“The building to be constructed here shall stand as a symbol and focal point for the hope of all humanity to some day be free from disease” Sergei Kurashov, President of WHO’s World Health Assembly, 1962 On #WorldArchitectureDay, we look back on the architectural heritage of WHO’s Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO was established in 1948 and has been generously hosted by the Swiss Federation since its inception. Until the mid-1960s, WHO was housed at the Palais des Nations. When it became clear that WHO had outgrown its accommodation, an international competition was launched to design a new building for WHO. The winning design was by the well-known Swiss architect Jean Tschumi. It was the last building he designed as he died before its construction. Architect Pierre Bonnard saw the building to completion. The Tschumi building was inaugurated in May 1966. In May 2014, the World Health Assembly approved an upgrade to WHO’s headquarters campus. WHO and the Canton de Genèv...