By Law, All Buildings Should

You Know, It Is Life That Is Right And The Architect Who Is Wrong.

The Object Of This Edict Is To Enlighten The Present And Future Citizens Of Chandigarh About The Basic Concepts Of Planning Of The City So That They Become Its Guardians And Save It From Whims Of Individuals.

The City Of Chandigarh Is Planned To Human Scale. It Puts Us In Touch With The Infinite Cosmos And Nature. It Provides Us With Places And Buildings For All Human Activities By Which The Citizens Can Live A Full And Harmonious Life. Here The Radiance Of Nature And Heart Are Within Our Reach.

Light Creates Ambience And Feel Of A Place, As Well As The Expression Of A Structure.

Considerable Sacrifices Were Demanded Of The Inhabitants Of The Machine In Order That Purely Abstract Formal Development... Might Be Carried As Far As Possible.