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.
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 was a cyclist in the Swiss Army from 1916 to 1918.
CareerEdit
In 1922, the Jeanneret cousins set up an architectural practice together. From 1927 to 1937 they worked together with Charlotte Perriand at the Le Corbusier-Pierre Jeanneret studio, rue de Sèvres.[2] In 1929 the trio prepared the "House Fittings" section for the Decorative Artists Exhibition and asked for a group stand, renewing and widening the 1928 avant-garde group idea. This was refused by the Decorative Artists Committee. They resigned and founded the Union of Modern Artists ("Union des artistes modernes": UAM).[3]
The cousins later designed many buildings, including a number of villas and vacation houses,[4] and renovated existing buildings as well.[5]
They collaborated once again after the War, on the plan and architecture for the New town of Chandigarh in India.
Pierre Jeanneret in conversation with Le Corbusier at the Architect's Office (now Le Corbusier Centre) in Chandigarh
ChandigarhEdit
Gandhi BhawanPierre Jeanneret House/Museum in Chandigarh
Jeanneret, in collaboration with the English husband-wife team of Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew, was responsible for much of Chandigarh's large civic architecture project. His most remarkable contribution has undoubtedly been the designing of the fourteen categories of mass-housings that constitute the living and amenity areas of Chandigarh. Jeanneret, along with Ar. Jugal Kishore Chowdhary, Ar. Bhanu Pratap Mathur and Er. Agya Ram, was responsible for a significant amount of designing for the Panjab University, including the Gandhi Bhawan and the University Library.
Jeanneret stayed on in Chandigarh after its construction, advising the local government in his appointed capacity as Chief Architect of the city. In order to commemorate his legacy, the Chandigarh Administration has restored his residence, House No. 57, Sector 5 (Type 4J), and converted it into a Museum dedicated to his contributions to the city, on March 22, 2017, his 121st birth anniversary.[6]
There were 8 linear meters of manuscripts, documents, photographs, drawings and letters between Jeanneret and Le Corbusier, which were collected over fifteen years during the Chandigarh project. They contain great detail of Jeanneret's responsibilities in the construction of the city. They were left to Jeanneret's niece, Jacqueline Jeanneret, upon his death in 1967. They are now preserved at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal, Canada.[7]
Equally significant was his role as a mentor to young Indian architects like Aditya Prakash, Jeet Malhotra, Jugal Kishore Chowdhary, Urmila Eugene Chowdhary, Shiv Dutt Sharma and many others.[8]
Some of his major works in Chandigarh include the M.L.A. Hostels in Sector 3 and 4, Polytechnic for Men (now CCET) in Sector 26, the State Library, Town Hall and the Post & Telegraph Building in Sector 17, the Architects' Office (now Le Corbusier Centre) in Sector 19, the P.G.I.M.E.R. in Sector 12 (in collaboration with Jeet Malhotra, Aditya Prakash and H.S.Chopra), Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-16, St. John's High School, Sector 26 and the Shops on V4 in Sector 11.[9]
FurnitureEdit
In addition to buildings, Jeanneret also designed furniture, both independently and with Le Corbusier.[10][11] He experimented with minimalist design, including a chair which required no fasteners.
DeathEdit
Jeanneret, who was unmarried, died on 4 December 1967. In accordance with his will, Jeanneret's ashes were scattered in Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake.
Pierre Jeanneret - A pencil sketch by Sarbjit BahgaA sculpture by Pierre Jeanneret in Government School, Sector-16, Chandigarh.
^"Suiss Historical Enceclopedia". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
^Office du patrimoine et des sites (2016). Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret - Restoration of the Clarté Building, Geneva. Geneva: Birkhäuser. p. 27. ISBN978-3035607598.
^Herbst, René (1956). Union des Artistes Modernes, Paris. 25 années UAM,1930 - 1955. Paris: Editons du salon des Arts Ménagers.
^Richard A. Etlin (1994). Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier: The Romantic Legacy. Manchester University Press. pp. 7–. ISBN978-0-7190-4061-0.
