The Materials Of City Planning Are: Sky,

Architecture Is The Masterly, Correct And Magnificent Play Of Masses Brought Together In Light. Our Eyes Are Made To See Forms In Light; Light And Shade Reveal These Forms; Cubes, Cones, Spheres, Cylinders Or Pyramids Are The Great Primary Forms Which Light Reveals To Advantage; The Image Of These Is Distinct And Tangible Within Us Without Ambiguity. It Is For This Reason That These Are Beautiful Forms, The Most Beautiful Forms. Everybody Is Agreed To That, The Child, The Savage And The Metaphysician.

Genius Is Personal, Decided By Fate, But It Expresses Itself By Means Of System. There Is No Work Of Art Without System.

The Present Moment Is Creative, Creating With An Unheard-of Intensity.

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.

When Does A Building Actually Become A Built?