Arteplage Neuchatel, Neuenburg Switzerland

The Swiss Expo.02 held in 2002 had five arteplagues around the area, at lakes Neuchâtel, Bienne/Biel and Morat/Murten.

One profound piece was the monolith by Jean Nouvel in Morat. A rusted metal box sat in the middle of the water and was visited by ferries. Another project that challenged the notion of a building was the Blur Building by Diller, Scofidio + Renfro. Thousands of jets sprayed mist on a floating deck to entirely conceal the buiding. A similar cup-shaped dome was to be seen at the Galet project, built by Canobbio. A PVC membrane had air blown into it and was suspended by a steel ring.

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