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UnpublishedThesisonChandigarh
ChandigarhCollegeofArchitecturethroughcollaborativeaswellasindividualeffortsofitsstudents
andfacultymembershascontributedtomanyastudyonChandigarhoverthepastthirtyyears.A
numberofThesisProjectsonvariousaspectsofthecityformarichresourceandhavebeenusedas
referencematerialbygoodnumberofscholars.
ListofB.Arch.thesisprojectsrelatedtoChandigarh

Sr.No.
1.

Number
197

Year
1980

Name
ChetnaPurnami

Title
EnvironmentalDesignforCityCentre
Chandigarh:ACriticalStudy

2.

275

1981

DeeptaKanwar

PreceptsandPerformanceofCapitol
ComplexChandigarhAn
EnvironmentalDesign

3.

297

1982

ArvindDham

UrbanStructuringofJanMarg,
Chandigarh.

4.

300

1982

RaminderBhatia

StructuringofanUrbanConnector
(CenteredinChandigarh)

5.

314

1983

AjayPalSinghJohl

UrbanResuscitationofChandigarhCity
Centre.

6.

317

1983

MohammadRezaPourjafar

NeighbourhoodUnitPreceptand

PerformanceofSector22,Chandigarh.

7.

328

1983

MinnyTrikha

StructuringofV4(ShoppingStreetin
ChandigarhinurbanContext)

8.

354

1984

AbhaKachru

AcriticalappraisalofChandigarh
ArchitecturalPlanningandcontrolsin
commercialdevelopment.

9.

381

1985

AmitaKharbanda

ResidentialStreetScapeAStudy
conceptofLIGStreetScapeinPhase
III,Chandigarh.

10.

466

1986

PoojaPeshwaria

RestructuringoftheV4inChandigarh.

11.

525

1987

NawalKumarBansal

CriticalStudyof17Characteristicsof
Sec.1anattempttoresuscitatethe
Piazza.

12.

543

1988

SandhyaSood

Thechangingpatternofhousingin
Chandigarh.

13.

548

1988

VijaySahu

Introductionoflandmarksonanurban

connectorMadhyaMarg,Chandigarh.

HarkiratRSingh

CulturalResurrectionofChandigarh
CityCentreInitialCiviczone
wastelandLyingSouthofShopping
Area.

14.

570

1989

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Reinterpretationofitsactivitystructure,

circulationpatternandphysicalformin
responsetothecity'schangingneeds.

15.

649

1990

SangeetaBagga

16.

678

1992

NavitaBhatti

TheChandigarh(Sector)itsevaluation

andproposalsforfuturedevelopment.

PublicationsonChandigarh:
TreesofChandigarh
ChandigarhInformograph
DocumentingChandigarhVolumeI
TreesofChandigarh:
AbookauthoredbyChhatarSingh,RajnishWattas,&HarjitSinghDhillon
PublishedbyB.R.PublishingCorporation,Delhi.

Chandigarh,oneofthegreatestexperimentsinurbanplanningofthe20th
century, is today as much famous for its landscaping, as it is for its
architecture. An important feature of its planning was the recognition
accordedtolandscapingasanintegralcomponentofitsmasterplanfrom
the very inception. Today, Chandigarh presents a visual delight of a
harmonious blend of buildings, trees and other landscape elements
embellishingtheskyline.
Thus, it was significant that the valuable lessons obtained from the tree
plantation experience of Chandigarh , be recorded and preserved for
posterity. Therefore this book is an attempt to bring together in a single
volume basic information about the tree plantation of Chandigarh .The
bookisbroadlydividedintotwocomponentscomprisescriticalessayson
the inception, planning and the actual results as visible today, of
Chandigarhstreeplantationasvisibletodayandthesecondcomponentsisadirectoryofmajortree
species growing in Chandigarh, to enable their easy identification in the city. Nearly 200 color
picturessupplementthetexttomakethebookmoreuseful.
Ithasbeendesignedprimarilyforthelayreaderwithakeeninterestin:where,whyandwhattrees
existinChandigarhandhowtheyintegratewithitsoveralllandscape.Itisinfact,auserfriendly
referencebookforalltreelovingpeopleofChandigarhandelsewhere.
The publication is available at Capital Book Depot, SCO 3, Sector 17E, Chandigarh , Phone #
2702554,2702260.
ChandigarhInformograph
Addresspurchaseenquiriesto:
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ChandigarhCollegeofArchitecture,
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Sector12,
Chandigarh:160012(INDIA)
FaxNo.00911722746260
Email:cca@chd.nic.in

Documenting Chandigarh Volume I: The Indian Architecture of

PierreJeanneret,E.MaxwellFryandJaneDrew
Concept and Text by Kiran Joshi. Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, in association with Chandigarh
College of Architecture, Chandigarh , 1999, 286 pp., with 317 photographs and 327 drawings.
Rs.2,000/
AboutTheBook
ChandigarhisvalueduniversallyasalandmarkconstructionofModernismandapacesetterforpost
independence architecture in India . In contrast to
the undifferentiated sprawl of contemporary Indian
towns, Chandigarh is endowed with a specific
identitygivenbyitspicturesquesetting,thewell
ordered, orthogonal matrix and, above all, a
distinctivearchitecturalvocabulary.
This book, coming 50 years after the citys
conception, is an attempt to record various built
elements that created the citys urban image.
ForemostamongtheseareworksofPierreJeanneret,
E.MaxwellFryandJaneB.DrewthethreeassociatesofLeCorbusierwho,withtruepioneering
spirit, braved the desolate plains of Chandigarh and ushered the city towards civilization. Their
creationswerealargestockofpeoplesarchitectureplacesforliving,workandplaywhoselow
rise,lowdensitycubicformsandexperimentalconstructionsinlocalbrickandstone,weretoform
thevocabularyoftheChandigarhStyle.
Partofatwovolumeseries,thisbookisthefirstcomprehensivedocumentationoftheoriginalform
andpresentdaystatusofninetyindividualandtypedesignscreatedbyhethreearchitectsbetween
19511965.Eachdesigniscoveredthroughdetaileddrawings,photographsandanalyticaltext.Also
includedare details ofthe fourteen HeritageZones the key areassignifyingthe historicityand
cultural content of Chandigarh s image.The book aims to bridge an existing gap in the recorded
historyofPostindependenceIndianArchitecture.Itwill,intheprocess,serveasausefuldatabase
for a more intensive investigation of the social history of the city and, more importantly, for
deliberatingonissuesofitsconservation,developmentandchange.
Addresspurchaseenquiriesto:
ThePrincipal,
ChandigarhCollegeofArchitecture,
Sector12,
CHANDIGARH:160012(INDIA)
FAXNO.0091172746260
Email:cca@chd.nic.in
Mr.BipinShah
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MapinPublishing(P)Ltd.,
31,SomnathRoad,
Usmanpura,Ahmedabad380013(INDIA)
FAXNO.0091797550955
Email:mapinpub@vsnl.com
Corbusiersconcrete:ConcerningModernHeritageofChandigarh

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