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The architecture of La Maison de la Paix is remarkable for its organic esthetics and its interior design and decoration as well as for its use of innovative technologies. Here is a small overview of this new architectural complex dedicated to international Geneva.
March 2014
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The six petals of azure glass, strung like a garland along the train tracks in Sécheron, are a manifesto for peace: the fluid, sinuous structures reflected in each other symbolise both the fragility and complexity of peace, and its supremacy over the banality of violence. Its owner, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), is in fact a product of the peace of the 1920s and 1930s, a peace as brief as it was fruitful.
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Meteorology is forward-looking by nature. Its time horizon is the next hour, the next day, a week, a month, or even several years from now – in a word, the future. The tyranny of the future gives meteorologists a knack for sensing which direction the wind is blowing.
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United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA Geneva Representation Office
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United Nations Office at Geneva - UNOG
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Global Cities Hub - Geneva (GCH)
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United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Geneva Branch - UNODA
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This sixth article in the series on the architectural history of international organizations in Geneva considers the urban planning dilemma caused by the building of the Palace of Nations on the Ariana estate. A dilemma that was tackled, but never resolved, by several international architectural competitions occurring over the course of 50 years. A minimalist solution emerged only in 2000, after a final contest.
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World Federation of United Nations Associations - WFUNA
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International Atomic Energy Agency - IAEA Office in Geneva
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in Geneva
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