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Braillard Sketchwork x HEPIA

On 14, 15, 28 and 29 September, Braillard welcomes students from the Joint Master of Architecture at the Geneva School of Landscape, Engineering and Architecture – HEPIA, for the intensive training cycle “Sketchwork – Drawing the climate city”. Four half-days devoted to the climate diagnosis of neighbourhoods in Geneva and Lausanne: fieldwork observation, sketching and […]

Call for Projects | Transition Seeds 2027

Braillard offers young architects, urban planners and landscape architects the opportunity to present their diploma project or first work and to discuss it with the general public. Grant programme.

Braillard Compass@Brussels

The Fondation Braillard Architectes is joining forces with the NEB Lab “Sustainable and Inclusive Neighbourhoods”, led by BABLE Smart Cities, CPEA, DGNB, Drees & Sommer and ICLEI, to host an event in Brussels as part of the NEB Festival on 11 June 2026.

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 of the Homo Faber forum, for the ecological future of building crafts in Switzerland

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

Urban foresight, risk governance and energy transition, in collaboration with FH4S, as part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos

Looking Back on the Geneva Seminar 2025

Thank you all for attending and taking part in the Geneva Seminar 2025! This year, among other contributions on the city and climate, we were able to attend the public presentations of work produced during this summer’s Design Studio by Matéo Bouton, Luana Ferrari, Chiara Lombardi Dellamonica, Candela de la Macorra and Nadja Strittmatter. Our […]

Design Studio 2026: the chosen site

Discover the Geneva site that will host the hands-on studio of the next edition of the Transition Workshop: spanning the two municipalities of Plan-les-Ouates and Lancy, the new Chapelle–Les Sciers neighbourhood is an ensemble of modern buildings that meet ecological standards and are home to many families. Despite the advantages of tranquillity, pedestrianisation and the […]

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 – Foresight Workshop

Client: FIPOI (Building Foundation for International Organisations)   On 14 April 2025, the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) was transformed into a true laboratory of the future. With the support of FIPOI, Braillard Expertise designed and facilitated the “Sprint of Ideas”, a bold workshop bringing together experts, institutional representatives and international organisations to imagine the […]

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, […]

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