The Strandboden of the Arteplage Biel-Bienne was part of the Expopark and served as a waterfront promenade for various uses during Expo.02.
Concept, architecture and design (Expopark)
GLS, Gebert Liechti Schmid Architekten AG (Jean-Pierre Bechtel, Bernhard Beyeler, Claude Bücheler, Philippe Bürgler, Hrant Dantziguian, Jan Gebert, Alessandra Külling, Nik Liechti, Milan Müller, Jan Rauscher, Hans-Jörg Schmid, Ulrich Schmid, Fabio Vescovi, Caroline Wyss), Biel-Bienne and Zurich www.glsag.ch
Bauzeit Architekten, Biel-Bienne www,bauzeit.com
Mobil Consult, Biel-Bienne
Landscape architecture
Zulauf Seippel Schweingruber Landschaftsarchitekten (new: Studio Vulkan Landschaftsarchitektur GmbH) (Lukas Schweingruber), Zurich www.studiovulkan.ch
Signage and scenography
Intégral Concept Ruedi Baur et associés, Paris, France www.irb-paris.eu
General contractor
Zschokke Entreprise Générale SA, Renens (Expopark)
HRS Hauser Rutishauser Suter AG, Kreuzlingen (all buildings on the platform and Strandboden - excl. exhibitions) www.hrs.ch
Expen AG (Marie-Pierre Walliser-Klunge, Ulrich Wüger), Nidau (infrastructure)
Photos: © Christoph Steudler; © Philippe Zanatta; © Archive Frédérique Mouchet