Contents
Foreword by Sanjeev Vidyarthi 7
Preface to the English edition by Vikramaditya Prakash 9
Preface to the French edition by Yannis Tsiomis 11
Introduction : Openings and Temporalities 17
0.1. Temporalities and the city 20
0.2. The First signs of openness in Le Corbusier's Works 23
1. Tne History of the Conception 37
1.1 An urban program for an independent India, 1947 38
1.2 Mayer and Nowicki's plan, 1949 41
1.3 Call to Le Corbusier, 1950 46
1.4 The reformulation of the project in 1951 55
2. The Principles of Urban Planning 91
2.1 The relationship to the efficient past 94
2.2 The burning today 105
2.3 Open plan for an imminent tomorrow 113
3. Chandigarh, Architecture and the City 171
3.1 Homes for the poor at the heart of the city 175
3.2 The Shopping centre : the temptation of Venice 188
3.3 The Leisure Valley 203
3.4 The Capital of Chandigarh 218
4. Conclusion : Principles of a New Urbanism 285
Sources, Archives and Previous Publications on Chandigarh 296
Bibliography 300
About the Author 311