Swiss Skyscraper Dreams: From Bel-Air to Babel at Villa Le Lac
The exhibition 'De Bel-Air à Babel – Un rêve de grandeur' at Villa Le Lac in Corseaux, Switzerland, explores Swiss architects' vertical ambitions between the 1930s and 1970s. Curated by Patrik Moser, the show features sketches, plans, films, and vintage photographs from the Archives of Modern Construction at EPF Lausanne. Highlights include realized towers like the 82-meter Tour d'Ivoire in Montreux and the Bel-Air Métropole in Lausanne (1932, by Alphonse Laverrière), as well as unrealized projects such as Jean Tschumi's 280-meter Beaulieu tower (1961) and Le Corbusier's 1938 skyscraper for Algiers. The exhibition runs until October 27, 2019, and is accompanied by a catalog published by Call me Edouard.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'De Bel-Air à Babel – Un rêve de grandeur' at Villa Le Lac, Corseaux, until October 27, 2019.
- Curated by Patrik Moser using materials from the Archives of Modern Construction at EPF Lausanne.
- Focuses on Swiss skyscraper projects from the 1930s to 1970s.
- Realized towers include Tour d'Ivoire (Montreux, 82 m) and Bel-Air Métropole (Lausanne, 1932).
- Unrealized projects include Jean Tschumi's Beaulieu tower (1961, 280 m) and Le Corbusier's Algiers skyscraper (1938).
- Catalog published by Call me Edouard.
Entities
Artists
- Le Corbusier
- Alphonse Laverrière
- Jean Tschumi
- Patrik Moser
- Giuseppe Galbiati
Institutions
- Villa Le Lac
- EPF Lausanne
- Archives of Modern Construction
- Call me Edouard
- Artribune
Locations
- Corseaux
- Switzerland
- Montreux
- Lausanne
- Algiers
- Chicago
- New York