Brasilia - Chandigarh Living with Modernity

by Iwan Baan, Martino Stierli, Cees Nooteboom

In 1960, Brasilia was celebrated as the realisation of an urban planning vision based on designs by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer. At the same time, the sectoral city of Chandigarh was rising according to plans by Le Corbusier. The "test tube city" arose as an export of modernity from a Western planning euphoria that displayed utopian traits. In both cities, foreign architecture entered into a harmonious relationship with indigenous culture, forming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3037782285
• ISBN13: 9783037782286
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.6" x 12.5"