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Originally Posted by 10023
The Radiant City was exactly the wrong way to improve Paris. It would have destroyed Paris. The "tower in a park" concept was one of the big mistakes of 20th century urban planning.
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I don't disagree. But the Radiant City was born out of very compelling ideas about the relevance of open space, light and nature in the fabric of an overcongested cityscape. Does the fact that Le Corbusier designed one hyper-fantasy project as a study make him a horrible architect? Absolutely not.