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Depot Hard High-Rise Ensemble / Morger Partner Architekten

Hadir Al Koshta — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Two high-rise buildings on a 4-story base form an ensemble with the Swisscom Tower and the Escher Terraces, marking a gateway to the Zurich West quarter.

World’s Most Liveable Cities in 2025: Discover the Cities With the Top Quality of Life

Reyyan Dogan — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:30:00 +0000

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released its Global Liveability Index for 2025, assessing 173 cities worldwide across five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. This year, Copenhagen has taken the top position, ending Vienna's three-year run as the world's most liveable city. The Danish capital earned high scores in stability, education, and infrastructure, narrowly surpassing Vienna, which saw a decline in its stability rating following recent security incidents. The average global liveability score for 2025 remains steady at 76.1 out of 100, unchanged from 2024. While year-on-year improvements were recorded in healthcare, education, and infrastructure, these were offset by a continued decline in stability, driven by rising geopolitical tensions, civil unrest, and increased security threats in several regions.

Vocational School for Building Trades / Gunz & Künzle Architekt*innen

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

The new vocational school for construction trades is located in a central area of Zurich, Switzerland. Gunz & Künzle Architects designed the building to maximize the number of classrooms while also creating valuable public spaces for the neighborhood.

Bellerivestrasse 36 Zürich Office Building / C.F. Møller

Valeria Silva — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

The transformation of Bellerivestrasse 36 into a contemporary, climate-friendly office building by C.F. Møller Architects is an excellent example of the firm's commitment to improving the lives of users and the planet. Located in a prime setting on the shores of Lake Zürich, this 1974 outdated office building was modernized to meet contemporary sustainability standards without sacrificing its architectural heritage. The project's most significant achievement is its integration of sustainable practices with aesthetic and social value, turning the formerly closed structure into a vibrant, energy-efficient workplace.

The Most Liveable Cities in the World in 2024: Discover Top Quality of Life Locations Globally

Maria-Cristina Florian — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:30:00 +0000

The pursuit of an ideal city has long been a topic of debate among architects and urban planners. In addition to aesthetic identity and cultural heritage, the quality of life in every city represents perhaps the most important marker in this pursuit. This year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister company of The Economist, has released its Global Liveability Index 2024, highlighting the cities that excel in this ongoing quest. For the third consecutive year, Vienna ranked as the most liveable city in the world. European cities Copenhagen, Zurich, and Geneva also rank high, attributed to their smaller populations, which contribute to lower crime rates and less congestion. In comparison with the 2023 ranking, the numbers for North American and Australian cities have been dragged down by the ongoing housing crisis.

Paul Clemence Explores "Architectural Essence" in Latest Photo Exhibition at Le Salon Suisse

Nour Fakharany — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 05:30:00 +0000

In his latest photographic journey, Paul Clemence explores the architectural essence of Swiss Museums at Le Salon Suisse, Miami Art Week. Delving into the architectural artistry of the region and the museum's significance in today's urban landscape, the photographer showcases a comprehensive exhibition. Titled "Shapes, Rhythm, Abstraction: Swiss Museums," the photo series includes Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Zurich, and St. Gallen.

Dynamic Frame Office Building / balbek bureau + EM2N

Andreas Luco — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 03:00:00 +0000

Dynamic Frame is the office of the eponymous film production company in the center of Zurich, Switzerland. At the request of the clients, the bureau developed a design of a multifunctional space that meets the needs of different areas of the company. The space includes editing studios, a small cinema, a warehouse, a kitchen with a dining room, and an open space for a team of 14 people.

University Children’s Hospital Zurich / Herzog & de Meuron

Hadir Al Koshta — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000

The new University Children's Hospital lies in Zürich-Lengg, at the foot of a hill known as Burghölzli. It is adjacent to other hospital buildings from several eras and is the largest facility for children and adolescents in Switzerland. It consists of two buildings: the acute-care hospital and the research and teaching facility. The acute-care hospital to the south consists of a three-story concrete frame with intricate wooden infills that blend into the landscape. The interior functions like a town: the medical specialties are neighborhoods with squares and connecting streets. On each of the three floors, a central main street runs past various green courtyards that provide orientation and bring daylight into the building. The patients' rooms on the roof are like individual cottages.

House Riken / Tormen Architekten AG

Paula Pintos — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0000

In a beautiful residential location in the canton of Aargau, a residential building with a breathtaking view has been created. The plot's orientation, which has a northern slope, specifically captures the wonderful panoramic view of the entire Jurassic mountain range.

