Switzerland, Germany & France

Many set out traveling this past weekend. Five of us flew to Basel, Switzerland, a town right on the edge boarding France and Germany. This was the perfect place to stay because there were so many places nearby that we could visit quickly and easily. Upon landing, we headed to Vitra Design Museum by Frank Gehry in Weil am Rhein, Germany. We were also guided through other buildings on the site including the Buckminster Fuller Geodesic Dome, Jean Prouvé's Semi-portable Gas Station, Zaha Hadid's Fire Station, and Tadao Ando's Conference Pavilion. Then we took the local transit to Riehen, Switzerland to see Renzo Piano's Beyeler Foundation which housed beautiful works of art by many amazing artists such as Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh.

The next day, we rented a car and drove to Ronchamp, France to visit Notre-Dame du Haut by Le Corbusier. It was freezing but absolutely worth it. We then drove back through the Autobahn to get to Lorrach, Germany. There we visited the Rotteln Castle and Pfarrgemeinde St. Peter. We were able to make it back in time to see the snow in Basel and finish out the night watching the Superbowl with German commericals. It was eventful weekend, getting back just in time to start class at studio Monday.