Villa Jeanneret-Perret Villa Jeanneret-Perret The Villa Jeanneret-Perret (also known as "Maison blanche") is the first independent project by Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Built in 1912 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret's hometown, it was designed for his parents. Open to the public since 2005, the house is under the patronage of the Swiss National Commission for UNESCO and has been proposed by the Swiss Government for inscription on the World Heritage List. In February 1912, Charles-Edouard Jeanneret opened his own architectural office in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the city where he was born and where he began his career after completing his education at the
Charles Edge (architect) in partnership with Avery. His son, Charles Allerton Edge became an architect working with his father. Edge also employed Yeoville Thomason. He died on 21 July 1867 at Edgbaston. Charles Edge (architect) Charles Edge (13 October 1800 - 21 July 1867) was an English architect based in Birmingham. He was born on 13 October 1800. He married Ellen Allerton (1810-1871), second daughter of Thomas Allarton of Lozells, Birmingham, on 30 October 1833 in Aston, Birmingham. The children were: He studied architecture in London for 5 years and set himself up in practice in Bennetts Hill, Birmingham in 1826. He became