Designed by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret, whose death anniversary was on December 4, the building is a fine example of modular and sustainable architecture, with an attention to Chandigarh’s mandate of cost-effective and climate responsive design. Demonstrating the immense creative and technical prowess of Jeanneret, the building was made with experimental and cost-effective materials and methods, such as exposed reinforced concrete shell of the porch, precast beams of sloping roofs, brick tiles for floors, jute-lac panels for doors and cupboard shutters, points out Deepika Gandhi, Director, Le Corbusier Centre.
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- Research centre to preserve legacy of Corbusier, Jeanneret, Friday, December 9, 2016 - 05:49