The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Treed tower set to rise west of Lausanne A design for a “forested” 35-storey apartment and office tower covered with trees and shrubbery on terraces at every level has been selected for a suburb west of Lausanne, following a competition. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151103/treed-tower-wins-competition-for-lausanne-suburb Tue, 03 Nov 2015 22:57:26 +0100 treed-tower-wins-competition-for-lausanne-suburb Opponents bid for public vote on Lausanne tower Opposition is mounting against a 27-storey tower proposed for Lausanne in a low-rise neighbourhood of the city. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131215/opponents-bid-for-public-vote-on-lausanne-tower Mon, 16 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0100 opponents-bid-for-public-vote-on-lausanne-tower First high-rise dynamited in Switzerland A 12-storey tower block in Aarau came crashing down early on Friday morning after being dynamited by demolition experts. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130308/first-high-rise-dynamited-in-switzerland Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:35:00 +0100 first-high-rise-dynamited-in-switzerland