1000 Arbres (1000 Trees) – Foresight Cycle
Together, let us design today the public spaces of tomorrow.
Exhibition, lectures, professional workshops
In the face of the climate emergency, the question of trees in the city has become a central issue in urban transformation. Organised by the Fondation Braillard Architectes and the Republic and Canton of Geneva, the 1000 Arbres foresight cycle brings together, over three days, the general public, practitioners, researchers and urban stakeholders around a shared ambition: to rethink the public spaces of tomorrow in the light of climate adaptation.
An exhibition, public lectures and professional workshops follow one another at the Jardins de la Jonction and the Fondation Braillard Architectes, bringing different perspectives together to shape, collectively, the contours of a more resilient city.
Programme at a glance
Tuesday 01.09 – Opening & lecture
18:00 · Lecture
New climate-responsive public spaces: visions and practices
The two winning teams of the Europan 18 Competition – Geneva, Kollektif Landscape (BE) and 7 lieues (FR), will present their visions in dialogue with Ariane Widmer (Europan Suisse), Henri Bava (Agence Ter) and Bruno Doedens (Bosk project).
An evening to step back and see Geneva in a new light, reimagining its public spaces for tomorrow.
Speakers:
- Winning teams of the Europan 18 competition
- Bjorn Bracke and Koen Moelants (Kollektif Landscape – BE),
- Alphonse Bardou-Jacquet and Charlotte Vermeulen (7 lieues – FR)
- Ariane Widmer (Europan Suisse)
- Henri Bava (Agence Ter – FR)
- Bruno Doedens (Bosk project – NL)
Exhibition opening
Venue: Jardins de la Jonction · Access: open to the public, registration required
Wednesday 02.09 – Professional workshops & lecture
09:00 · Professional workshop
Designing the ecological transition through public space
Venue: Fondation Braillard Architectes · Access: professionals, registration required
14:00 · Professional workshop
The Water-Soil-Tree Triptych · Site visit to the Rue de Carouge works
Fondation Braillard Architectes · Access: professionals, registration required
18:00 · Lecture
Leeuwarden and Lausanne in dialogue with Geneva
How can an event or a festival become a tool for urban transformation?
Speakers:
- Margret Havinga and Bruno Doedens, Bosk project, Leeuwarden;
- Monique Keller, Lausanne Jardins
Jardins de la Jonction · Access: open to the public, registration required
Thursday 03.09 – Professional workshops & lecture
09:00 · Professional workshop
Tree planting for the future: from seed to canopy
Fondation Braillard Architectes · Access: professionals, registration required
14:00 · Professional workshop
Of trees and people
Fondation Braillard Architectes · Access: professionals, registration required
18:00 · Round table
From the climate emergency to the green city: decisions and actions
Taking a more political perspective, and drawing on the discussions of the three days and on experiences elsewhere, this round table aims to set ambitions, to build consensus around the project for climate-responsive public spaces, and even to open up new project opportunities.
Speakers:
- Marjorie de Chastonay, Administrative Councillor of the City of Geneva
- Nicolas Walder, Nicolas Walder, State Councillor in charge of the Department of Territory (DT), Republic and Canton of Geneva
- Sylvain Ferretti, Director of the Urban Planning Office of the Canton of Geneva
- Yves Kazemi, Director of Urban Tree Planting and Renaturation – Cantonal Office of Agriculture and Nature
- Margret Havinga and Bruno Doedens, Bosk project, Leeuwarden.
Jardins de la Jonction · Access: open to the public, registration required
Venues
- Exhibition and lectures
Jardins de la Jonction
Av. de la Jonction, 1205 Geneva - Professional workshops
Fondation Braillard Architectes
Rue Saint-Léger 16, 1205 Geneva
Organised by
- Republic and Canton of Geneva · Braillard
- Supported by Modus
Photo credits
- Michael Haug
Detailed workshop programme
Wednesday 2 September 09:00–12:00 – Workshop 1
Designing the ecological transition through public space
What brief for climate-responsive public spaces?
Fondation Braillard Architectes (16 rue Saint-Léger, Geneva)
This workshop will reflect collectively on how project processes and design briefs for future climate-responsive public spaces might evolve.
It will take the form of a collective brainstorming session, bringing together interdisciplinary experts, designers and representatives of public authorities to consider the means of action available and the changes needed in project practice.
The aim is to produce, collectively, the foundations of an ideal design brief for future climate-responsive public spaces, identifying in particular the key stages, tools, metrics and regulatory changes needed to achieve them.
Invited experts:
- the winners of the Europan 18 Competition: Kollectif Landscape and 7 lieues
- Aleth de Crécy, Co-President of the FSAP
- Pauline Hosotte, Fondation Modus
- Bruno Doedens, landscape architect and artist, designer of the Bosk project in Leeuwarden
- Julien Forbat, sociologist, University of Geneva
- Philippe Viala, OU – Public Spaces Delivery Directorate
Wednesday 2 September 14:00–17:00 – Workshop 2
The Water – Soil – Tree Triptych
From project to construction site, from concept to reality
Meeting point at 14:00 at the Fondation Braillard Architectes (16 rue Saint-Léger, Geneva)
A visit to the Rue de Carouge construction site, preceded by a presentation by the project’s consultants, will offer an opportunity to compare the ambitions of a public space project with its practical implementation.
Through the Water – Soil – Tree triptych, the workshop will address issues such as greening, mobility and pedestrianisation, focusing on the technical, spatial and operational conditions that make it possible to move from concept to construction.
This visit is intended for architects, landscape architects, urban planners, engineers, staff of the municipalities and of the Canton of Geneva, and all professionals involved in the design, delivery or management of public spaces.
Beyond the discovery of an exemplary project, this visit offers a valuable opportunity for designers, clients and technical specialists to exchange views on the concrete challenges of adapting cities to climate change.
Visit coordinated by Gaëtan Seguin (OCEau) and the InSitu practice
Thursday 3 September 09:00–12:00 – Workshop 3
Tree planting for the future: from seed to canopy
Fondation Braillard Architectes (16 rue Saint-Léger, Geneva)
Organised around four discussion tables, the workshop will bring together botanists, nursery growers, landscape architects, landscapers and planning professionals to compare perspectives, share lessons learned and better understand the interdependencies between their professions.
Experts:
- Jonas Baumgartner – Landscaper, Baumgartner Jonas SA
- Fabien Khaletzky – Landscape Architect HES/FSAP, Head of Landscape Architecture, CCHE Lausanne SA
- Pascal Martin – Scientific Associate, Geneva Botanical Garden (JBG)
- Gilles Villanova – Head of Nurseries, HEPIA Lullier
Together, we will explore the conditions for developing a sustainable urban canopy, from seed to canopy.
Thursday 3 September 14:00–17:00 – Workshop 4
CANCELLED
Of trees and people
Thinking about public space from the perspective of health: physical, mental and social
Fondation Braillard Architectes (16 rue Saint-Léger, Geneva)
This workshop invites a shift in perspective: what if health became a central design criterion for climate-responsive public spaces?
Four areas of expertise will address in turn the effects of climate change on physical health, mental health, social health and biodiversity. Discussions will also cover residents’ relationship with trees and public spaces, and the links between tree planting, canopy, comfort and health.
The aim will be to develop concrete recommendations for better integrating these dimensions into future public space projects.
Experts:
- Sarah Koller, Ecopsychologist, Competence Centre in Sustainability, University of Lausanne
- Serge Mimoumi, Social Cohesion Directorate, Canton of Geneva
- 2 experts in physical health and biodiversity
