The first construction work on the Arteplage Murten-Morat began in autumn 2000.

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

Concept, architecture and design
AJN Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, France www,jeannouvel.com
Jean Nouvel (responsible for the project)
Frédérique Monjanel (project manager)
Eric Maria (project manager)
Sébastien Abribat (architect of the project)
Nicolaï Baehr (architect of the project)
Anna Cavepayre (architect of the project)
Thomas Corbasson (architect of the project)
Jean-Louis Courtois (model)
Partner: GIMM Gauer Itten Messerli Maria (new: Gauer Itten Messerli Architekten AG) (Daniel Messerli), Bern www.gim.ch

Engineers
Emch+Berger AG, Berne www.emchberger.ch  

Scenography
ducks scèno (Michel Cova), Lyon, France www.ducks.fr

Lighting design
Ingo Maurer, Munich, Germany

Landscape architecture
Desvigne and Dalnoky (Michel Desvigne, Christine Dalnoky), Paris, France

Signage and scenography
Intégral Concept Ruedi Baur et associés, Paris, France www.irb-paris.eu

Coordination
Techdata AG, Bern www.techdata.net

General contractor
Marti AG, Moosseedorf (Forum) www.martiag.ch
Nüssli Special Events AG, Hüttwilen (Monolith) www.nussli.com
Nüssli Special Events AG, Hüttwilen (shells/superstructures) www.nussli.com
Expen AG (Marie-Pierre Walliser-Klunge, Ulrich Wüger), Nidau (infrastructure)

Construction and project management
reinhardpartner Architekten und Planer AG, Bern www.reinhardpartner.ch

Team Arteplage Murten-Morat Expo.02
Head of Arteplage: Hans Flückiger
Debuty head of Arteplage: Henri Rochat
Construction manager: Martin Gerber
Operations managers: Stéphane Betticher, Alfred Lauener, Michel Kuenzli
Exhibition managers: Danielle Nanchen, Christian Brändle
Head of Events: Esther Widmer
Media officers: Marcel Marti, Catherine Lüscher

^{Photos: © Yves André; © VBS-DDPS; Nüssli (Schweiz) AG, Hüttwilen, www.nussli.com}