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Concentric City

The Concentric City was a proposed city plan from 1922 for 3 million people designed by Le Corbusier based on four principles: decongesting city centers, increasing density, improving circulation, and adding parks. The plan included a central city surrounded by a green belt and factories/satellite towns. At the center was a six-level transport hub surrounded by 24 tall office skyscrapers and lower density apartment districts with open spaces, all raised on stilts to allow greenery below. The goal was to combine efficient urban and natural environments.

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Concentric City

The Concentric City was a proposed city plan from 1922 for 3 million people designed by Le Corbusier based on four principles: decongesting city centers, increasing density, improving circulation, and adding parks. The plan included a central city surrounded by a green belt and factories/satellite towns. At the center was a six-level transport hub surrounded by 24 tall office skyscrapers and lower density apartment districts with open spaces, all raised on stilts to allow greenery below. The goal was to combine efficient urban and natural environments.

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CONCENTRIC CITY

 A city for 3 million people was proposed


by Le Corbusier in 1922, which was
based on four principles.

• Decongestion of the centre of the


cities
• Augmentation of the density
• Enlargement of the means of
circulation
• Increase in the number of parks and
open spaces

 Three Zones in Concentric City


• Central city
• Protected green belt
• Factories and satellite towns
CONCENTRIC CITY

• It consists of rectangle containing two cross axial


highways. At its heart was a six-level transport
interchange – centre for motor, rail lines (underground
and main line railways) and roof of which is air-field.
• 24 cruciform skyscrapers - 60 storied office building with
density 1200 ppa and covers 5% of the ground.
• Surrounding skyscrapers was apartment district – 8
storey buildings arranged in zigzag rows with broad open
spaces with density of 120 ppa (people per acre).
• The buildings in the central area were raised on stilts
(pilotis) so as to leave panoramas of unbroken greenery
at ground level.
• The city espoused space, speed, mass production and
efficient organization, but also offered combination of
natural and urban environments.

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