernist master plan that designed Brazil’s capital as a planned city with distinct governmental, residential, and civic zones laid out in a monumental, airplane-like form.
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E.
Le Modulor
Le Modulor is a human-scale proportional system developed by architect Le Corbusier to harmonize architectural design with human measurements and aesthetic ratios.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city plan
ⓘ
modernist urban plan ⓘ planned city ⓘ urban design ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Haryana
ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab (historical)
Chandigarh ⓘ
surface form:
Union Territory of Chandigarh
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| completionPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designer | Le Corbusier ⓘ |
| feature |
Capitol Complex
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green belts ⓘ large open spaces ⓘ monumental civic core ⓘ rectilinear grid ⓘ self-contained sectors ⓘ separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic ⓘ symbolic public artworks ⓘ zoned commercial areas ⓘ zoned industrial areas ⓘ zoned residential areas ⓘ |
| goal |
break with colonial urban models
ⓘ
embody modern independent India ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage property "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier" ⓘ |
| includesBuilding |
High Court building
ⓘ
Palace of Assembly ⓘ Secretariat building ⓘ |
| includesStructure |
Geometric Hill
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Open Hand Monument ⓘ Tower of Shadows ⓘ |
| influenced |
later planned capitals in developing countries
ⓘ
post-independence Indian city planning ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Athens Charter on functional city planning
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surface form:
Athens Charter
CIAM ⓘ
surface form:
CIAM principles
|
| locatedIn | Chandigarh ⓘ |
| planningConcept |
hierarchical road network
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neighbourhood unit ⓘ sector-based layout ⓘ zoning ⓘ |
| planningUnit |
Sector 1
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Sector 17 ⓘ Sector 22 ⓘ |
| purpose | capital city for the Indian state of Punjab after Partition ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
iconic 20th-century planned city
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pioneering example of modernist urbanism in India ⓘ |
| startDate | 1951 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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