Chandigarh citizens launch forum to preserve city's visual heritage

A think tank was launched on the 125th birth anniversary of Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh's first chief architect

A group of residents of Chandigarh have come together to launch a forum and think tank called "The Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeanneret Forum (LC&PJ)" at the Chandigarh College of Architecture to preserve and archive the visual heritage of the city's old buildings.

The think tank was launched on the 125th birth anniversary of Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh’s first chief architect. Jeanneret was the younger cousin of Le Corbusier and worked as his deputy in the development of Chandigarh from 1951 to 1965, a statement from the members of the think tank said.

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