The work of Marc-Joseph Saugey shaped the built landscape of Calvin’s home city. His approach – modern, progressive, politically engaged, often innovative and inventive – has left a lasting mark on the architectural scene both locally and further afield. Located primarily in prominent parts of the city rather than in peripheral areas, his creations now form part of the urban landscape. They often involved significant changes to the historic substance of the city. They contributed, together with the work of several of his peers, to the rise of modernity within the city [flyer].

Speaker

Philippe Meier is an architect who trained at the EPFL in Lausanne.  A founding partner of “ma architectes”, he recently published “Marc-Joseph Saugey architecte” in the journal of the Geneva branch of the Association of Swiss Architects.

This lecture is organised in partnership with the Geneva branch of the Association of Swiss Architects.

Talk

Illustration : Marc-Joseph Saugey, Miremont-le-Crêt, 1953-1957 (Photographie Gustave Klemm, Documentation photographique Ville de Genève).