A guided tour of Pierre Jeanneret's house on his death anniversary

Chandigarh, December 4

To commemorate the death anniversary of Pierre Jeanneret, the Department of Tourism, UT, organised a guided tour of the Jeanneret Museum here today.

On the occasion, a discussion on the relevance of his works was conducted by Deepika Gandhi, Director, Le Corbusier Centre. Students of architecture from tricity colleges were explained the basic philosophy and finer nuances of Jeanneret’s works, which spanned from the sculptural Gandhi Bhawan at Panjab University to austere peons’ housing.

To reinforce the design ideology of Jeanneret, a workshop on furniture designed by him was held wherein the students had to carefully study his work and create a side table with light inspired by one of his buildings or furniture. Kamal Passi, who had produced the miniature furniture displayed at the museum, guided the students during the workshop.

It was hoped that more citizens and tourists would visit the Jeanneret Museum, which was the house where the architect lived for 11 years as did Le Corbusier when he came to India. The house was restored to its original state and a museum dedicated to Jeanneret established here in 2017. — TNS