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Nehru's Words "A New City Unlettered by The Traditions of The Past. ..An Expression of The Nation's Faith in The Future

The document summarizes the design of Chandigarh, India, a new city planned by Le Corbusier. The city is divided into sectors of 800 by 1200 meters, each with a population between 5,000-25,000 people. Within each sector is a green strip for schools, sports, and recreation. Roads are classified into 7 categories from fast highways to footpaths, with different types of vehicles allowed on each. The central plaza in sector 17 was designed as a pedestrian area without vehicles. The city center acts as the heart, surrounded by areas representing other body parts.

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Nehru's Words "A New City Unlettered by The Traditions of The Past. ..An Expression of The Nation's Faith in The Future

The document summarizes the design of Chandigarh, India, a new city planned by Le Corbusier. The city is divided into sectors of 800 by 1200 meters, each with a population between 5,000-25,000 people. Within each sector is a green strip for schools, sports, and recreation. Roads are classified into 7 categories from fast highways to footpaths, with different types of vehicles allowed on each. The central plaza in sector 17 was designed as a pedestrian area without vehicles. The city center acts as the heart, surrounded by areas representing other body parts.

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Nehru's words "a new city unlettered by the traditions of the past.

..an expression of the nation's faith in the future


SECTORS:
This city is composed of sectors.
Each sector is 800 meters by 1,200 meters, enclosed by roads allocated to fast
mechanized transport and sealed to direct access from the houses.
Population - 5,000 to 25,000
The green strip - accommodate schools, sports fields, walks and recreational
facilities for the sector
ROADS:
The roads of the city are classified into seven categories, Known as the system
of 7 V s, as below:
V -1 - Fast roads connecting Chandigarh to other towns;
V-2 -arterial roads.
V-3 --Fast vehicular roads;
V -4 -Meandering shopping streets;
V -5 -Sector circulation roads;
V -6 -Access roads to houses;
V -7 -footpaths and cycle tracks
Buses will ply only on V-I, V-2, V-3 and V-4 roads. A wall shall seal the V-3
roads from the sectors.
CITY CENTRE:
The centraI plaza in Sector 17 was designed by Le Corbusier as "Pedestrian's
Paradise ". No vehicular traffic will be permitted in the plaza.
the head was the Capitol,
City Center - heart
Industrial & institutional area - limbs.
University – brain
Green space - lungs

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