Architecture: Modern Geneva, by Bruno Marchand

{"title":"Architecture: Modern Geneva, by Bruno Marchand","description":"\u003Cp\u003EBruno Marchand, professor emeritus at EPFL, leads this five-part lecture series designed for newcomers to architectural history. He brings his academic experience to introduce key figures and approaches in Geneva\u2019s twentieth-century modernity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe course examines five monographic approaches focused on architects whose urban thinking and buildings have permanently shaped Geneva\u2019s territory and landscape. Sessions investigate themes such as technical progress, Miesian legacy, Le Corbusier\u2019s influence and the plastic use of concrete, revealing how modernity transformed the city.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn French.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProgramme:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- Monday 2 February, 12:15: Maurice Braillard and the early foundations of Genevan modernity\u003Cbr\u003E- Monday 2 March, 12:15: The architecture of Marc-Joseph Saugey: technology and progress\u003Cbr\u003E- Monday 16 March, 12:15: The architecture of Jean-Marc Lamuni\u00e8re: the legacy of Mies and postmodernity\u003Cbr\u003E- Monday 20 April,12:15: The architecture of Andr\u00e9 Gaillard, in the wake of Eug\u00e8ne Beaudouin\u003Cbr\u003E- Monday 11 May, 12:15: The architecture of Georges Brera: the influence of Le Corbusier and the plasticity of concrete\u003C\/p\u003E","start_date":"2026-02-02","end_date":"2026-05-11","date":"2 February - 11 May","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20260202T121500Z","timing_end_date":"20260202T134500Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260302T121500Z","timing_end_date":"20260302T134500Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260316T121500Z","timing_end_date":"20260316T134500Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260420T121500Z","timing_end_date":"20260420T134500Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260511T121500Z","timing_end_date":"20260511T134500Z"}]}