^Jacques Sbriglio (1 January 1996). Apartment Block 24 N. C. and LeCorbusier's Home. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 98–. ISBN978-3-7643-5432-9.
^"Badnore opens Pierre Jeanneret museum". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^Scriver, Peter; Srivastava, Amit (15 February 2015). India: Modern Architectures in History. Reaktion Books. ISBN9781780234687.
^Joshi, Kiran (1999). Documenting Chandigarh: the Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret, Edwin Maxwell Fry, Jane Beverly Drew (Vol. 1). Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing.
^Sarbjit Bahga; Surinder Bahga (2000). Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret: Footprints in the Sand of Indian Architecture. Galgotia. p. 35. ISBN978-81-85989-45-7.
^Volker Fischer (1999). The LC4 Chaise Longue by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand. Verlag form. ISBN9783931317409.
Sources
Documenting Chandigarh: The Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret, Edwin Maxwell Fry, Jane Beverly Drew, by Kiran Joshi, Grantha Corporation, 1999. ISBN1-890206-13-X.
Sarbjit Bahga, Surinder Bahga (2014) Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret: The Indian Architecture, CreateSpace, ISBN978-1495906251
Tim Benton (2007). The Villas of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret 1920-1930. Springer. ISBN978-3-7643-8406-7.
pierre, jeanneret, march, 1896, december, 1967, swiss, architect, collaborated, with, cousin, charles, Édouard, jeanneret, assumed, pseudonym, corbusier, about, twenty, years, bornarnold, andré, gris, 1896, march, 1896geneva, switzerlanddied4, december, 1967, . Pierre Jeanneret 22 March 1896 4 December 1967 was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his cousin Charles Edouard Jeanneret who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier for about twenty years Pierre JeanneretBornArnold Andre Pierre Jeanneret Gris 1896 03 22 22 March 1896Geneva SwitzerlandDied4 December 1967 1967 12 04 aged 71 OccupationArchitectBuildingsGandhi Bhawan ChandigarhProjectsChandigarh s huge civic architecture project Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Chandigarh 4 Furniture 5 Death 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditArnold Andre 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 Edouard Jeanneret Le Corbusier his cousin and mentor for life He was a cyclist in the Swiss Army from 1916 to 1918 Career EditIn 1922 the Jeanneret cousins set up an architectural practice together From 1927 to 1937 they worked together with Charlotte Perriand at the Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret studio rue de Sevres 2 In 1929 the trio prepared the House Fittings section for the Decorative Artists Exhibition and asked for a group stand renewing and widening the 1928 avant garde group idea This was refused by the Decorative Artists Committee They resigned and founded the Union of Modern Artists Union des artistes modernes UAM 3 The cousins later designed many buildings including a number of villas and vacation houses 4 and renovated existing buildings as well 5 Their working relationship ended when Pierre joined the French Resistance and Le Corbusier worked with the Vichy Government a collaborationist regime to Nazi Germany nbsp Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret boating leisurely at Sukhna Lake Digitized by Panjab Digital Library They collaborated once again after the War on the plan and architecture for the New town of Chandigarh in India nbsp Pierre Jeanneret in conversation with Le Corbusier at the Architect s Office now Le Corbusier Centre in ChandigarhChandigarh Edit nbsp Gandhi Bhawan nbsp Pierre Jeanneret House Museum in ChandigarhJeanneret in collaboration with the English husband wife team of Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew was responsible for much of Chandigarh s large civic architecture project His most remarkable contribution has undoubtedly been the designing of the fourteen categories of mass housings that constitute the living and amenity areas of Chandigarh Jeanneret along with Ar Jugal Kishore Chowdhary Ar Bhanu Pratap Mathur and Er Agya Ram was responsible for a significant amount of designing for the Panjab University including the Gandhi Bhawan and the University