Apartment floor plans profoundly influence our daily lives. In the last 30 years, flexible floor plans with undesignated uses have gradually established themselves as ...
This first monograph on the widely acclaimed Basel-based firm Manuel Herz Architects features 19 built and unrealized projects from their portfolio since 2004. Developed ...
Founded in Zurich in 2008 by architect Christian Penzel and structural engineer Martin Valier, Penzel Valier have established themselves as one of Switzerland's leading ...
Thin structures of reinforced concrete are the trademark of Heinz Isler (1926-2009). The Swiss engineer's experimental approach and entrepreneurial attitude enabled his enduring success ...
Gérard Ifert was a Swiss designer whose discreet yet remarkable career spanned graphic design, scenography, furniture design, and photography. Trained at the School of ...
The combined, interconnected forces of climate, demographic, and economic change are resulting in profound and unpredictable changes in architecture, landscape, and urban space.Within Switzerland, ...
This 306-page monograph covers thirteen years of production by the Swiss practice Lacroix Chessex, founded in 2005 in Geneva by Hiéronyme Lacroix and Simon ...
The Klanghaus Toggenburg, located in the northeast of Switzerland and host to musical rehearsals, courses and concerts alike, is a place that enables visitors ...
Between 1966 and 1989, Inken and Hinrich Baller realized twenty-five buildings in (then West) Berlin and a private residence in Switzerland. Although most of ...
The archive of Lucerne-based firm DEON Architekten contains beautiful sketches and drawings in a range of techniques such as charcoal, ink, pencil, and marker, ...
Lisbeth Sachs (1914-2002) caused a sensation at the very beginning of her professional career: freshly graduated, she won the 1939 competition for the Kurtheater ...
Temporary Tecture is a fundamental statement on the impact and significance of temporary infrastructures in the city: not only do they ensure the functioning ...
Esch Sintzel Architekten, 2008 in Zürich gegründet, gehören zu den prägenden Stimmen in der Schweizer Architekturszene. Das Spektrum ihrer vielfach ausgezeichneten Entwürfe umfasst unterschiedlichste ...
A pioneering example of prefabricated constructionA plea for an appreciation of post-war architectureFocal theme: Women in ArchitectureThe Rietholz Housing Estate, built in Zollikerberg, Canton ...
Strategies for alternative handling of existing building stock Case studies of single-family home neighborhoods, residential and office complexes as well as large-scale structures such ...
