The centre, which was an initiative of the Chandigarh Administration was set up with an aim to honour the city’s creator and was a step towards conservation and adaptive use of heritage buildings.

A team of bureaucrats, architects, engineers and artists were instrumental in its establishment.

A core group, comprising architects, planners and artists, which was proposed earlier by Administrator S F Rodrigues, should be formed for the centre’s development.

The research section of the centre should also be upgraded and research activities, should be promoted.

This can be done by introducing visiting research scholars’ programme, cultural exchange programme, providing grants and scholarships on the pattern of the Foundation Le Corbusier in Paris and the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal.

The success of Le Corbusier in planning the city would not have been possible without contributions from Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry along with their Indian counterparts, administrators and politicians.

Albert Mayer and Mathew Nowicki were also instrumental in the initial planning of the city. Though some of the works of Pierre Jeanneret have been exhibited at the centre, the works of other architects should also be placed at the centre as a mark of respect.

Also, the Old Architect’s Office, the first building where they started their work should be made part of the centre.