Library Jeanneret stayed on in Chandigarh after its construction advising the local government in his appointed capacity as Chief Architect of the city In order to commemorate his legacy the Chandigarh Administration has restored his residence House No 57 Sector 5 Type 4J and converted it into a Museum dedicated to his contributions to the city on March 22 2017 his 121st birth anniversary 6 There were 8 linear meters of manuscripts documents photographs drawings and letters between Jeanneret and Le Corbusier which were collected over fifteen years during the Chandigarh project They contain great detail of Jeanneret s responsibilities in the construction of the city They were left to Jeanneret s niece Jacqueline Jeanneret upon his death in 1967 They are now preserved at the Canadian Centre for Architecture CCA in Montreal Canada 7 Equally significant was his role as a mentor to young Indian architects like Aditya Prakash Jeet Malhotra Jugal Kishore Chowdhary Urmila Eugene Chowdhary Shiv Dutt Sharma and many others 8 Some of his major works in Chandigarh include the M L A Hostels in Sector 3 and 4 Polytechnic for Men now CCET in Sector 26 the State Library Town Hall and the Post amp Telegraph Building in Sector 17 the Architects Office now Le Corbusier Centre in Sector 19 the P G I M E R in Sector 12 in collaboration with Jeet Malhotra Aditya Prakash and H S Chopra Government Model Senior Secondary School Sector 16 St John s High School Sector 26 and the Shops on V4 in Sector 11 9 Furniture EditIn addition to buildings Jeanneret also designed furniture both independently and with Le Corbusier 10 11 He experimented with minimalist design including a chair which required no fasteners Death EditJeanneret who was unmarried died on 4 December 1967 In accordance with his will Jeanneret s ashes were scattered in Chandigarh s Sukhna Lake nbsp Pierre Jeanneret A pencil sketch by Sarbjit Bahga nbsp A sculpture by Pierre Jeanneret in Government School Sector 16 Chandigarh See also EditList of Indian architects Architecture of IndiaReferences EditNotes Suiss Historical Enceclopedia Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz Retrieved 20 May 2016 Office du patrimoine et des sites 2016 Le Corbusier amp Pierre Jeanneret Restoration of the Clarte Building Geneva Geneva Birkhauser p 27 ISBN 978 3035607598 Herbst Rene 1956 Union des Artistes Modernes Paris 25 annees UAM 1930 1955 Paris Editons du salon des Arts Menagers Richard A Etlin 1994 Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier The Romantic Legacy Manchester University Press pp 7 ISBN 978 0 7190 4061 0 Jacques Sbriglio 1 January 1996 Apartment Block 24 N C and LeCorbusier s Home Springer Science amp Business Media pp 98 ISBN 978 3 7643 5432 9 Badnore opens Pierre Jeanneret museum Tribuneindia com Retrieved 14 October 2017 Pierre Jeanneret gt Pierre Jeanneret Chandigarh Rhoko com Scriver Peter Srivastava Amit 15 February 2015 India Modern Architectures in History Reaktion Books ISBN 9781780234687 Joshi Kiran 1999 Documenting Chandigarh the Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret Edwin Maxwell Fry Jane Beverly Drew Vol 1 Ahmedabad Mapin Publishing Sarbjit Bahga Surinder Bahga 2000 Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret Footprints in the Sand of Indian Architecture Galgotia p 35 ISBN 978 81 85989 45 7 Volker Fischer 1999 The LC4 Chaise Longue by Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand Verlag form ISBN 9783931317409 SourcesDocumenting Chandigarh The Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret Edwin Maxwell Fry Jane Beverly Drew by Kiran Joshi Grantha Corporation 1999 ISBN 1 890206 13 X Sarbjit Bahga Surinder Bahga 2014 Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret The Indian Architecture CreateSpace ISBN 978 1495906251 Tim Benton 2007 The Villas of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret 1920 1930 Springer ISBN 978 3 7643 8406 7 External links EditFinding aid for the Pierre Jeanneret archive at the Canadian Centre for Architecture Find and Tell Sangeeta Bagga on Pierre Jeanneret Canadian Centre for Architecture Pierre Jeanneret furniture for Chandigarh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pierre Jeanneret amp oldid 1179624823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
