{"id":19581,"date":"2023-02-28T08:32:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T07:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/architektur\/?p=19581"},"modified":"2023-02-28T08:33:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T07:33:35","slug":"la-plus-grande-dixence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/architektur\/la-plus-grande-dixence\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"La Plus-Grande-Dixence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The task in the Master’s program \u00abArchitecture & Structure\u00bb did not correspond to a typical design task in the autumn semester of 2022. It was about an infrastructure facility for the generation of renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n

With the outbreak of the war in Ukraine at the end of February 2022 and the resulting energy crisis in connection with the partial suspension of Russian gas and oil supplies, the debate about the energy transition has significantly increased. Within a very short period of time, the federal government lowered the hurdles for the construction of large-scale renewable energy plants and offered the prospect of generous subsidies (up to 60% of the investment costs). As intended, these measures have led to projects for renewable energy plants being developed almost every week and presented and discussed in the course of 2022. In particular, various photovoltaic plants are being planned in the alpine region, which are intended primarily to help overcome the shortage of electricity in winter. \nIt is not uncommon for architects to be almost completely absent from these projects and the debates held on them. In order to counteract this circumstance, at least on a student level, the professors responsible for the focus \u00abArchitecture & Structure\u00bb set the task of planning an infrastructure plant for the production of renewable energy in Switzerland. The plant had to be of relevant size and integrate well into the landscape.<\/p>\n\n

Project by Werner Weibel<\/h3>\n