Palace of Assembly, Legislative assembly building in Chandigarh, India.
The Palace of Assembly stands as a concrete structure with geometric shapes, large overhanging roofs, and carefully arranged columns across its exterior surfaces.
Le Corbusier designed this government building between 1951 and 1963 to establish a new capital for Punjab following India's partition.
The building represents a turning point in Indian architecture, marking the transition from colonial styles to modern architectural expression in government structures.
Visitors can schedule guided tours of the legislative chambers and assembly halls through the Chandigarh Tourism Department with advance reservations.
The building's concrete surfaces create distinct patterns of light and shadow throughout the day, changing its appearance as the sun moves across the sky.
Location: Chandigarh
Architects: Le Corbusier
Architectural style: brutalist architecture, functionalism
Part of: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
GPS coordinates: 30.76111,76.80306
Latest update: March 13, 2025 12:27
Brutalist architecture emerged in the decades following World War II, producing buildings that challenged conventional design through their honest expression of materials and function. From Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation in Marseille to Louis Kahn's National Assembly in Dhaka, these structures define a global movement that prioritized raw concrete, bold geometric forms and exposed construction elements. The style reached across continents, shaping university libraries in Chicago, government buildings in Boston and Chandigarh, residential towers in London, and cultural centers in São Paulo. Each building reflects the architectural philosophy of its time, when architects sought to create functional spaces through direct expression of structure and material. This collection documents examples from Europe, Asia, North and South America, representing the full range of building types that defined the movement. You'll find administrative complexes that house parliaments and municipal offices, educational facilities serving major universities, residential towers providing urban housing, and cultural institutions including museums and theaters. The structures share common characteristics—concrete left exposed to show its texture and formwork patterns, geometric compositions that emphasize mass and volume, and architectural elements that reveal rather than conceal how buildings stand and function. These sites offer insight into a period when architects reimagined how modern cities could be built and how public spaces could serve their communities.
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