Chandigarh Architecture Lab

03/12/2023

03/12/2023

Chandigarh Architecture Lab (CAL) is an attempt to document & promote the city, which laid the foundation for modern architecture in India and is one of the world's biggest urban planning experiments.

To accomplish the same we have started with architecture walks of the city and are also looking deeper into the Chandigarh furniture that was designed exclusively for the new city.

For enquiries or collaborations
Write to us at [email protected]

02/07/2023

Designed & photographed by Pierre Jeanneret.
Gandhi Bhawan at Panjab University is undoubtedly one of the best works of Jeanneret and is our personal favourite. It is a great joy to find a photograph of the same clicked by Jeanneret himself (in 1963). We are really thankful to for digitalising his archives.

Image credit:
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal

Title:
View of the Gandhi Bhawan at Punjab University, Chandigarh, India

Date:
ca. 1963

Description:
Provient de la boîte 19

Form:
photographs
Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)
Technique and media:
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:
sheet: 9 x 14 cm

Reference number:
ARCH264912

Inscription:
Stamp on verso: Photo de Pierre Jeanneret / architecte / 2, rue St-Laurent - 1207 Geneve / Tel. 35 10 27 / - Tous droits reserves / Mention obligatoire.

Location:
Chandigarh India

Credit line:
Fonds Pierre Jeanneret
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Jacqueline Jeanneret/
Gift of Jacqueline Jeanneret
Copyright:
© CCA

30/06/2023

Interesting facts:
Sector 22 is unlike other Sectors in Chandigarh in that it was a piece of land, already, crossed by a beautiful existing road and there was a problem as to how to keep the trees on this beautiful road and yet not disturb the master plan of the Sector. This problem was solved by cutting off only small segments of the road and incorporating it in the general design.
Source of text & image: MARG December 1961, page no. 22 & 23
Thank you
#1960

22/06/2023

One of the hidden gems of Panjab University.
Walk with us to witness some beautiful architectural details.

13/06/2023

Dear Corbusier
Every time I visit your building, I admire a new detail. As you have said many a times, that museums should be designed for infinite knowledge. I am not sure about the artworks but your building is certainly proving your point.
Government museum and art gallery, Sector 10.

03/05/2023

Wonders of Aditya Prakash.
Neelam cinema, sector 17.
Thank you for helping me in clicking this image.