Since Zürich served as the Federal capital from 1839 to 1840, the Conservative party’s victory there in 1839 generated considerable controversy throughout Switzerland. But when the Radicals seized back control…
Our history and culture today are extensively a product of movements that occurred throughout yesteryear. These movements took place in almost all work segments, be it art, architecture, engineering, trade,…
An integral part of the residential construction „Riedgrabenweg“, built by the Frohem housing cooperative; this new monolithic concrete building containing a community hall and two apartments has been completed as…
A dynamic city set in the frame of streetscapes and crystal clear waterscapes is an awe-inspiring settlement. The cobblestone streets, chocolate aroma, historical grandeur, captivating nightlife, and contemporary buildings fabricate…
Architect Valerio Olgiati is a multiple award-winning Swiss architect who has conducted many projects internationally. Following his architectural studies at ETH Zurich, he worked with Frank Escher for a few…
Architecture etymology: arkhi – téktōn, “techne … reveals whatever does not bring itself forth and does not yet lie here before us, whatever can look and turn out now one…
Ernst Gisel is a renowned Swiss architect. After completing their studies in architecture, he started his firm in 1945. He won several architectural competitions, through which he got commissioned for…
Hans Fischli was one of the first generation modernist architects who had extensively worked with Bauhaus. Born on October 9th, 1909, Hans Fischli was an architect, painter, sculptor, and publicist.…
From Le Corbusier’s ward, Piet Mondrian’s friend and admirer, to a master architect in the early Modernist era, Alfred Roth has facilitated change and development in the world with his…
