Charter of Athens

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The Charter of Athens is a landmark 1933 urban planning manifesto associated with the modernist movement, advocating functional zoning and rational city design principles.

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Charter of Athens canonical 2
La Charte d’Athènes 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural manifesto
modernist document
urban planning manifesto
abbreviation CIAM
aimedAt improving living conditions in cities
reforming industrial cities
associatedWith Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
author Le Corbusier
basedOn CIAM
surface form: CIAM IV congress
corePrinciple functional zoning
high-rise residential blocks in open green space
priority of traffic circulation
rational city design
separation of urban functions
slum clearance
standardization of building types
strict division between residential and industrial areas
sunlight, space, and greenery for housing
countryOfOrigin Greece
criticizedFor encouraging car-oriented planning
neglecting historical urban fabric
promoting urban functional segregation
reducing urban diversity
definesUrbanFunctions circulation
dwelling
recreation
work
hasForm series of recommendations for planners
set of theses
historicalContext interwar period
rise of modernist architecture
influenced development of new towns
large-scale housing estates
postwar urban planning in Europe
zoning practices worldwide
language English
French
Greek
mainSubject city planning
urban planning
movement modernist architecture
modernist urbanism
placeOfDrafting Aegean Sea
SS Patris II
publicationYear 1933
publishedIn Charter of Athens self-linksurface differs
surface form: La Charte d’Athènes
publisher Le Corbusier
title Charter of Athens self-link
yearDrafted 1933
yearFirstPublished 1943

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Charter of Athens title Charter of Athens self-link
Charter of Athens publishedIn Charter of Athens self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: La Charte d’Athènes