Le Corbusier

Sunday 16 December 2001

I was reminded of my old interest in the architect Le Corbusier by the website of the Fondation Le Corbusier.

Cast iron manhole cover, Chandigarh, 1972

Evidence of my 1972 pilgrimage to Chandigarh — my boots standing on an iron manhole cover with Le Corbusier’s plan of the city cast in bas relief.

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