Model for Governor' Palace (Raj Bhavan) Chandigarh
Architectural Model
1987 (made)
1987 (made)
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This is the architectural model for the Governor's Palace (Raj Bhavan), Chandigarh, India, 1951, designed by Le Corbusier. This model after Le Corbusier's design was made in 1987 by Andrew Jackson, and the landscape was made by Sasha Bhavan, David Linford, and Noresh Des Gupta, all of Edward Cullinan Architects. This model was made for the exhibition 'Le Corbusier: Architect of the Century' held at the Hayward Gallery, London, 5 March to 7 June, 1987. It was a centenary exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain in collaboration with the Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris. The model is made to the scale of 1:200.
Although never built, Le Corbusier's design for the Governor's Palace (Raj Bhavan) was part of his concept for the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, India. His masterplan for the Capitol included the High Court of Justice (1956), the Secretariat (1958), the Palace of Assembly (1964), and the Governor's Palace (1952-54). Le Corbusier grouped the buildings in a composition of monumental scale symbolizing confidence in progress and the creation of harmony out of the violence of religious conflict and the partition riots.
Le Corbusier was one of the most original and influential architects of the twentieth century.
Although never built, Le Corbusier's design for the Governor's Palace (Raj Bhavan) was part of his concept for the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, India. His masterplan for the Capitol included the High Court of Justice (1956), the Secretariat (1958), the Palace of Assembly (1964), and the Governor's Palace (1952-54). Le Corbusier grouped the buildings in a composition of monumental scale symbolizing confidence in progress and the creation of harmony out of the violence of religious conflict and the partition riots.
Le Corbusier was one of the most original and influential architects of the twentieth century.
Object details
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| Title | Model for Governor' Palace (Raj Bhavan) Chandigarh (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood with perspex dust cover |
| Brief description | Model for Governor's Palace (Raj Bhavan) Chandigarh by Le Corbusier, made by Andrew Jackson and Edward Cullinan Architects |
| Physical description | Model made out of plain wood surmounted by a concave structure on the roof. |
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| Production type | Model |
| Credit line | Given by Edward Cullinan Architects |
| Production | The model was made by Andrew Jackson and the landscape was made by Sasha Bhavan, David Linford, and Noresh Das Gupta, all of Edward Cullinan Architects. It was made for the 'Le Corbusier: Architect of the Century', Hayward Gallery, London, 5 March-7 June 1987, a centenary exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain in collaboration with the Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris. The Governor's Palace (Raj Bhavan) was part of Le Corbusier's design (1952-54) for the Capitol Complex, but has never been built. Attribution note: Made to the scale of 1:200. |
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| Summary | This is the architectural model for the Governor's Palace (Raj Bhavan), Chandigarh, India, 1951, designed by Le Corbusier. This model after Le Corbusier's design was made in 1987 by Andrew Jackson, and the landscape was made by Sasha Bhavan, David Linford, and Noresh Des Gupta, all of Edward Cullinan Architects. This model was made for the exhibition 'Le Corbusier: Architect of the Century' held at the Hayward Gallery, London, 5 March to 7 June, 1987. It was a centenary exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain in collaboration with the Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris. The model is made to the scale of 1:200. Although never built, Le Corbusier's design for the Governor's Palace (Raj Bhavan) was part of his concept for the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, India. His masterplan for the Capitol included the High Court of Justice (1956), the Secretariat (1958), the Palace of Assembly (1964), and the Governor's Palace (1952-54). Le Corbusier grouped the buildings in a composition of monumental scale symbolizing confidence in progress and the creation of harmony out of the violence of religious conflict and the partition riots. Le Corbusier was one of the most original and influential architects of the twentieth century. |
| Bibliographic reference | Raeburn, Michael and Wilson, Victoria. Le Corbusier: Architect of the Century. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1987. |
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| Accession number | E.50-2008 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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