Plans of the Temporary EXPO 64 Railway Station Now Online
Gare temporaire de Sévelin, à Lausanne : Locaux CFF : perspective (1:20) / © Pierre Zoelly, 21.06.1963. Archives de la construction moderne - EPFL. Fonds P. Zoelly
The digitized architectural plans from the Pierre Zoelly Collection related to the temporary Sévelin railway station in Lausanne are now available on the MorphéPlus portal.
A new digital collection is now accessible via the MorphéPlus online portal of the Archives de la construction moderne. The collection comprises digitised documents from the Pierre Zoelly Collection, including preliminary sketches and design and execution plans for the temporary Sévelin railway station in Lausanne. The station, designed by Zurich architect Pierre Zoelly between 1961 and 1964 for the 1964 Swiss National Exhibition, represents a remarkable example of the innovative architecture of the time. Its distinctive design features two flattened vaults suspended by metal cables, situated between Lausanne's central station and Renens.
The Zoelly Collection, which is preserved in the Archives de la construction moderne, is accessible to the public by appointment only. The documents are accessible for consultation by students, teaching staff and researchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), as well as the general public, on-site.
Archives de la construction moderne - EPFL. Fonds Pierre Zoelly : Expo 64. 0046A, Gare temporaire de Sévelin, à Lausanne, 1961-1965.