A member of the Modern Movement, Jean Tschumi is known for his buildings for Sandoz (laboratory, factory), Nestlé (pavilions at various international fairs, headquarters), la Mutuelle Vaudoise (headquarters), as well as for some of his projects (underground Paris souterrain, observation tower, etc.).

Jean André Tschumi was born on 14 February 1904 in Plainpalais, in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.

[Gubler 1] In 1915, at the age of 11, Jean Tschumi began drawing under the guidance of his father, who also taught him the basics of woodworking.

Shortly before obtaining his primary school certificate in Renens in April 1918, he signed up for the professional course of the Société Industrielle de Lausanne.

After World War II, Tschumi designed the Sandoz laboratories in Orléans and in Noisy-le-Sec.