Lunch with an Architect is intended as a forum for reflection and discussion to improve the quality of architecture in Brussels.

Through 3 meetings a year, Lunch with an Architect, in cooperation with Flagey, provides the real estate world with a window on the major contemporary events in the world of architecture, the more specifically Belgian issues, and the emblematic projects under way.

On Monday, 22 January, Lunch with an Architect will play host to Emmanuel Christ, one of the two founders of the Swiss firm Christ & Gantenbein.

The daily “Le Temps” recently ran the following headline: Does Swiss architecture exist?
A vast question… Switzerland certainly seems to be a fertile ground for architecture with household names such as Le Corbusier, Peter Zumthor, Herzog & de Meuron or Valerio Olgiati. These architects are all characterized by minimalism, total control of the materials, in particular ultrasmooth concrete, a penchant for pure lines and large structures that punctuate the landscape.

Emmanuel Christ & Christophe Gantenbein are regularly cited as the standard bearers of the new generation of Swiss architects, or even the wonder boys of this new wave.

Created in 1998, the firm boasts 35 architects based in Zurich. From the Vaugirard social housing in Paris to the Pratteln tower in Basel, via the future competence centre of the chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli, the projects of Christ & Gantenbein are emblematic of a pure architecture that goes back to basics and turns its back on the effects of show architecture. They are also known for their expertise in museum architecture: Their most recent projects include the Art Museum in Basel and the National Museum in Zurich, both of which have won prizes. The firm is also a candidate for the Citroën Museum in Brussels. Stay tuned!

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