Competition Design for the League of Nations Building in Geneva

People:

Hannes Meyer (architect)
Hans Wittwer (architect)
League of Nations (competition organizer)
League of Nations (client)
Hans Wittwer (draughtsman)
Hannes Meyer (draughtsman)

Title:

Competition Design for the League of Nations Building in Geneva

Date:

1926-1927

Description:

- The competition drawing by Hannes Meyer and Hans Wittwer for the League of Nations Building in Geneva (DR1984:0705) is similar to the competition drawing shown in photograph PH1984:0004. Both objects show axonometric representations for the building. The photograph lacks the toboggan-like element within the tower and the illegible inscription at the lower right is apparently different from the illegible inscription at the lower right of the drawing.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Technique and media:

Pen with black and white inks on card stock laid down on commercial board plume et encre noire et blanche sur papier à carte, collé en plein sur carton

Dimensions:

sheet: 141 x 102,1 cm

Reference number:

DR1984:0705

Inscription:

labelled, numbered and inscribed - by an unknown hand, stencilled in black ink, on a sticker, u.r.: "16"; and l.l.: "Palais de la Société des Nations à Genève"; and l.r.: "HANNES MEYER - DESSAU ET / HANS WITTWER - BALE / PALAIS DE LA S.D.N. / A GENEVE-"

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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