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Brasilia - Chandigarh: Living with Modernity
Brasilia Chandigarh Living with Modernity
Author: Cees Nooteboom, Martino Stierli, Iwan Baan
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 cityA" arose as an export of modernity from a Western planning euphoria that displayed utopian traits. I...  more »
ISBN-13: 9783037782286
ISBN-10: 3037782285
Publication Date: 8/1/2010
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
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