The organization that operates the world’s largest particle physics laboratory has opened a facility for scientific education and outreach, composed of several blocks pierced by a raised walkway.
As part of its mission to engage the public in science, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (known by its French acronym, CERN) is launching the Science Gateway, a new facility for scientific education and outreach. The purpose of the proj
The new offices for Médecins Sans Frontières are in the Grand-Morillon district in the north of Geneva. The building responds to the needs of an organization that must be able to offer medical aid immediately, specifically and worldwide on a 365/24/7
Working out of offices in Paris and Geneva, the firm headed by Laurent Gravier and Sara Martín Cámara, FRES Architects, won the 2009 competition for a theater in Geneva. The complex features two auditoriums plus drama production workshops. These were
The 700 rooms of the Grand Morillon student residence in Geneva are organized in two volumes perforated by a footpath that ascends gradually from the ground level, giving access to the shared programs.
This urban project unfolds at the theoretical crossroads of the Croix Verte, opting for the large urban block as building typology able to accommodate a large green space in its interior and to restore the continuity of the plot... [+]
The international competition for the restructuring of the main railway station of Geneva pursued the double objective of optimizing its operations with a view to the future underground extension – between 2025 and 2050 –, and providing it with a new
The extension of the existing building, with a double glass skin complemented with modular screen-printed panels that include LED lighting, seeks energy efficiency and creating quality workspaces without forgetting aesthetic values... [+]
Under the motto of ‘Intermediary City,’ in the suburban neighborhoods of Onex, Bernex, and Confignon the scheme proposes an urban plan with fluid forms, increasing the density of the existing and the coexistence with the rural... [+]
Meant for the breeding and care of exotic birds, the aviary has a structure consisting of 16 tree-like steel pillars ten meters tall and a concrete slab for a roof, its curving perimeter delimited by a metal mesh skin.
The wolrd’s oldest active watchmaking brand, Vacheron Constantin, organized a competition to build its main headquarters on the outskirts of Geneva, a new building that had to bring together both the production and technical facilities (the firm guar
In October 2020, as UN Patron for Cities, I launched the Forum of Mayors in Geneva. Nineteen months later, the world’s population has increased by 151 million. Most have ended up in cities. Why? Because cities offer more opportunities, wealth, libera
Speaking before a gathering of mayors from 41 cities, Norman Foster shared his optimistic view of the pandemic as an uplifting opportunity.
Norman Foster has given the opening keynote to the first UN Forum of Mayors, a platform where mayors presented their experience dealing with the COVID-19 health emergency...
The Seville-based firm of Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra is the winner of an international competition for the opportunity to restructure the central area of the Cornavin Railway Station in Geneva. The purpose of the project is to improve the station’s
In 2009 the Swabian studio Wittfoht Architekten won the international competition for the extension of the William Rappard Center in Geneva. Located across from Lake Leman, the building, which has just been inaugurated, addresses its environment by o
The Cité du Lignon renovation fulfills the new energetic and economic demands while also addressing the heritage requirements.
En el Bois de la Bâtie, un frondoso parque público de Ginebra, los arquitectos de Group 8, junto con la ingeniería Guscetti y Tournier, han construido un aviario cuya estructura se asimila a los troncos de los árboles. Las medidas contra la expansión