Deaconry Bethanien / E2A

Cristobal Rojas — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0000

The plane-like building volume can be interpreted as a solitary gesture. The orthogonal form of the plane plays off of the typologies present in the surrounding urban fabric, which is characterized by manufacturing plants. The diagonal relationships resulting from this strategy create the basis for the structure of the exterior spaces.

Negrelli Bridge / ARGE Negrelli

Hadir Al Koshta — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Zurich, Negrelli Bridge and the dense railway network. Together they emit a remarkable inviting charm, despite its cold industrial character. One term comes to mind - industrial warmth - dirty old town. Is the bridge a place to be? Why not. A sunset on the bridge is just as spectacular as in the Swiss Alps. You just trade the mountain backdrop for a variety of concrete facades and the view of trains accelerating through the onset of dusk, as if trying to escape the darkness and catch up with the dissolving day. The two area developments Zollstrasse and Europaallee densify Zurich’s city centre along the edges of the railway track field. As a path across the open track area, the Negrellisteg provides unobstructed views and a superordinate orientation within the urban fabric. The Negrellisteg links the network of paths between city districts 4 and 5, while at the same time offering a unique opportunity to experience the crossing of the tracks as a brief pause for breath and a view against the backdrop of a remarkable urban panorama. The bridge is a further landmark in the track field, which emphasises its symbolic nature through its clear design amidst the flickering of the numerous railway installations.

A Recycling Center in Zurich and a Resilience Hub in Arizona: 8 Unbuilt Projects That Champion Adaptive Reuse

Nour Fakharany — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 04:00:00 +0000

As the landscape of architecture and urban development adapts to the modern climate, the traditional notion of construction has been significantly modified and adjusted. Specifically, principles of reuse, recycling, adaptive reuse, and the power of transforming existing structures into something more meaningful and sustainable have gained much traction. Looking at these curated collections of unbuilt projects, one can begin exploring a different way of looking at buildings and heritage, which is significantly more sensitive to the built environment.

Innovations and Potential of CPC Panels in Decarbonizing Concrete Construction: Interview with Josef Kurath

Paul Yakubu — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 07:30:00 +0000

CPC concrete slabs are based on the technology of "carbon pre-stressed concrete," which originated from a long-term research project conducted by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur (ZHAW) and Silidur AG, Andelfingen. These panels are reinforced with thin, pre-stressed carbon strands, allowing them to be three to four times thinner and lighter while maintaining the same load-bearing capacity as traditional reinforced slabs.

World's Most Liveable Cities in 2023: Discover the Cities Offering the Highest Quality of Life

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0000

For the second consecutive year, Vienna is the world’s most liveable city according to The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 2023 Global Liveability Index. Topping the ranking for the fourth time in five years, Vienna has excelled in stability, culture and entertainment, and reliable infrastructure. Copenhagen in Denmark maintained its second position while Melbourne and Sydney came in third and fourth position, rising to the top 5 where they previously had a consistent presence among the leading positions, before the pandemic.

House with an Eye / Studio Anna Jach

Andreas Luco — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

A very narrow but highly frequented street, with reduced parking possibility for the contractors, the client wanted to move back in as soon as possible (short construction time). Sustainability is the key aspect of building construction: massive reduction of the carbon footprint by the usage of local wood and local insulation material (blown-in cellulose).

GLC Building ETH Zürich / Boltshauser Architekten

Paula Pintos — Wed, 10 May 2023 03:00:00 +0000

The GLC building of ETH Zurich serves teaching and research at the interface between health sciences and technology. It is part of the dense conglomeration of buildings that make up Zurich’s university quarter and fits into an ensemble originating in the Semper Polytechnic and university building from the middle of the 19^th century and which has evolved continuously to this day. As part of the 2012/2020 Real Property Strategy, the ETH decided to build a new center for the departments of health sciences and technology, information technology, and electrical engineering at the site of the hydraulic engineering, hydrology and glaciology research institute (VAW), holding a competition in 2010/2011 for this building which is now referred to by the abbreviation GLC.

Residential Barn / BE ARCHITEKTUR GMBH, Boris Egli dipl. Architekt FH REG A SIA

Paula Pintos — Tue, 02 May 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Around 15 buildings form a hamlet zone in a rural, mainly agricultural setting. This new home in the hamlet feels obliged to honor the area’s historical context.

B4 House Conversion and Extension / weberbrunner architekten ag

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This single-family house is part of one of the oldest sections of Witikon, an outlying neighborhood on a panoramic south-facing slope with a view of Zurich. The compact cubic building was built in 1927 and is characterized by the Heimatstil and neoclassical architectural forms. The existing building has been restored, converted, and extended on the ground and basement floors with a new addition.