LE CORBUSIER

PRINCIPLE AND ELEMENTS OF URBAN

PLANNING.

PRESENTED BY:
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INTRODUCTION
• Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
• One of the most prominent
architects of the 20th century.
• Self proclaimed town planner.
• His building designs principles are
certainly embedded and
celebrated in architectural
history(5 points on architecture).
• His critics have been considerably
less flattering in their comments
on his city planning.
 Concept / Principles of planning is based on 4 major
functions:

1. Living(Residential sector).
2. Working(type of landuse i.e.
educational zone,insustrial
zone, etc).
3. Care of the body and
spirit(open
courtyards/greenspace) .
4. Circulation(7 type of roads).
This is how he conceived the master plan of
chandigarh as analogous to human body.
Four functions of any settlement.
-Dwelling.
-Work.
-Recreation.
-Transportation , which connects the first three with one
another.
Le Corbusier organized in CIAM, Assembly of Constructors for an
Architectural Renewal (ASCORAL) which systematically studied
the problems of construction, architecture and city planning.
• It affirmed that town planning is the organizations of collective
life – this applies to both rural and urban settlements.
CIAM 1928( Congrès Internationaux Architecture Moderne ). At the request of a rich patron of
architects, Madame Hélène de Mandrot(1867–1948), in 1928, Sigfried Giedion organized a
meeting of leading Modern architects including Berlage , Le Corbusier , El Lissitzky , Rietveld ,
and Stam The organization was hugely influential.
It resulted in the publication of ‘The Three Human Establishments’.

The examination of working conditions in a mechanistic society led to the

recognition of the utility and necessity of three unit establishments
indispensable for human activity :

• The Farming unit – the cooperative village : a unit for agricultural

production.
• The linear industrial city. (Ville Radieuse)
• The radio concentric city - same as Radiant city for the exchange of
goods and services.
Ex : LA VILLE CONTEMPORAINE
Ex : LA VILLE RADIUSE