Cover title; original (French) title appears on p. [1].

Original ed. appears in series: Collection Archigraphy. Lémaniques--P. [2].

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141).

Contents:
Spirit of materials Bruno Marchand 4 --
Galletti and Matter a serene architecture Pierre Alain Croset 10 --
Strategy and planning pragmatism and imagination Olivier Galletti Claude Matter 14 --
Place watching Middle school, Collombey Primary school extension, Saillon Family dwelling, Fully Housing, Delémont 17 --
On the edge Espace Gruyere, ice rink and exhibition centre, Bulle Dwelling for a family, Lausanne Multi use hall, Grone Gymnasium and multi use hall, Renens Phoniatrics and logopedics unit, Chuv, Lausanne Multi use hall and library, Collombey Concert hall and casino, Sion 37 --
Spirit of place Two family houses, Lausanne School and gymnasium, Fully Conversion of house into three apartments, Lausanne Gymnasium and multi use hall, Ballaigues Conversion of loft apartment, Lausanne College de la Carriere, Crissier Development of Place du Pré de Foire, Martigny 77 --
Permanent places Ephemeral places SIA Pavilion, Martigny Olympic village study 2006, Sion Plan for the National Swiss Library, 2001, Berne New museum of modern art, Lausanne 115 --
Taking stock 129 --

Innovative, flexible and pragmatic: the award-winning office of Galletti & Matter. Claude Matter and Olivier Galletti, two young Swiss architects, have developed an essentially pragmatic approach based on sensitivity to location. They begin with an initial concept, not a definitive answer, open to modification during the construction process. The creation of various and distinctive spaces corresponding to situations and demands that crystallize on location, rather than the realisation of a preconceived homogeneous design. This volume, the first in a new series on young architects from Suisse Rom --

Articles and table of contents in French; descriptions of architectural projects, bibliography, and editorial matter in English.