The Athens Charter
Athens CharterCIAM urban planningModernist architecture principlesFunctional city designUrban planning manifesto
The Athens Charter, drafted by CIAM in 1933, is a seminal document in modernist architecture principles and urban planning. It outlined functional city design concepts, advocating for the rational organization of urban spaces based on distinct functions. This influential urban planning manifesto significantly shaped 20th-century city development, though its rigid approach later drew considerable debate.