The first construction work on the Arteplage Mobile du Jura began in January 2002.

Together with many contractors and people involved, work began on the construction of Expo.02.

Idea
Expo.02
Department of Economic Affairs and Cooperation of the Canton of Jura

Delegates Canton Jura
Jean-François Roth, Stéphane Berdat, Valérie Falbriard

Concept, architecture and design
Mésarchitecture (Didier Faustino, Pascal Mazoyer), Paris, France www.mesarchitecture.com

Engineering
dyne design engineering gmbh, Niederlenz
Naval Architecture Yacht Design Stadelmann Bolinger, Lucerne

Lignting design
AIK expéditions Lumières (François Magos and Yann Kersalé), Paris, France

Sound architecture
Andres Bosshard

Stage technology
Peter Affentranger

General contractor
Sables & Graviers La Poissine SA, Grandson www.poissine.ch
MLG Metall und Planung (Donato Gregorio), Berne www.mlg-ag.ch

Operator
Navigation Lacs de Neuchâtel et Morat www,navig.ch

Team Arteplage Mobile du Jura Expo.02
Head of  Arteplage: Juri Steiner
Construction manager: Erdjan Opan
Operations manager: Vincent Jacquemet
Production manager: Franziska Doswald
Operational steering: Blaise Zaugg
Responsible for the technique of the programme: Jean-Claude Blaser, Nicolas Reymondin
Media officer: Carla Schubert-Rinaldi

^{Photos: © Erdjan Opan}