Construction phase

Construction Forum Soft

The first construction work on the Arteplage Yverdon-les-Bains began in the summer of 1999.

Together with many contractors and people involved, work began on the construction of Expo.02.

Concept, architecture and design
Team extasia consisting of: 
Vehovar & Jauslin AG, Zurich www.vja.ch
Morphing Systems, Architektur & Ausstellungen GmbH (new: Holzer Kobler Architekturen GmbH) (Barbara Holzer, Tristan Kobler, Viola Thiele), Zurich www.holzerkobler.com 
West 8, landscape architects and urban planners b.v., Rotterdam, Netherlands www.west8.com
Diller & Scofidio, New York, United States (Authors of the Cloud) www.dsrny.com
Techdata AG, Bern (Stéphane Maye, coordination of  team extasia) www.techdata.net
Delux Theater Lighting (Rolf Derrer), Zurich

Lignting design
AIK expéditions Lumières, Paris, France
Delux Theater Lighting (Rolf Derrer), Zurich

Engineers
Emch+Berger AG, Uetendorf www.emchberger.ch

General contractor
HRS Hauser Rutishauser Suter AG, Crissier (Cloud and Expopark) www.hrs.ch
Expen AG, Nidau (infrastructure)

Metal construction work
Sottas SA, Bulle www.sottas.ch

Document Sottas SA

Team Arteplage Yverdon-les-Bains Expo.02
Head of Arteplage: Noël Schneider
Debuty head of Arteplage: Reto Sulzer
Construction manager: Jean Uriot
Operations managers: Philippe Blanchoin, Marc Colin, Willy Zaugg
Exhibition managers: Sergio Cavero, Markus Röthlisberger
Head of Events: Eric Gasser
Media officers: Jacqueline Forster. Sylvie Leuthold

Photos: © Yves André www.yves-andre.ch; © Sottas SA, Bulle www.sottas.ch