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Palais des Nations [Société des Nations]
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DESCRIPTION |
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| European headquarters of the United Nations |
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| Continent |
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Europe |
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 Switzerland [Schweiz/Suisse] |
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 Geneva [Genève] |
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Geneva [Genève] |
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Avenue de la Paix, 8 / Place des Nations
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Public buildings
Diplomatic buildings
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1929
project winner of competition
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1929 - 1938 |
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AWARDS |
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| 2019 |
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| Bien culturel suisse d'importance nationale |
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| Bruno Zevi, Spazî dell'architettura moderna, Einaudi, Torino 1973, tav. 302-304 [IV. La crisi del razionalismo architettonico in Europa] |
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| P. Filippi, "Le palais des Nations, à Geneves", La Technique des Travaux 2, février 1936, pp. 65-74 |
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2,800 offices
34 conference rooms
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| Henri-Paul Nénot, József Vágó, Camille Lefèvre, Julien Flegenheimer, Carlo Broggi |
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The jury was unable to decide on a winner; five architects were chosen to collaborate on a final design.
The jury was composed of:
- Hendrik Petrus Berlage
- Victor Horta
- Josef Hoffman
- Charles Lemaresquier
- John James Burnet
- Attilio Muggia
- Ivar Tengbom
- Carlos Gato Soldevilla
- Karl Moser
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