After reading a few threads in complaints Corner about the quality of Swiss architecture, I thought it might be nice to discover some of the buildings that people really love here in Switzerland.

Here are a few of mine:

Probably my favourite building here in Lausanne is the Vaudoisse Assurance building across from Parc Milan. It is classic mid 20th century modern architecture. As you stand in front of it you can see right through it to the lake.



It was designed by Swiss architect Jean Tschumi in 1957 (who BTW is the father of Bernard Tschumi, designer of the acclaimed new Acropolis Museum in Athens).

I loved this building from the first time I saw it when I came to Lausanne and having researched it a little, I found that Tschumi also designed the Nestle headquarters in Vevey (which I also love) and the World health Organisation in Geneva.

A building I am eagerly watching go up at the moment is the new Learning Centre at EPFL. Not yet finished, from the progress I've seen, and these pics, it looks really cool.





I'd love to see some great buildings that EF members find beautiful from other parts of Switzerland. Is anyone else like me and always finds a few buildings they really love in whatever city they happen to be in?