When does a building actually become a built?

To be modern is not a fashion, it is a state. It is necessary to understand history, and he who understands history knows how to find continuity between that which was, that which is, and that which will be.

To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects.

The purpose of construction is TO MAKE THINGS HOLD TOGETHER; of architecture TO MOVE US.

When does a building actually become a built?

Genius is personal, decided by fate, but it expresses itself by means of system. There is no work of art without system.

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.