Le Corbusier's master pian and buildings for Chandigarh, capitai of rhe Indian state of Punjab, are landmarks of 20th-century architecture and urban planning. In rhe late 1950s, Swiss photographer Ernst Scheidegger conceived a book, Chandigarh I956, illustrated not only with phorographs of the growing city he had taken on three trips to Chandigarh, but also with sketches and drawings by Le Corbusier. It was rneant to be the initial volume of a series of books promoting the architectural and social vision of Le Corbusier and orher architects. Despite the innovativeness of the idea of popularizing architecture and urban planning through books and other media, it remained unpubished. This book is the first to present Scheidegger's images of Chandigarh, including some very rare ones in color, together with the facsimile of the rnock-up of the proposed book. The essays explore the history and importance of Chandigarh, and in particular the contriburions made to the project by Le Corbusier"s collaborators Pierre ]eanneret, lane B. Drew and E. Maxwell Fry. An additional essay looks at Scheidegger's specific view of Chandigarh and how the city has been represented in photography in general.
Chandigarh 1956. Le Corbusier, Pierre Jennaret, Jane B. Drew, E. Maxwell Fry
CASCIATO, MARISTELLA;
2010
Abstract
Le Corbusier's master pian and buildings for Chandigarh, capitai of rhe Indian state of Punjab, are landmarks of 20th-century architecture and urban planning. In rhe late 1950s, Swiss photographer Ernst Scheidegger conceived a book, Chandigarh I956, illustrated not only with phorographs of the growing city he had taken on three trips to Chandigarh, but also with sketches and drawings by Le Corbusier. It was rneant to be the initial volume of a series of books promoting the architectural and social vision of Le Corbusier and orher architects. Despite the innovativeness of the idea of popularizing architecture and urban planning through books and other media, it remained unpubished. This book is the first to present Scheidegger's images of Chandigarh, including some very rare ones in color, together with the facsimile of the rnock-up of the proposed book. The essays explore the history and importance of Chandigarh, and in particular the contriburions made to the project by Le Corbusier"s collaborators Pierre ]eanneret, lane B. Drew and E. Maxwell Fry. An additional essay looks at Scheidegger's specific view of Chandigarh and how the city has been represented in photography in general.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
