Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Human Settelments and experiments?

Chandigarh city born out of division of a country in 1947. it was not a wedlock mind you , rather sepration which germinated the thought.In architectural world its known as CHANDIGARH EXPERIMENT. WHY one has to apply a thought of EXPERIMENT WHEN ITS A QUESTION OF HUMAN HABITAT? how ever it is refered now as experiment and lots of people are looking for an answer weather it resulted in success or not.
CITY started to take shape with the arrival of LE CORBUSIER in 1951.what he decided was in fact a u turn in terms of planning ideas he had thought for PARIS.FIRST OF ALL A LIMITED CITY DESGINED FOR 500,000.SECOND IT HAS ITS OWN CITY LIMIT WITH PERAPHORY CONTROL. THIRDLY IT HAS LE CORBUSIER SPACES WHICH CROSS LIMIT OF ABUNDACE ALMOST A BUILTUP WASTE.
city has grown from its adminstrative role and also in its human occupation as well physical boundries. its impression has not touched the soul of common masses of vilages surronding it for them defination of living style has not changed.
youm can't stop the seeds growth when its planted. it has to grow to become a life.planned has to give way for unplanned and not seen things are changing for chandigarh and planners have nothing else to do but see helplessly.EXPERIMENT HAS BLOWN ITESLF TO SIZE WHERE ITS GOING TO BURST SOON.what it needs is to channelise its energies before the bubble bursts.

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