Les Arts costs. Thus far, donors have either made available or pledged approximately CHF 45 million towards the development of the project and the construction Les Arts Gstaad. The project’s foundation board recently welcomed several big names to their donor roster–Dr. Stephan and Viktoria Schmidheiny, and Aline Foriel-Destezet. Dr Schmidheiny, a well-known Swiss entrepreneur and his wife Viktoria will make a substantial financial contribution to the project. “The cultural centre will provide a venue for culture-lovers, tourists and local people to experience extraordinary encounters with the arts,” says Schmidheiny. I am happy that my wife Viktoria–a Viennese and passionate music lover–and I can contribute to the realisation of this visionary undertaking.“ Another prestigious benefactor, Aline Foriel-Destezet, will also lend her financial and personal support to Les Arts Gstaad. Like many others who have complained of the Menuhin Festival’s tent acoustics,
Foriel-Destezet has commented on the new project’s sound quality.
“I have never been so confident in finding the funding as I am now.”
“The quality of the tent, however, is that of a temporary solution which neither artists nor audience can be expected to put up with for much longer. Rudy Ricciotti’s wonderful project now deserves the support of all of us,” says Foriel-Destezet. “Artists, visitors and local people should be able to meet at a beautiful and inspiring venue.”
Future Steps In February 2016 the project will be submitted for a building ordinance. If given the green light, it will advance to the community and regional planning offices. The revised plans for Les Arts Gstaad, combined with those of the tunnel and railway subprojects will be available to the public shortly afterward, for a total of 30 days. After this second public inspection procedure, opponents will again have the right to submit objections to the project.
As for the total budget of 170 million, funding remains a major challenge. That said, just CHF 30 million is missing in order to secure the project and ensure its construction. The project is classified for a potential contribution from the Cantonal Lottery funds, and the municipality of Saanen has also agreed to provide CHF 15 million toward the traffic infrastructure costs within the building. “CHF 45 million has been pledged, which range in donations from a few thousand CHF to tens of millions,” explains Kappeler.
By positioning the three subprojects as one, objections would also be submitted in a single process. With the new improvements to Les Arts Gstaad, these are expected to number fewer than the 12 objections that remained before the last public viewing in February 2015. If the process goes smoothly and the building permit is issued, the construction is estimated to take four and a half years.
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