Chandigarh

Planned modernist city.

Overview

Chandigarh, using concrete and brick, is a 1950s planned city in India.

Core Characteristics

• Grid-based urban layout.
• Concrete civic buildings.
• Modernist planning.

Architectural Connections

• Modern: Mid-20th-century focus.
• Urban: City planning.
• Modernism: Core movement.

Influence and Legacy

Designed by Le Corbusier, it redefined urban India.

Related Concepts & Techniques

Urban Planning (technique), Functionalism (theory), Block (element), Modernism (movement)

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