Guided tours: Geneva, a city shaped by the Braillards

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, […]
Croissant – Outside the Box

Next event: 13 October
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, […]
Braillard, Architects from Father to Son

Braillard, Architects from Father to Son 80 Years of Projects From Wednesday, April 2 to Saturday, September 20, 2025 – L’îlot-S, Annecy Maurice Braillard (1879-1965) was an architect, urban planner, and politician whose professional activities and commitments left a lasting mark on Geneva. In 1907, he opened his own architectural practice. Two of his […]
Discover the neighborhood chosen for the Design Studio 2025

Theory Masterclass participants have begun exploring the streets of the neighborhood they will be working on during the Design Studio next July. Want to join the adventure? Last spots available! Contact us at transitionworkshop@braillard.ch
The Theory Masterclass 2025 has begun!

During the first session, the 16 participants of the 2025 edition were welcomed with a starter kit including, among other useful tools for note-taking, a thermometer. Why? More info in the second session where we will go to explore the terrain in preparation for the Design Studio!
Registration Transition Workshop 2026

Information and applications for the Transition Workshop 2026 training
Post-Industrial Continuities and Ruptures | Transition Seeds 2025

Third lecture in the Transition Seeds 2025 series, with Luana Ferrari and G’Juliemm Kouamé, and the participation of Clément Gaillard and Anne-Lyse Leymarie.
Fragile Territories and the Hydrological Challenge | Transition Seeds 2025

Second lecture in the Transition Seeds series, with Chiara Lombardi Dellamonica, Matéo Bouton and Valentine Forestier, and the participation of Susanne Stacher.
Nature and Humankind: Regenerative Dialogues | Transition Seeds 2025

First lecture in the Transition Seeds 2025 series, with Ada Massarente and Lou Gomez, and the participation of Nicolas Tixier and Jennifer Buyck
Transition Seeds 2025

Programme of the Transition Seeds 2025 lecture series
Last places available

Do you want to follow the full course? Send us your file. Do you prefer to follow the courses à la carte? Go to the Theory Masterclass program! More informations about this year here!
The birth of the Salève Cable Car, the origins of a groundbreaking project (1930-1932)

Be among the first to see the documentary on the origins of Maurice Braillard’s Salève Cable Car
The Fragile Body in Architecture | Fragile Bodies #1

First lecture in the Fragile Bodies series, in partnership with the University of Geneva
Fragile Bodies

Programme of the lecture and workshop series with the University of Geneva
Geneva Seminar | Transition Workshop 2024 projects

See you on November 20 for the presentation of the projects from this summer’s Design Studio. Free entrance. More information and Registration below: Book here
Oasis Resonances | Opening & Round Table

Opening & Round Table of the Oasis Resonances exhibition
Info Session #3

Information session open to all to find out about the Transition Workshop before applying
Geneva seminar | Can we think the city at +4°C?

Program and registration for the Geneva Seminar 2024
Guided tour of the Salève Cable Car

Guided tour “History and renovation at the cable car”
Sunday 22 September at 11:00
Applications Transition Workshop 2026: Info Session #1

The first Info Session, preceding the application deadline for the 2026 edition, will take place in September! Register for our meeting on Tuesday, September 16, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., to more info about the Transition Workshop 2026 program and team. Come ask your questions! Register
End of the Design Studio 2024

The practical part of the Transition Workshop ended after two weeks of visits, meetings and intense work. The four multidisciplinary teams have in fact proposed ecological transition scenarios for a city in Greater Geneva: the 4° city requires us to think of it now as a mosaic of bioclimatic refuges. Let’s imagine Versoix if: Water […]
Transition Workshop 2025 | Info session #2

Ask your questions before to apply to the Transition Workshop 2025
Watch the Transition Seeds 2024 lectures

Watch or rewatch the 2024 Transition Seeds lectures
Apply for the Transition Workshop 2025

Send your application file for training on ecological transition
Transition Workshop: stay tuned

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Call for projects | Transition Seeds

Send your application file to present your diploma project
Scripting Transitional Territories | Transition Seeds 2024

4th and final lecture in the Transition Seeds 2024 series