Pierre Jeanneret

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Swiss person architect furniture designer

Pierre Jeanneret was a Swiss architect and furniture designer best known for his long collaboration with his cousin Le Corbusier and his influential modernist work, particularly in Chandigarh, India.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Swiss person → architect → furniture designer →
collaboratedWith	Le Corbusier →
countryOfCitizenship	Switzerland →
cousinOf	Le Corbusier →
dateOfBirth	1896-03-22 →
dateOfDeath	1967-12-04 →
designed	Chandigarh benches → Chandigarh committee room chairs → Chandigarh library chairs → Chandigarh low lounge chairs → Chandigarh office desks → Chandigarh public furniture → Chandigarh storage cabinets → Chandigarh teak and cane chairs →
education	École des Beaux-Arts (architecture training) →
employedBy	Government of Punjab (India) →
era	20th-century architecture →
familyName	Jeanneret →
fieldOfWork	architecture → furniture design →
fullName	Pierre Jeanneret →
gender	male →
givenName	Pierre →
heritage	French-speaking Swiss →
knownFor	collaboration with Le Corbusier → design of Chandigarh furniture → role in planning Chandigarh →
movement	Modernism →
nationality	Swiss →
notableWork	Chandigarh Capitol Complex furniture → urban design and architecture of Chandigarh →
placeOfBirth	Geneva →
placeOfDeath	Geneva →
relative	Le Corbusier →
residence	Chandigarh → Geneva →
style	brutalist-influenced modernism →
usedMaterial	brick → cane → local stone → reinforced concrete → teak wood →
workedOn	Chandigarh Capitol Complex → Chandigarh city plan → Punjab University buildings in Chandigarh →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cité Frugès de Pessac → Immeuble Clarté → Immeuble locatif à la Porte Molitor → Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh → Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau → Petite villa au bord du lac Léman (Villa ‘Le Lac’) → Villa Savoye →	architect
LC2 Petit Modèle → LC2 armchair → LC4 chaise longue →	designer
Cassina → Charlotte Perriand →	collaboratedWith
Pierre Savoye → Savoye family →	commissionedFrom
Villa La Roche →	associatedWithArchitect
Pierre Savoye →	clientOf
Villa La Roche →	coArchitect
Savoye family →	commissionedArchitect
Villa Savoye →	designedBy
Pierre Jeanneret →	fullName
Pierre Savoye →	villaDesignedBy