The Rock Garden in Chandigarh: a public spaces system made from recovered materials

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37230/CyTET.2021.212.10

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Chandigarh, Nek Chand, Urban Parks, Reuse of waste, Folk art

Abstract

The Chandigarh “Rock Garden” is a sprawling urban park built over several decades by Nek Chand: an ecological model a few steps from the administrative center designed by Le Corbusier for the capital of Punjab, to which it constitutes an interesting conceptual counterpoint.The 25-hectare garden is an urban ecological hinge that manages to connect in the northern part of the city with the Leisure Valley, a system of winding pedestrian paths, full of trees and flowers, insects and birds: it is the long linear park that Le Corbusier thought of as the backbone and green lung of Chandigarh.In the urban garden, postmodern structures, vaulted towers, reminiscent of ancient Indian buildings, adorned with colorful mosaics, merge gracefully and freely with mirrors of water, animated by gentle waterfalls.

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Prakash, V. (2014): CHD Chandigarh, Altrim, Barcelona.

Prakash, V. (2015). “Chandigarh, la ciudad jardín”. https://www.altairmagazine.com/voces/bienvenido-a-chandigarh/

Rajer, A. (2000): Nek Chand's Story, en The Folk Art Messenger, Volume 13, N. 1, New York.

UNESCO (2016): L’Œuvre architecturale de Le Corbusier, une contribution exceptionnelle au Mouvement Moderne. http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/1321/multiple=1&unique_number=2085

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2022-06-30

How to Cite

Bullaro, L. (2022). The Rock Garden in Chandigarh: a public spaces system made from recovered materials. Ciudad Y Territorio Estudios Territoriales, 54(212), 459–468. https://doi.org/10.37230/CyTET.2021.212.10

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Vol. 54 No. 212 (2022): CyTET verano 2022

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Experiences

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