Pierre Jeanneret
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Pierre Jeanneret was a Swiss architect
who collaborated with his more famous brother Charles Edouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier
) for about twenty years.
Their working relationship ended when Pierre joined the French Resistance
and Le Corbusier did not. However, they collaborated once again and famously after the War, on the plan and architecture for the planned city
of Chandigarh
in India
.
and Jane Drew
, was responsible for much of Chandigarh
's huge civic architecture project. Pierre was responsible for a significant amount of designing for the Panjab University, including the Gandhi Bhawan and the University Library.
Pierre Jeanneret stayed on in Chandigarh after its construction, advising the local government in his appointed capacity as Chief Architect of the city.
On his death, in accordance with his will, Pierre Jeanneret's ashes were scattered in Chandigarh's central lake.
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Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
who collaborated with his more famous brother Charles Edouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier
Le Corbusier
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...
) for about twenty years.
Their working relationship ended when Pierre joined the French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
and Le Corbusier did not. However, they collaborated once again and famously after the War, on the plan and architecture for the planned city
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
of Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Chandigarh
Pierre Jeanneret, in collaboration with the English husband-wife team of Maxwell FryMaxwell Fry
Edwin Maxwell Fry, CBE, RA, FRIBA, FRTPI, known as Maxwell Fry , was an English modernist architect of the middle and late 20th century, known for his buildings in Britain, Africa and India....
and Jane Drew
Jane Drew
Dame Jane Drew, DBE, FRIBA was an English modernist architect and town planner. She qualified at the AA School in London, and prior to World War II became one of the leading exponents of the Modern Movement in London....
, was responsible for much of Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
's huge civic architecture project. Pierre was responsible for a significant amount of designing for the Panjab University, including the Gandhi Bhawan and the University Library.
Pierre Jeanneret stayed on in Chandigarh after its construction, advising the local government in his appointed capacity as Chief Architect of the city.
On his death, in accordance with his will, Pierre Jeanneret's ashes were scattered in Chandigarh's central lake.
See also
- Documenting Chandigarh: The Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret, Edwin Maxwell Fry, Jane Beverly Drew, by Kiran Joshi, Grantha Corporation, 1999. ISBN 1-890206-13-X.
- List of Indian architects
- Architecture of India
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