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Chandigarh - Indian dream of the city
Spilková, Klára ; Tichý, Jan (referee) ; Pavlovský, Tomáš (advisor)
This Bachelor’s Thesis deals with the creation and development of the Indian city of Chandigarh, built on the green field. Its creation was necessitated by major political problems related to the establishment of India as a sovereign nation. The first part explains architectural and urban principles of the world-famous architect Le Corbusier, who was the author of the Master Plan of Chandigarh. Subsequently, the creation and development of Chandigarh is laid out, up to the present. The practical section compares Chandigarh with Amritsar, a traditional Indian city, followed by a study of the present state of selected city sectors, together with an analysis of the land use. The purpose of the Thesis is to present the problems of city construction on the green field, including an analysis of functionality. Given that there is as yet no Czech work dealing with the creation, development, and present state of Chandigarh in a similar extent, this work might be found useful.
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Chandigarh planned and unplanned city
Urbášková, Hana
Chandigarh is one of the few planned cities of the twentieth century that combines monumental architecture, cultural growth and modernization. It is located in northern India at the foot of the Shivalika Mountains. It is the capital of the two union states of Haryana and Punjab, on whose borders it lies, and a union territory of the Republic of India administered by the central government in New Delhi. The concept for the new capital was conceived by the then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who in 1949 commissioned the American architect Albert Mayer to design India's modern city. His concept of a garden city was reworked by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier. Néhru's wish was to create a "city of tomorrow" that would provide a quality of life for its inhabitants. The present Chandigarh is a city of dilemmas in planned and unplanned aspects and conflicts. This paper addresses the questions: how does one live in Chandigarh, which was planned as an ideal CIAM city with the basic principles of urban planning as put forward by the Athens Charter? Has the urban plan enabled its inhabitants to live a "dream life, " as envisioned by the architect, or are the city's inhabitants trying to resume their accustomed lifestyle despite the plan? Has life in the city changed since the Chandigarh Capitol complex was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016?
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Chandigarh - Indian dream of the city
Spilková, Klára ; Tichý, Jan (referee) ; Pavlovský, Tomáš (advisor)
This Bachelor’s Thesis deals with the creation and development of the Indian city of Chandigarh, built on the green field. Its creation was necessitated by major political problems related to the establishment of India as a sovereign nation. The first part explains architectural and urban principles of the world-famous architect Le Corbusier, who was the author of the Master Plan of Chandigarh. Subsequently, the creation and development of Chandigarh is laid out, up to the present. The practical section compares Chandigarh with Amritsar, a traditional Indian city, followed by a study of the present state of selected city sectors, together with an analysis of the land use. The purpose of the Thesis is to present the problems of city construction on the green field, including an analysis of functionality. Given that there is as yet no Czech work dealing with the creation, development, and present state of Chandigarh in a similar extent, this work might be found useful.
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