Pierre Jeanneret - Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Pierre Jeanneret, in collaboration with the English husband-wife team of Maxwell Fry 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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