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The capitol complex had its own problems in terms of material used, space and functional efficiency:
The High Court that begun functioning in 1956 was too small by the end of the decade. The Secretariat also had the same fate and the open balconies were converted into additional offices. The separation between the capitol complex and the city. Monumental dimension to the capital complex but distant from the citizens. The rough concrete was suitable for sunny Mediterranean climate.4
There are others who argue that Corbusier’s ideas of city planning are completely dependent on profound misunderstanding of human nature. The most important criticism against modern architecture is alienating effects of life in planned cities. Urbanists such as Jane Jacob and Lewis Mumford were most vocal about this.
| 4 It should be mentioned here that it has been pointed out that life in a warm climate makes use of a much wider range of physical conditions than it does in a cold one. “(T)he boundaries between the various gradations along this spectrum (between room and veranda and terrace and courtyard) are blurred and casual, so that one passes easily from one zone to another”. (Charles Correa 2010 [1983]) |
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