Jean Tschumi Architect

Jean André Tschumi (born February 14, 1904 Plainpalais, now a neighborhood of Geneva, Switzerland, died January 25, 1962 · ) was a Swiss architect and professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.A member of the Modern Movement, Jean Tschumi is known for his buildings for Sandoz (laboratory, factory), Nestlé (pavilions at various international fairs, headquarters), la Mutuelle Vaudoise (headquarters), as well as for some of his projects (underground Paris souterrain, observation tower, etc.).

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 14, 1904
Birth place
Switzerland
Date of deathJanuary 25, 1962

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Architect

Significant building
Geneva
Lausanne
Paris
Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne
Vevey
World Health Organization
Nestlé
Significant project
Lausanne
Paris
Stockholm

Topical connections

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Jean Tschumi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://archizoom.epfl.ch/page31730-fr.html
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=GUTSPTj9bw0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Jean+Tschumi&source=bl&ots=nMlnJABikq&sig=yhunc_KZKMCQFb24whCJO6xr_eg&hl=fr&ei=JLbMS8OWDY6OOPqkmdsF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CB0Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q&f=false