The CERN Science Gateway, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop and inaugurated in Geneva in 2023, is a new centre for scientific dissemination conceived as a gateway to knowledge and a meeting place between research and society. Located on
The first episode of Solar Machines features the CERN Science Gateway in Geneva, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Conceived as both a cultural landmark and an environmental manifesto, it embodies the dialogue between
In recent years, a new energy strategy has created the opportunity to consider solar as a renewable source of decentralised production in the facades and other accessory elements of
At the heart of the project lies the innovative concept of the Solar Machine—architectural interventions that have moved beyond the mere integration of photovoltaic technology to become generative elements of architecture and
On 31 October 2025, Geneva will host the award ceremony for the Swiss Solar Prizes, now celebrating their 35th edition. The event, organised by the
Check out the video presentation of the ‘Polis’ project. It's the last of the five projects featured in the docu-film ‘Energy and design: building with integrated photovoltaics’, produced by SUPSI – Institute for Applied Sustainability in the Built Environment (ISAAC) – as part of the European Seamless-PV project.
"VOICES" represents the new vision of knowledge exploring the evolution of photovoltaics in architecture – fast, interactive and inspiring. It brings authentic perspectives from
Check out the video presentation of the ‘Doragno Castle’ project. It's the fourth of five projects featured in the docu-film ‘Energy and design: building with integrated photovoltaics’, produced by SUPSI – Institute for Applied Sustainability in the Built Environment (ISAAC) – as part of the European Seamless-PV project.
The 9th of September 2025, about 110 participants met in Regensdorf’s Zwhatt district for the 7th Symposium Solar Architecture organised
Check out the video presentation of the ‘New Campus Franklin University Switzerland’ project. It's the third of five projects featured in the docu-film ‘Energy and design: building with integrated photovoltaics’, produced by SUPSI – Institute for Applied Sustainability in the Built Environment (ISAAC) – as part of the European Seamless-PV project.
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