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Call for Projects | Transition Seeds 2027

Envision the ecological transition through architectural, urban and landscape design. For the seventh consecutive year, Braillard launches its annual call for diploma projects and first works in architecture, landscape and urban planning. Selected projects will join the Transition Seeds webinar series and be shared with audiences in Switzerland and abroad. Approaches, strategies and proposals must […]

Braillard Compass@Brussels

Fondation Braillard Architectes comes together with the NEB Lab “Sustainable and Inclusive Neighbourhoods” led by BABLE Smart Cities, CPEA, DGNB, Drees & Sommer and ICLEI, to host a Brussels Event within the NEB Festival, on June 11 2026.

Formation Professionnelle / SIA – FBA

4 ateliers d’une 1/2 journée pour dessiner la ville climatique
Apports théoriques, analyse in situ et stratégies concrètes appliquées au bâti et à l’espace public

The Theory Masterclass 2026 has begun!

New participants and speakers for this 7th edition! Thank you to Dominique Bourg, François Gemmene, Carmen de Jong, Marjolein Visser, Sylvain Ferretti, and Elena Havlicek for joining us, and welcome to Marie-Antoinette Mélières for this adventure. This first session also welcomed the various participants of this Transition Workshop, from diverse backgrounds but all driven by […]

Homo Faber

Programme du forum Homo Faber, pour l’avenir écologique de l’artisanat du bâtiment en Suisse

Discover the Design Studios from previous years

Six years of Design Studio to explore here: over 20 projects, countless hours of reflection, sketches, drawings, and models, and prestigious guests on each jury… This intensive two-week practical workshop, supported by the Canton of Geneva, offers the opportunity to work on a real site within the Geneva region to imagine innovative ecological solutions for […]

Braillard Compass @ Davos

Prospective urbaine, gouvernance des risques et transition énergétique, en collaboration avec FH4S, dans le cadre de la réunion annuelle du Forum économique mondial 2026 à Davos

Retour sur le Séminaire de Genève 2025

Merci à toutes et tous pour votre présence et participation au Séminaire de Genève 2025! Cette année, entre autres interventions autour de la ville et du climat, nous avons pu assister aux présentations publiques des travaux issus du Design Studio de cet été par Matéo Bouton, Luana Ferrari, Chiara Lombardi Dellamonica, Candela de la Macorra […]

Design Studio 2026: le lieu retenu

Découvrez le site genevois qui recevra l’atelier pratique du Transition Workshop de la prochaine édition: établi sur les deux communes de Plan-les-Ouates et de Lancy, le nouveau quartier de Chapelle–Les Sciers est un ensemble d’immeubles modernes, répondants aux normes écologiques et accueillant de nombreuses familles. Malgré les avantages du calme, de la piétonisation et des […]

Discover the work of TW25 at the Geneva Seminar

Join us on Thursday, November 27th at the Geneva Seminar, an event as part of Geneva’s Climate Week. On the program: discover the work from this summer’s Transition Workshop, presented by the teams from this summer’s Design Studio. With: Sylvain Ferretti (Canton of Geneva), Albane Ferraris (City of Geneva), Reto Camponovo (Hepia), Delphine Ding and […]

Sprint of Ideas – Atelier de prospective

Maître d’œuvre: FIPOI (Fondation des Immeubles pour les Organisations Internationales)   Le 14 avril 2025, le Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG) s’est transformé en véritable laboratoire du futur. Avec le soutien de la FIPOI, Braillard Expertise a conçu et animé le «Sprint of Ideas», un atelier audacieux réunissant expert·es, représentant·es institutionnels et organisations internationales pour […]

Congratulations to the Design Studio 2025 participants!

Design Studio 2025 concluded last Friday, after a full day of presentations to representatives of the Canton of Geneva and the City of Geneva, as well as a jury composed of architects and city specialists. Congratulations to the teams who approached the Plainpalais-Place des Augustins neighborhood through the lens of resources, lifestyles, and living organisms! […]

Registration for the guided tours of the Salève Cable Car

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days Geneva, the Braillard Architects Foundation is pleased to offer 4 guided tours of the Salève Cable Car. They are free of charge, but you will need to register online from 26 August, as places are limited (max. 25). Registration link Tours: Saturday 13 September: departure at 11am, […]

A big thank you to the transition experts

We had the honor of welcoming Dominique Bourg, Mathis Wackernagel, Martine Rebetez, Marjolein Visser, Elena Havlicek, Carmen de Jong, Sylvain Ferretti, Pierre Hollmuller, Anthony Lehmann, François Gemenne, Martin Schlaepfer, Michel Meyer, Andrea Gritti, Catherine Maumi, Gregory Giuliani, Tobias Brosch, Vincent Kaufmann, Claudia Binder, Christian Arnsperger, Sonia Lavadinho, Alexandre Hedjazi, Claudia Binder, Peter Droege, Winy Maas, […]

Call for Projects | Transition Seeds 2026

Envision the ecological transition through architecture, urbanism and landscape design.
Take part in the call for diploma projects and first works of the Braillard Architects Foundation!

International Governance of Cities & Ecological Transition

As part of our Transition Workshop, a special roundtable discussion is being organized on the involvement of cities in ecological transition strategies. In a context of increasing shifts in global ecological, societal, economic, and geopolitical dynamics, cities are increasingly becoming the epicenters of polycrisis. However, cities are also on the front lines of effective action, […]