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- COVID-19 in Geneva, less than 11% have been infected Sun, 14 Jun 20, 7:00pmUniversité de GenèveShare Print E-Mail A study carried out among 2’766 people by the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), the Geneva Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases, and the University of Geneva (UNIGE),...
- Experimental prefab home eschews fossil fuels in Geneva Wed, 5 Dec 18, 5:30amIn the centrally located town of Lancy in Geneva, Switzerland, a compact and experimental timber home bucks the local archetype for concrete-based housing in favor of a more eco-friendly alternative...
- Naturally-ventilated glass building looks like a shimmering urban mirage Fri, 1 Sep 17, 4:57amThis office building in Geneva features a complex glass facade that makes it look like a shimmering urban mirage. The new Headquarters of the Swiss Société Privée de Gérance (SPG), designed by Italian firm Giovanni Vaccarini...
- Flash charging technology to charge Geneva e-buses in 15 seconds Fri, 22 Jul 16, 11:18pmFlash charging for electric buses, or e-buses, is coming to Geneva. After a successful pilot project, technology company ABB won a contract from Transports Publics Genevois to deliver the revolutionary technology, which could...
- Cantilevered Tannay Bridge House in Switzerland makes the most of a narrow plot Fri, 25 Dec 15, 2:20amThe house is located in Tannay, a small town near Geneva, Switzerland. With its cantilevering upper storey, which houses bedrooms, the building makes most of the narrow suburban plot and creates a space that can be used by...
- Cantilevering Tannay Bridge House in Switzerland foils a narrow plot Fri, 25 Dec 15, 2:20amThe house is located in Tannay, a small town near Geneva, Switzerland. With its cantilevering upper storey, which houses bedrooms, the building makes most of the narrow suburban plot and creates a space that can be used by...
- Rammed-earth attached houses in Geneva stay cool without excess energy use Sat, 12 Dec 15, 6:30amThe individual dwellings have separate entrances, garages and private courtyards, while the terraces located on the opposite side create a common garden and create an appearance of a single large living unit...
- BUREAU A recreates Stonehenge with stacked shipping containers Sat, 7 Nov 15, 3:00amBUREAU A was commissioned to built a temporary venue for the first edition of the biennale for independent art spaces in Geneva, BIG. The steel containers were placed in a way which references the layout of the ruins of Stonehenge...
- Steelhenge: BUREAU A puts a modern twist on Stonehenge with repurposed shipping containers Fri, 6 Nov 15, 5:01pmBUREAU A was commissioned to built a temporary venue for the first edition of the biennale for independent art spaces in Geneva, BIG. The steel containers were placed in a way which references the layout of the ruins of Stonehenge...
- Freeway Algae Garden Turns CO2 Emissions into Energy in Switzerland Tue, 4 Nov 14, 8:17amCulture Urbaine - The Cloud Collective from The Cloud Collective on Vimeo. The Cloud Collective's Culture Urbaine Genève was one of the 13 gardens produced for the Genève: Villes et Champs festival. The festival "focuses...
- Overpass Algae Garden Turns CO2 Emissions into Combustible Biomass in Switzerland Tue, 4 Nov 14, 3:42amCulture Urbaine - The Cloud Collective from The Cloud Collective on Vimeo. The Cloud Collective's Culture Urbaine Genève was one of the 13 gardens produced for the Genève: Villes et Champs festival. The festival "focuses...
- Bureau A Builds a Tiny Levitating Sauna On a Factory Rooftop in Geneva Thu, 3 Jan 13, 5:30amRead the rest of Bureau A Builds a Tiny Levitating Sauna On a Factory Rooftop in Geneva Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, Bureau A, factory roof, geneva, Jeremie Gindre, sauna, shed,...
- Students Convert 8 Recycled Shipping Containers into Experimental Commune in Geneva Fri, 6 Jul 12, 1:34amRead the rest of Students Convert 8 Recycled Shipping Containers into Experimental Commune in Geneva Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art, Commune, Design, eco design, geneva, Geneva University of...
- Higgs Boson announcement expected from CERN today Tue, 13 Dec 11, 10:30pmUPDATE 5:57 AM The live webcast from CERN is overloaded but it appears that uncertainty still exists about the HB, they may have glimpsed its signal around 126 GeV – see below – Anthony “The God Particle”...
- Gigantic Bubbly Vitam’Parc Sports Center Pops Up in France Mon, 7 Nov 11, 4:00pmRead the rest of Gigantic Bubbly Vitam’Parc Sports Center Pops Up in France Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, ETFE membrane, france, geneva, green materials, green roof designs, Health,...