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Switzerland's and world's oldest surviving architecture plan from Middle Ages goes on public display

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:14:29 +0200

The Plan of St Gall, which dates back to approximately 825AD, is now on public display for the first time.

Here's how Switzerland's Titlis mountain will look after starchitect revamp

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 21:17:20 +0100

Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are probably best known for projects including the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich and the Beijing National Stadium, also called the "Bird's Nest".

IN PICS: Mario Botta inaugurates latest creation in Switzerland

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:48:32 +0200

Mario Botta’s ‘stone flower’ restaurant opened on the summit of Monte Generoso in the canton of Ticino on Wednesday.

Typical Swiss chalets ‘not actually Swiss’

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:45:25 +0200

The traditional Swiss style of chalet so beloved by tourists visiting the alpine country is actually the creation of foreign architects, a researcher at federal technology institute ETH Zurich has found.

Unesco lists Le Corbusier's works as World Heritage Sites

Sun, 17 Jul 2016 13:58:34 +0200

Unesco on Sunday listed Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier's works -- including the Indian city of Chandigarh which he planned in the 1950s-- among its World Heritage Sites.

This old Swiss army bunker is now an incredible new pool

Fri, 06 May 2016 12:26:53 +0200

A former military bunker in the canton of Zurich has given an amazing facelift and now houses a state of the art swimming pool.

Basel architects design 'Triangle Tower' in Paris

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 13:21:39 +0200

Basel-based architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron earned another feather in its cap this week when the city of Paris narrowly approved a 180-metre high pyramid skyscraper that it designed.

Fake Le Corbusier furniture to be destroyed

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:52:25 +0200

Authorities in the canton of Aargau are destroying fake Le Corbusier furniture that was imported through an English internet site after concluding an investigation in Switzerland without any convictions.

New book: Le Corbusier was 'out-and-out fascist'

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:52:15 +0200

Revelations that one of the world's most famous modern architects, Switzerland's Le Corbusier, was a "fascist" with links to France's Second World War collaborationist Vichy regime have been published just ahead of a major Paris exhibition of his work.

Voters back tower in west Lausanne suburb

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:26:00 +0100

A plan to build a 33-storey tower as part of a new neighbourhood in a suburb on the outskirts of Lausanne moved a step closer to reality after voters on the weekend approved the 500-million-franc mixed residential and commercial development project.

Lausanne voters to decide on 'tallest tower'

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:46:00 +0100

The city of Lausanne has set an April 13th date for a referendum on whether a proposed 27-storey tower block will go ahead in a low-rise neighbourhood.

Wall to wall Swiss

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:27:00 +0200

From London's Tate Modern to Beijing's Bird's Nest, contributor Robert La Bua explains how Swiss architects have drawn up blueprints for a worldwide legacy.