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Lausanne Jardins 2009 gets underway

These interventions in the urban landscape invite us to discover the city’s lesser known corners and showcase a good deal of its rich natural heritage.

The 30 gardens to be created for this edition will make up four different routes, offering visitors a chance to stroll from the heights of Lausanne to the lakeshore. The opening of the M2 metro line – a north-south route that profoundly alters the perception and uses of public space – is of particular significance in relation to these pathways. This new development explains the title of this year's edition: ‘Jardins dessus dessous’ (‘Gardens above and below’).

The projects presented within the framework of Lausanne Jardins reflect this new reality. Thus the four proposed loops are located along the axis of the new underground line. This new element of the city’s infrastructure offers visitors a fifth way to explore public space, through the creation of a milieu that will accompany travellers and visitors as they move from place to place beneath the surface.

In addition to the gardens on display, the organisers have planned guided tours, complementary exhibitions, lectures, and a range of activities to liven up the event.

More information

Association Jardin Urbain
Rue de Bassenges 4
CH - 1024 Écublens
SWITZERLAND

Tel.: +41 21 691 37 53

E-mail: info@lausannejardins.ch

• Lausanne Jardins website

Source: text and photos courtesy of the organisers of Lausanne Jardins 2009. The photo at the top of the page was taken at the 2004 edition; photo at the bottom of the page by Léonore Baud.

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