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"Unsustainable" cities need radical rethink 23 Nov 2009 07:17 GMT
... better living areas has inspired and perplexed generations of architects. For example, Swiss born Le Corbusier developed theories of multi-storey, open plan buildings during the early 20th century. But Schmitt ...
A Swiss-Singaporean team is tackling the global problem of burgeoning populations cramming into over-crowded conurbations with a multi-disciplinary research project. 23 Nov 2009 07:41 GMT
... better living areas has inspired and perplexed generations of architects. For example, Swiss born Le Corbusier developed theories of multi-storey, open plan buildings during the early 20th century. But Schmitt ...
Eloquent Ode to the Simple 22 Nov 2009 14:55 GMT
... coherence of his originals, but blaming him for them is a little like holding Le Corbusier responsible for every dilapidated high rise. “Konstantin is a fearless designer,” said Zoë Ryan, ...
When Corbu compared Ahmedabad to Acropolis 20 Nov 2009 21:15 GMT
... the Acropolis. You have everything here.” These were the words of the legendary architect Le Corbusier in praise of Ahmedabad. He came to the city in 1951 to design and ...
Ahmedabad: Towards World Heritage City 17 Nov 2009 05:14 GMT
... Some great names like Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, Kasturbhai Lalbhai, Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Vikram Sarabhai, Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, Charles Correa and Balkrishna Doshi gave shape to the city as it ...

Rome's new Maxxi is Zaha Hadid's largest work to date, but it remains unconvincing 20 Nov 2009 00:12 GMT
... I have ever seen, but it does bear comparison with the one proposed by Le Corbusier in his unrealised 1931 scheme for a Museum of Unlimited Growth. The question remains, ...
Colquhoun's essays: Philosophy in practice 20 Nov 2009 00:44 GMT
... exploration of the productive inconsistencies in the modern movement, exemplified by the work of Le Corbusier, and its covert relation to beaux-arts classicism. In typically unexpected fashion the genesis of ...
Roman horror day at Zaha Hadid's Maxxi 20 Nov 2009 09:52 GMT
... I have ever seen, but it does bear comparison with the one proposed by Le Corbusier in his unrealised 1931 scheme for a Museum of Unlimited Growth. The question remains, ...
Casting aside visions of jetpacks and spacestations 20 Nov 2009 17:41 GMT
... Building Futures 'This House Believes We Have Lost Sight of the Future.' Architects from Le Corbusier to Buckminster Fuller and Archigram portrayed striking new visions of the world – and ...
Punjab Governor inaugrates State-Of-The-Art Souvenir shop at Le Corbusier Centre 14 Nov 2009 09:32 GMT
... General (Retd.) Dr. S.F. Rodrigues, PVSM VSM, while inaugurating the state-of-the-art Souvenir Shop at Le Corbusier Centre, here asked the Home Secretary to set up a core group of officers ...

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Souvenir shop on Le Corbusier's works opens 14 Nov 2009 13:15 GMT
... Souvenir shop on Le Corbusier's works opens Now tourists coming to Chandigarh can take back memories of one of ...
Calico dome: Crumbling crown of architecture 15 Nov 2009 05:10 GMT
... in the world to have four exquisite creations of Swiss-born French maestro and modernist Le Corbusier (the villa Sarabhai, villa Shodhan, the mill owners' association building and Sanskar Kendra), the ...
Administrator's term ends today, no word on successor yet 16 Nov 2009 01:32 GMT
... stones of several buildings.* November 14: The Administrator inaugurated a souvenir shop at the Le Corbusier Centre. After November 14 was set as the deadline for the shop, work was ...
The void that is alive 14 Nov 2009 23:55 GMT
... that it was inspired by the minimalist designs of the late French modernist architect Le Corbusier is laughed off by HDB veterans. The former chief architect of the HDB, Tony ...