The entrance hall of Le Cedre. 2021, Claudio Merlini
The entrance hall of Le Cedre. Claudio Merlini The headquarters of Vaudoise Insurance in Lausanne, designed by Swiss architect Jean Tschumi, is the subject of a detailed monument study to guide restoration work. The book's vernissage will take place on March 16 at 6 p.m. at the Musée cantonal de design et d'arts appliqués contemporains (MUDAC) in Lausanne. Architects Giulia Marino and Franz Graf are publishing the first comprehensive monograph on the building Le Cèdre, inaugurated in Lausanne in 1956 and designed by Swiss architect Jean Tschumi as the headquarters of Mutuelle Vaudoise Accidents. The researchers, who are with the Faculty of Natural, Architectural and Built Environment (ENAC), reviewed the history of the building at the request of the Canton of Vaud and the insurer itself to help contractors make the right decisions in future restoration work. Western facade, 2021. Claudio Merlini The site, Campagne du Cèdre, would have housed the Ecole polytechnique de l'Université de Lausanne (EPUL), the precursor of EPFL.
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