“You cannot look at cities without wandering into architecture on the one hand and politics on the other,” writes Charles Correa. His seminal writing ‘A Place In the Shade’ is…
Punjab, the Land of Five Rivers, is endowed with stunning natural beauty and a vibrant culture in which the nation takes great pride. Some of Punjab’s most enticing locations include…
“Certainly, architecture is concerned with much more than just its physical attributes. It is a many-layered thing. Beneath and beyond the strata of function and structure, materials and texture, lie…
The term Nation Building ascribes to the idea of planning and designing architecture that is pertinent to a particular country/nation. In other words, it is a proposal to conceive a…
Chandigarh: the planned modernist city of India, designed by one of the greatest architects of the 20th Century: Le Corbusier. The Brutalist materiality in a few of Chandigarh’s most iconic…
“Let this be a new town, symbolic of the freedom of India, unfettered by the traditions of the past, an expression of the nation’s faith in the future” -Jawaharlal Nehru about Chandigarh. The…
When studying Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh, the other names that pop up are Pierre Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry, and Jane Drew. Seldom is the name of Urmila Eulie Chowdhury, the first qualified…
Here is a list of the top 25 Interior Designer in Chandigarh- One of the finest planned city in the world, Chandigarh has been an inspiration for many architects and…
One of the earliest planned cities of post-independence India, Chandigarh was designed by Swiss-French architect, Le Corbusier. The city is a strong reflection of colonial rule, in its layout and…
