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Old 25.11.2009, 19:53
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Re: Your favourtie Swiss Building

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The Y shaped Nestle headquarter built in 1960 and designed by architect Jean Tschumi.
I love the Nestle building too. Since discovering the work of Jean Tschumi (through the Vaudoisse building in Lausanne) I have been looking into his other buildings. This one, a conference centre in HEP Lausanne, looks right up my alley. Must try and get there to see it in the flesh.




A book was released this year on his life and work called "Jean Tschumi: Architecture at Full Scale". He died tragically young at 57, on the overnight train from Paris to Lausanne. His son Bernard has carried on his legacy brilliantly though.

Thanks for the contributions. It has inspired me to visit some of these great buildings.
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