To Be Modern Is Not A Fashion,

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

It Is A Question Of Building Which Is At The Root Of The Social Unrest Of Today: Architecture Or Revolution.

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.

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.

The Purpose Of Construction Is To Make Things Hold Together; Of Architecture To Move Us.