Pierre jeanneret le corbusier biography
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Pierre Jeanneret
Swiss architect (1896–1967)
Pierre Jeanneret | |
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| Born | Arnold-André-Pierre Jeanneret-Gris (1896-03-22)22 March 1896 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | 4 December 1967(1967-12-04) (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Gandhi Bhawan, Chandigarh |
| Projects | Chandigarh's huge civic architecture project |
Pierre Jeanneret (22 March 1896 – 4 December 1967) was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his cousin, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier), for about twenty years.
Early life
[edit]Arnold-André-Pierre Jeanneret-Gris was born in Geneva. He grew up in the typical Jura landscape that influenced his early childhood and his Geneva Calvinism roots. He attended the School of Fine Arts (Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Geneva).[1] As a young student, he was a brilliant painter, artist and architect, greatly influenced by Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier), his cousin and mentor for life. He
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Pierre Jeanneret
Swiss-born architect and furniture designer Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967) worked for most of his life alongside his cousin Le Corbusier. In 1926 they published their manifesto “Five Points Towards a New Architecture” which served as the backbone for their architectural aesthetic. The Villa Savoye (1928-1931) serves as a representation for their outlined ideology. An elegant building predominantly made out of glass with an almost undivided interior and columns, which made it look as if it was floating above the ground.
In 1929 at the Paris Salon d’Automne, Jeanneret unveiled a set of modern furniture designed in collaboration with Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand. Included were tubular steel chairs, stools and a set of modular steel storage units.
Jeanneret's contribution to the partnership was considerable, not least in introducing professionalism in following through projects and work on site - he often stimulated and provoked his cousin’s imagination or moder
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Le Corbusier
Swiss-French architect (1887–1965)
"Charles Jeanneret" redirects here. For the Australian politician, see Charles Jeanneret (politician).
"Corbusier" redirects here. For other uses of the begrepp, see Corbusier (disambiguation).
Le Corbusier | |
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Le Corbusier in 1964 | |
| Born | Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris[1] (1887-10-06)6 October 1887 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Died | 27 August 1965(1965-08-27) (aged 77) Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Nationality | Swiss, French |
| Occupation | Architect |
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| Buildings | Villa Savoye, Poissy Villa La Roche, Paris Unité d'habitation, Marseille Notre Dame ni Haut, Ronchamp Buildings in Chandigarh, India |
| Projects | Ville Radieuse |
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 1887 – 27 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier (lə kor-BEW-zee-ay,[2]lə KOR-booz-YAY, -booss-YAY,[3][4]French:[ləkɔʁbyzje]),