Le Corbusier in the tropics
February 16th, 2010
Guest author: Nitin Bansal
Corbusier is considered to be the pioneer of the modern movement and his works been an inspiration for decades. The creation of Chandigarh and other works in India revealed a newer facet of his talent, where his modern philosophies were integrated with a climatic response. The designs have been found to be deeply rooted in Indian sensibilities while offering novelty to the country’s architecture. Apart from the quest for new architecture, dealing with a new climate was learnt through understanding of Indian climate, studying the traditional Indian architecture and developing a scientific approach. These led to the development of some very strong architectural elements such as the brise soleil, parasol and shaded arcade along with integration of microclimatic elements such as water bodies and vegetation with design. The dissertation essentially tries to test the effectiveness of the strategies adopted by Corbusier through fieldwork as well as relevant analytic work. Finally some suggestions and guidelines are made for the re-adaptation and variations of these elements into design today.
Tags: architectural association, composite climate, india, le corbusier, research, sustainble environmental design
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hey … i saw ur topic .. i need some help m working on my dissertation in nottingham university under environmental design march course..
my topic is Le Corbusiers experimentation on brise soleil in india… so i thnk ur topic is more or less on the same track.. so it is a request if u could help me out in some way…
I have passed on your message to the author of this dissertation.
Vimal,
What sort of help do u need from me!!!