Posts Tagged ‘chandigarh’
booths v. shops
In the sectors, I have learned there are two types of shopping facilities: booths and shops. Shops were part of the original design…subject to architectural controls, and built usually as 3 story mixed use structures with shops at the ground level. These contain a number of variations, but the structure in each is relatively similar. […]
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chandigarh’s periphery
A generous couple, two new friends of mine, Harbhajan and Jit Singh, took me around the periphery of Chandigarh, driving down all the back roads of Chandigarh that I couldn’t quite reach on my own. Thank you for your time, and the delicious paranthas, chaat and gulabjammun that came along with the ride! Chandigarh’s Sectors […]
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Today I had the incredible opportunity to take part in a meeting for Chandigarh’s master plan 2031. Last week I spent a few hours talking with the Chief Architect, Sumit Kaur, and she invited me to take part today with a number of former and present chief architects and town planners, all concerned with the […]
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le corbusier’s chandigarh
Despite whatever actual record of Le Corbusier’s involvement in the city, Chandigarh belongs to him. Most people I have met, architect or not, must tell me, with (usually) pride or (once) disdain, that “this city was designed by a Frenchman….Le Corbusier.” Le Corbusier designed the master plan, gave an edict for its realization and operation, […]
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blocks & slivers
I’m getting nicely settled in Chandigarh—many thanks to the numerous people who have gone out of their way to make me feel comfortable, find access to various parts of the city, and discuss my discoveries (Preeti & Urmi, Singhs, Sumit, Sheenam, Sangeeta, Bindu, Nikharika…) Chandigarh commercial spaces Originally, the commercial buildings in Chandigarh were designed […]
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welcome to chandigarh
WELCOME Please keep your sector neat and clean. Dogs are not allowed in the park. Smoking in public places is an offence. -House Owners Association, (Regd) Sector 20-A, Chandigarh I will be living in Chandigarh for the next 3 weeks. While it resonates with various facets of metropolitan India, in many ways the city feels […]
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