Lausanne's Administration communale de Chauderon, designed by Atelier des Architectes Associés with contributions from Jean Prouvé, is a Brutalist civic building whose raw concrete and curtain-wall façade embodies post-war Swiss public architecture.
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Architecture in Lausanne
Take a closer look at Administration communale de Chauderon by Atelier des Architectes Associés, Jean Prouvé. This guide focuses on one documented place in Lausanne and its brutalist architecture.
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- Architects
- Atelier des Architectes Associés, Jean Prouvé
- Styles
- Brutalist
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