Not so bad at planning, terrible at Union

Lily Blanchard
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NOT SO BAD AT PLANNING, TERRIBLE AT UNION A podcast on Swiss architecture, workers, and the struggle to organise Long hours, low salaries, unpaid overtime, and discrimination: this podcast examines the working culture of architecture in Switzerland and asks why architect workers are not organised. Through anonymised testimonies and interviews with architect workers, union secretaries and members of various organisations, the series traces existing initiatives and structures that defend workers, expose malpractice and abuse, and imagine more sustainable ways to practice. The first episode will be out on 5.12.2025. With interviews from Archi en Colère, Future Architects Front, (non) Swiss Architects, Unia  And data from (non) Swiss Architects, Tracés Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 12/10/2025

    EPISODE 2, On existing structures and initiatives

    NOT SO BAD AT PLANNING, TERRIBLE AT UNION A podcast on Swiss architecture, workers, and the struggle to organise Long hours, low salaries, unpaid overtime, and discrimination: this podcast examines the working culture of architecture in Switzerland and asks why architect workers are not organised. Through anonymised testimonies and interviews with architect workers, union secretaries and members of various organisations, the series traces existing initiatives and structures that defend workers, expose malpractice and abuse, and imagine more sustainable ways to practice. In this second episode we will meet with some architects working to have better conditions for architects workers, and understand what are the tools and legal framework of these. Please continue complain and start to organise, and don’t hesitate to write me if this resonates 3 INSTAGRAM : @terribleatunion MAIL : lily.blanchard@atelliermercredi.com With interviews from Archi en Colère, Future Architects Front, (non) Swiss Architects, Unia  And data from (non) Swiss Architects, Tracés Notes and sources will come shortly 3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    EPISODE 2, On existing structures and initiatives

  2. 12/05/2025

    EPISODE 1, Why are architects workers not unionized?

    NOT SO BAD AT PLANNING, TERRIBLE AT UNION A podcast on Swiss architecture, workers, and the struggle to organise Long hours, low salaries, unpaid overtime, and discrimination: this podcast examines the working culture of architecture in Switzerland and asks why architect workers are not organised. Through anonymised testimonies and interviews with architect workers, union secretaries and members of various organisations, the series traces existing initiatives and structures that defend workers, expose malpractice and abuse, and imagine more sustainable ways to practice. Please continue complain and start to organise, and don’t hesitate to write me if this resonates 3 INSTAGRAM : @terribleatunion MAIL : lily.blanchard@atelliermercredi.com With interviews from Archi en Colère, Future Architects Front, (non) Swiss Architects, Unia  And data from (non) Swiss Architects, Tracés Notes and sources will come shortly 3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    EPISODE 1, Why are architects workers not unionized?
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NOT SO BAD AT PLANNING, TERRIBLE AT UNION A podcast on Swiss architecture, workers, and the struggle to organise Long hours, low salaries, unpaid overtime, and discrimination: this podcast examines the working culture of architecture in Switzerland and asks why architect workers are not organised. Through anonymised testimonies and interviews with architect workers, union secretaries and members of various organisations, the series traces existing initiatives and structures that defend workers, expose malpractice and abuse, and imagine more sustainable ways to practice. The first episode will be out on 5.12.2025. With interviews from Archi en Colère, Future Architects Front, (non) Swiss Architects, Unia  And data from (non) Swiss Architects, Tracés Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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