Chandigarh - Then and Now

CHANDIGARH THEN AND NOW

VIMAL PREET , SIREESHA ETTAY

OPEN HAND as symbol of hope Open to give and open to receive

Forts and havellies of the micro princely estates of pre Chandigarh Before 1950’s Sohana fort

Manimaira fort

BEFORE CHANDIGARH Residential character

The high court building

PHASE 1 MONUMENTAL

ASSEMBLY BUILDING The capital complex is unique blend of monumental scale architecture style representing new India designed by Le Corbusier.

Neelam cinema

Government museum & art gallery

Gandhi Bhavan,Punjab university PIERRE JENNERET, MAXWELL FRY, JANE DREW, ADITYA PRAKASH AND BALAKRISHNA DOSHI, URMILA WILLIE CHOWDHARY WORKED ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

Neelam cinema, sector 17 designed by Aditya Prakash is the landmark of sector 17 which is considered as heart of Chandigarh.Government Museum and Art Gallery designed by Le Corbusier your focus on the functionality of the structure and has a humble facade of exposed, brick and concrete.

Student centre of Panjab University Pierre Jeannette, near. It is the only circular building of the phase 1 of Chandigarh development.

Stuc PEC,Le corbusier

CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE Chandigarh College of architecture designed by Le Corbusier as education hub of modern Indian architecture

CHANDIGARH COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS OF PHASE 1 Aroma, sector 22, stands as landmark for sector 22, as it was one of the few buildings which did not follow the facade restrictions.

Commercial buildings of Chandigarh followed strictly facade restriction.exposed brick in concrete made most of the buildings which gave the brutalist character to the city. Brick jails, bride Soleil and shading devices, adding the regional criticism to the city.

AROMA ,SECTOR 22

BUSTAND, SECTOR 17

MARKET,SECTOR 22

AROMA ,SECTOR 22

PHASE 2

SAINT STEPHEN’S SCHOOL SECTOR 45, IN YEAR 1982, HAS CLEAR INFLUENCE OF THE LOUIS KHAN’S ARCHITECTURAL STYLE.

ST STEPHEN’S SCHOOL , SECTOR 45,1982

DISTRICT COURT,SECTOR 43

MONUMENTAL TO RELAXED FABRIC Face to Chandigarh, so relaxation in the strict facade controls.sector 34 emerged as the sub-district centre of the city, and Piccadilly Square emerged as the landmark PICCADILLY SQUARE, SECTOR 34

PICCADILLY SQUARE, SECTOR 34

MIGRATION - MASS HOUSING PROJECTS During the phase 2 and three of development, Chandigarh, witnessed population, migration at large scale, and in response to the demand Mass housing projects were developed.

PHASE 3 GLASS , EXPOSED BRICK , CONCRETE

SATELLITE TOWNS OF MOHALI

Residential building in Mohali

Residential buildings in Mohali

Commercial complex, Mohali

Forest complex, Mohali

ISB, Mohali

IISER , Mohali