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Prix de l’équerre d’argent 2024 — Le téléphérique du Salève

Awarded on 18 November in Paris, the 42nd Équerre d’Argent recognises the rehabilitation of the upper station of the Salève cable car in Monnetier-Mornex (Haute-Savoie).
The jury, chaired by Iwona Buczkowska, praised the virtuosity and humility of the project’s approach to restoring and transforming this 1930s piece of infrastructure within its exceptional landscape… Read the article

Awarded on 18 November in Paris, the 42nd Équerre d’Argent recognises the rehabilitation of the upper station of the Salève cable car in Monnetier-Mornex (Haute-Savoie).
The jury, chaired by Iwona Buczkowska, praised the virtuosity and humility of the project’s approach to restoring and transforming this 1930s piece of infrastructure within its exceptional landscape… Read the article

Date
November 2024
External links
Le Monde, March 2025
Libération, November 2024
Le Monde, November 2024
Le Figaro, November 2024
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