Le Corbusier is a controversial figure. Some of his urban planning ideas have been criticized for their indifference to pre-existing cultural sites, societal expression and equality, & his ties with fascism, antisemitism and the dictator Benito Mussolini
"In January 1937, the University of Lausanne (UNIL) awarded Benito Mussolini an honorary doctorate. A group of Vaud politicians on Tuesday called for the academic title to be revoked."
- Swissinfo, March 2022
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89col…
The EPFL-Pavilions buildings:
>archives from the Montreux Jazz Festival
>a space for museum experimentations
> DataSquare: the HUMAN BRAIN PROJECT and the VENICE TIME MACHINE
"Driverless Vehicles, the Venice Time Machine, the Human Brain Project and MOOCs at EPFL
They traveled from the Human Brain Project to the Rolex center, where the MOOCs lab is located.."
- US Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
"UBS was founded in 1862 as the Bank in Winterthur alongside the advent of the Swiss banking industry.
In 1912, the Bank of Winterthur merged with Toggenburger Bank to form the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS)" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBS
The Toggenburger Bank was a savings and mortgage bank for customers with a branch office network in Eastern Switzerland.
In 1882, Toggenburger Bank opened a branch in St. Gallen and began to shift its operations there through the end of the 19th C en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toggenbur…
Current head of House of Wettin is Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
In 2018, successor to the House of Wettin Prince Georg-Constantin of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was killed after falling from a horse during a race at the home of Baron von Pfetten - former adviser to the Chinese government dubbed the Red Baron
Prince Alwaleed meets with French President Hollande
alwaleed.com.sa/news-and-media…
"In 2014, Prince Alwaleed met Mr. Tom Wolber, President of Euro Disney S.A.S, Paris. The two discussed a number of issues that included KHC’s investment in Euro Disney in which it holds a 10 % stake..."