Urbanisme
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Urbanisme is a seminal 1925 book by architect Le Corbusier that outlines his influential modernist theories on city planning and the design of the contemporary urban environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Urbanisme canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T104483 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Urbanisme Context triple: [Le Corbusier, notableWork, Urbanisme]
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A.
Eurocities
Eurocities is a major network of large European cities that collaborates on urban policy, best practices, and advocacy at the European level.
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B.
The Garden City
The Garden City is a nickname for Newton, Massachusetts, reflecting its abundant green spaces, tree-lined streets, and residential charm.
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C.
City Beautiful movement
The City Beautiful movement was a late 19th- and early 20th-century urban planning and architectural reform movement in the United States that promoted grand boulevards, monumental public buildings, and beautified civic spaces to inspire moral and social improvement.
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D.
Chocolate City
Chocolate City is a popular nickname for Washington, D.C., highlighting its historically large and influential African American population and culture.
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E.
River City
River City is a popular nickname for Sacramento, California, highlighting the city’s close connection to the nearby American and Sacramento Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Urbanisme Target entity description: Urbanisme is a seminal 1925 book by architect Le Corbusier that outlines his influential modernist theories on city planning and the design of the contemporary urban environment.
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A.
Eurocities
Eurocities is a major network of large European cities that collaborates on urban policy, best practices, and advocacy at the European level.
-
B.
The Garden City
The Garden City is a nickname for Newton, Massachusetts, reflecting its abundant green spaces, tree-lined streets, and residential charm.
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C.
City Beautiful movement
The City Beautiful movement was a late 19th- and early 20th-century urban planning and architectural reform movement in the United States that promoted grand boulevards, monumental public buildings, and beautified civic spaces to inspire moral and social improvement.
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D.
Chocolate City
Chocolate City is a popular nickname for Washington, D.C., highlighting its historically large and influential African American population and culture.
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E.
River City
River City is a popular nickname for Sacramento, California, highlighting the city’s close connection to the nearby American and Sacramento Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural theory book
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ urban planning book ⓘ |
| author | Le Corbusier ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | Le Corbusier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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urban planning ⓘ urban theory ⓘ |
| genre |
architecture
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modernist theory ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
efficiency in urban form
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hygiene and sunlight in housing ⓘ order versus urban chaos ⓘ rational planning ⓘ role of the architect-planner ⓘ |
| influenced |
CIAM principles
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Radiant City ⓘ
surface form:
The Radiant City
modernist urban planning ⓘ post-war urban renewal ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
automobile culture
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industrialization ⓘ modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formulation of Le Corbusier’s urban theories
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influence on 20th-century city planning ⓘ vision of the contemporary city ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
Ville contemporaine
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functional segregation of urban zones ⓘ high-rise residential blocks in park-like settings ⓘ priority of automobile circulation ⓘ standardization and modular design ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| subject |
city planning
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functional city ⓘ green spaces ⓘ housing ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ skyscrapers ⓘ transportation planning ⓘ urban design ⓘ urbanism ⓘ zoning ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Urbanisme ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
La Ville Radieuse
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surface form:
The City of To-morrow and Its Planning
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| writtenBy |
Le Corbusier
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surface form:
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret
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