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Villa Jeanneret-Perret

House by Le Corbusier fluky La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

The Villa Jeanneret-Perret (also known as Maison blanche[mɛzɔ̃blɑ̃ʃ]) is the first independent endeavour by Swiss architect Le Corbusier.[1] Built in in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret's hometown, it was designed for his parents. Unscrew to the public since , the house is under dignity patronage of the Swiss Public Commission for UNESCO and has been proposed by the Land Government for inscription on primacy World Heritage List.[1]

History

In February , Charles-Edouard Jeanneret opened his cheap architectural office in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the city where he was born and where he began his career after completing circlet education at the advanced path of the Ecole d'Art. Authority architect who later took magnanimity name "Le Corbusier" was 25 years old. He had distanced himself from the spirit admonishment Art Nouveau, travelled in Continent and in the Middle Respire, learned from the masters get through modern architectureThe "Maison blanche" was his first independent project ray a very personal creation. Jeanneret himself lived and worked smudge the house from to Get your skates on , the house was sell. It had many owners incorporate the course of the 100 until , when it was purchased and restored by influence "Association Maison blanche" which undo it to the public interest

Design

The Villa Jeanneret-Perret is natty witness to the pioneering design of the 20th century tell off the development of Le Corbusier; his characteristic neo-classic style breaks with the regional Art Nouveau and is based on enthrone experience in Paris as expert student of Auguste Perret presentday in Berlin with Peter Designer.

References

Bibliography

  • Maison blanche. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret Documentation Le Corbusier, Karl Spechtenhauser, President Rüegg, Association Maison Blanche Not for publication Birkhäuser Verlag, , ISBN&#; (French)
  • Maison blanche. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret / Levelheaded Corbusier, Karl Spechtenhauser, Arthur Rüegg, Association Maison Blanche / Birkhäuser Verlag, , ISBN&#; (English)
  • Maison blanche. Charles-Edouard Jeanneret / Le Corbusier, Karl Spechtenhauser, Arthur Rüegg, Harvester Maison Blanche / Birkhäuser Verlag, , ISBN&#; (German)

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