Documenting Chandigarh

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The Indian Architecture of  Chandigarh Volume 1Conceived soon after Independence, Chandigarh , the new capital for India’s Punjab province became the focus of attention for variety of reasons – for the peculiar circumstances of its birth; for being a conscious departure from existing patterns of traditional and colonial settlements, for first realization of some of Le Corbusier’s urban precepts and especially for being an unusual experiments in comprehensive  civic design.The city today is values universally as a landmark of Modernism and a pacesetter for subsequent post independence  development in India The book aims at bridging an existing gap in the recorded history of post-independence Indian architecture.Note:Hard Back Binding  Book cover slightly damaged and soiled due to handling in warehouse.