Currently, avalanche blasting specialists (for lack of a proper English job title) are very much in demand in Switzerland, as the snow heaps are getting bigger everyday. But there are different types of blasting. Swiss performance artist Roman Signer blows …
New Dock will rock
On Dec 1, 2011, the new Dock B at Zurich airport will be opened. In addition to flexible use as a Schengen and non-Schengen Dock, it offers state-of-the-art technology, a comprehensive range of dining options and an attractive observation deck …
Tower of Wellbeing
Zurich has opened it’s latest 5 star deluxe hotel: Zurich Renaissance Tower Hotel, an immaculate piece of architecture which graces the skyline of new hipster neighborhood Zurich-West. This brand new opened 4 star deluxe hotel with 300 rooms, 35 Junior …
Castle of love
Love is all you need. Seriously, don’t you have the sudden urge to tie the knot and let the doves fly when you look at this picture? Castle Meggenhorn is one of the most sought after wedding sites of Switzerland, …
Colors for Children
I love great architecture! Stump & Schibli Architekten have designed hospital building of Kinderspital Basel located in Basel. The new Children’s Hospital draws attention because of its colourful facade that changes appearance depending on one’s viewpoint. This is possible because …
Livetour Day 4: Concrete Beauty
Did I mention I am an architecture fan? Boy, did I have fun during our stay in at the Vitra compound outside of Basel. What I probably liked best is the congress center design by Japanese star architect Tadao Ando. …
Recycled House
Swiss People are very much into recycling and this article just takes it to the next level! In Switzerland we have a family who created their dream house entirely from recyclable materials. Hanspeter Fuchs and his wife conceived a blueprint of …
Alpine Architecture
BUILDblog is featuring a fantastic post on Alpine Architecture. The (below) Holiday house in Scheidegg Switzerland by AFGH has us swoon. We want to go there.
Prefab Zurich
Built for a young family of Spartan-minded clients, architect Felix Oesch’s spare, concrete prefab outside of Zurich is a marvel of clean living. Read more over at Dwell.