La Ville Radieuse
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La Ville Radieuse is Le Corbusier’s influential utopian urban planning concept that envisioned a highly ordered, high-density city of towers set within open green spaces.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plan Voisin | 1 |
| The City of To-morrow and Its Planning | 1 |
| Ville Contemporaine | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural theory
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urban planning concept ⓘ utopian city design ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
improve hygiene and health through planning
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maximize efficiency in urban life ⓘ separate work, living, and leisure functions ⓘ |
| architect | Le Corbusier ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
high-density living in towers within park-like settings
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prioritization of sunlight, space, and greenery ⓘ standardization and modular design ⓘ strict functional zoning of the city ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Le Corbusier ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
authoritarian overtones
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neglect of historical urban fabric ⓘ overemphasis on cars and traffic segregation ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Radiant City
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surface form:
The Radiant City
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| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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urban planning ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
collective amenities at ground level
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large-scale superblocks ⓘ towers in the park ⓘ vertical concentration of population ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
modernist housing estates in Europe
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zoned master-planned cities ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central business district
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collective facilities ⓘ high-rise residential towers ⓘ open green spaces ⓘ separated pedestrian and vehicular circulation ⓘ zoned functional districts ⓘ |
| inception | 1930s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Brasília
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Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne ⓘ
surface form:
CIAM urbanism
Chandigarh ⓘ high-rise housing estates ⓘ postwar urban renewal projects ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Garden city movement
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surface form:
Garden City movement
La Ville Radieuse self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ville Contemporaine
industrialization ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| proposedPopulationDensity | very high ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Athens Charter on functional city planning
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surface form:
Athens Charter
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne ⓘ
surface form:
CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne)
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| transportationModel |
hierarchical road network
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separation of fast and slow traffic ⓘ |
| visionOfSociety | collectivist and rationally ordered ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Ville Contemporaine
this entity surface form:
Plan Voisin
this entity surface form:
The City of To-morrow and Its Planning