Chandigarh
Subtitle: living with Le Corbusier
By: Bärbel Högner ; with contributions by Clemens Kroll, Arthur Rüegg, Arno Lederer ; and a conversation with M.N. Sharma
Contributors: Kroll, Clemens; Rüegg, Arthur, 1942-; Lederer, Arno; Sharma, Mahendra Narain, 1932-
Publisher: Jovis Verlag; JOVIS; Brand: Jovis
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9783868591378
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Social life and customs; Architektur; Architecture; New towns; City planning; Garden cities; History
Description: In the nineteen-fifties the architectural profession turned its gaze towards India where Le Corbusier had been commissioned to build an ideal modern city. Today, Chandigarh is a pulsating metropolis while, at the same time, the originally planned city was able to retain its garden city character. In her extensive urban portrait, the photographer and ethnologist Bärbel Händel investigates the alleged contradiction between European modernism and Indian lifestyle. This book presents a range of photographs and texts that exemplify the local modernism of the gesamtkunstwerk that is Chandigarh. With ethnographic flair, the author looks at the adoption of the star architect's systems of rules and regulations. Alternating between architecture and scenes from daily life, her images paint a multifaceted picture of "Living with Le Corbusier" in this unique planned city in India.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.