Photographer Roberto Conte has captured the geometric shapes of Le Corbusier's weathered concrete buildings at Chandigarh's in his latest series.
Conte's images showcase the clean silhouettes of the buildings found in the modernist utopia, from the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage site of the Capitol Complex to lesser-known examples of Le Corbusier's design.
Le Corbusier's Palace of Assembly is one of the concrete building's in the Capitol Complex
"With this project I want to give both an updated view of the current conditions of some iconic buildings of the history of architecture, and show the public that Chandigarh is also a lot more than the famous Capitol Complex, in terms of architectures and complexity," Conte told Dezeen.
The capital of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana is the French architect's largest project. Among the structures captured by Conte are Le Corbusier's High Court and its vibrant coloured walls, Pierre Jeanneret's circular, twisted Sukhna Boating Tower, and the intriguing light patterns of Le Corbusier's Tower of Shadows.
Tower of Shadows is another Le Corbusier design
Conte photographed the buildings at quiet times, putting the emphasis on the architecture rather than its surroundings.
"I checked the position of the buildings beforehand in order to have a better idea about the best possible time of the day for each architecture, according to the current season," said Conte, who is based in Milan.
Conte captured the colourf...