Le Cèdre. Jean Tschumi 1951-1956. Occident Monique Moulène and Valérie Sueur-Hermel

Monique Moulène and Valérie Sueur-Hermel provide complementary insights into an unjustly forgotten painter-engraver

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Vallespir and Conflent

the accuracy of their painting

Vanquished by History

Le Cèdre. Jean Tschumi 1951-1956. Occident Monique Moulène and Valérie Sueur-HermelCompleted in 1956, the headquarters of the Mutuelle Vaudoise in Lausanne quickly became the model for administrative architecture in Switzerland. The client's intention was clearly demonstrative: the goal was to create a building capable of expressing, through its architectural modernity, the image of an equally modern and dynamic company. Jean Tschumi , a key figure in 20th century architecture, is at work. Exposed reinforced concrete; cutting edge