Charles Edouard Jeanneret (1887-1965) better known as Le Corbusier was one of the most visionary architects of the twentieth century.  Now, two broad approaches to city planning can be identified as: regional planning approach which has its root in Howard’s Garden City. From this perspective, the answer to congestion in the city was regional planning. Cities in this scheme became subordinate to the region. These regional planning ideas began to flourish with Patrick Geddes and reached North America in the 1920s via Lewis Mumford. Garden City’s proponent Ebenezer Howard had spoken about low-rise homes; separation of commerce from residence but not too far away from residences; plenty of open-spaces lush with greenery.

• In contrast to this approach there is the ‘monumental tradition of city planning’. French public servant and planner Baron Haussman was one proponent who had completely changed Paris. Before the rebuilding, however intellectually stimulating the streets of Paris might have been there were ample localities where streets were no more than fetid, dark corridors. Haussman undertook large-scale demolition and made Paris hygienic, politically safe and aesthetic. His ideas found expression in the world-wide City Beautiful Movement.

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