Description
Switzerland is synonymous with cutting-edge engineering, high-quality design, and precise craftsmanship. Design and architecture have become one of the nation’s most successful exports. This instalment delves into the how and why of contemporary Swiss architecture, exploring through eight projects the attention to detail, knowledge of materials and construction, and ability to innovate that allows architects like Pascal Flammer, Christ&Gantenbein, Gion A. Caminada, and Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architects to stand apart. Also in this issue, a feature on new community libraries, with four works by Toyo Ito, Sebastián Irarrázaval Arquitectos, Vector Architects, and Gautier + Conquet.
CONTENTS
Exploring the Divergent Forces of Swiss Architecture
- Exploring the Divergent Forces of Swiss Architecture / Anna Roos
- New Concrete House in Caviano / Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architect
- JS’ Barn / Alp’ Architecture
- Refugi Lieptgas / Selina Walder + Georg Nickisch Tegia da vaut in Domat/Ems_Gion A. Caminada
- House in Balsthal / Pascal Flammer
- Rotsee Finish Tower / Andreas Fuhrimann Gabrielle Hächler Architekten
- Swiss Ornithological Institute Visitor Center / mlzd
- Swiss National Museum Extensio Zurich / Christ & Gantenbein
New Community Library
- Planning the New Library / Tom van Malderen
- Minna no Mori Gifu Media Cosmos / Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
- Central Library in Saint-Just Saint-Rambert / Gautier+Conquet
- Constitucion Public Library / Sebastian Irarrazaval
- Seashore Library / Vector Architects
200 pages, ills colour & bw / 23 x 30 cm / English, Korean
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