chandigarh architecture

chandigarh is a city in northern india that is considered to be le corbusier’s ‘crowning work’, and one of the world’s greatest architectural treasures. built in a pivotal and exceptional moment in indian history, it is one of the world's only examples of a city constructed entirely on a plan and realized on an empty site. le corbusier's largest single project, is now home to a quarter of a million people, and is coming under pressure with regards to maintenance, growth and further densification.