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Jean André Tschumi (born 14 February 1904 Plainpalais, [Gubler 1] now a neighborhood of Geneva, Switzerland; died 25 January 1962 [n 1] · [Gubler 2]) was a Swiss architect and professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne . A member of the Modern Movement, Jean Tschumi is known for his buildings for Sandoz (laboratory, factory ...
Born 1904 in Geneva, the son of a cabinetmaker, Jean Tschumi studies architecture at the Beaux-Arts in Paris in Emmanuel Pontremoli’s studio. To back up his studies, he regularly works for two leading Art Deco designers, Emile Jacques Ruhlmann and Edgar Brandt. He soon meets the sculptor Edouard Marcel Sandoz, one of the managers of Sandoz ...
A member of the Modern Movement, Jean Tschumi is known for his buildings for Sandoz (laboratory, factory), Nestlé (pavilions at various international fairs, headquarters), la Mutuelle Vaudoise (headquarters), as well as for some of his projects (underground Paris souterrain, observation tower, etc.).
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Oct 28, 2022 · Architecture at Full Scale is a rigorously and thoroughly historical book, full of drawings and sketches and photographs of Tschumi’s works, and it proves an evocative reminder of the brute power of useful and usable design.
Jean Tschumi, architecte Paris, 2021 A retrospective exhibition of the work of Jean Tschumi (1904-1962) opened in Paris at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine on May 12th and will remain on view through September 19th, 2021.
1 of 1. The architect Jean Tschumi (February 14th, 1904 - January 25th, 1962), born in Geneva, is one of the most important representatives of modern architecture in Switzerland. His architectural work focused on France and Switzerland, and his best-known building is the Nestle headquarters in Vevey, for which he received the distinguished ...
Jean Tschumi. Nestle Headquarters, Vevey, Switzerland, South facade, perspective. 1956-1957. Pencil, colored pencil, ink and gouache on tracing paper. 11 x 28" (27.9 x 71.1 cm).
