Publisher's Synopsis
The Indian city of Chandigarh was Le Corbusier's only successful attempt to implement his controversial ideas concerning the ideal city. His masterpiece has determined the shape of the city to the present day. Designed to reflect the spirit of India's new found independence and powerful nationalist feeling, its design and subsequent development has been beset by controversy over the years.;"Chandigarh: Forty Years after Le Corbusier" is the result of a major study into contemporary life in the "City Beautiful" and its relationship to Le Corbusier's architectural designs. Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs and several of Le Corbusier's drawings, some published for the first time, it provides an exploration of one of the most significant urban development projects of the 20th century.
