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In the midst of a centuries-old forest sits the Two Family House, an aptly named project that houses a pair of maisonette apartments for two families at the edge of Zürich, Switzerland...

An explosion of color has taken over the central train station in Zurich, Switzerland. In collaboration with the Fondation Beyeler, Brazilian contemporary artist Ernesto Neto has installed a stunning and monumental work of...

IBM researchers in Switzerland have created an artificial neuron that behaves just like the real thing. For the first time in history, artificial phase-change neurons have been grouped together (in a population of 500 synthesized...

Kerez’s pavilion is an attempt to think about, construct, and experience architecture differently. This experimental work designed for a specific location and occasion is an autonomous piece that, trying to avoid a conventional...

The architects and landscape architects reclaimed the spaces beneath the 36 viaduct arches by inserting black steel-clad structures that house a mix of art galleries, shops, restaurants, and more...

The architects and landscape architects reclaimed the spaces beneath the 36 viaduct arches by inserting black steel-clad structures that house a mix of art galleries, shops, restaurants, and more...

The local brewery has been transformed into a mixed-use development complete with office, residential, and retail space as well as a spa hotel. The Google offices take up a large portion of said space, reflecting the company's...

According to e2a Architects, the renovation began by focusing on the restoration of the building's original structure. The resulting design has a jutted entrance hall on the ground floor with three identical stories stacked...

Situated in Zurich, Switzerland, this serene garden and biopool by Fletcher Studio is suspended on the edge of a steep hillside. By placing the garden on the hillside, the architects opened up views of the surrounding environment...

From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology via Eurekalert comes this interesting note about solar forcing. It seems there’s a 2.3% per decade increase in solar radiation observed in Spain....

The Elysorium is a community of like-minded individuals that share a resourceful, anti-consumption attitude and a (messy) open living space. Located in a former factory site in the west of Zurich, the Elysorium hosts...

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is building a new carbon neutral office for Swiss media company Tamedia. Located in the heart of Zurich, the 4-story building features a beautiful wooden structure that fits together like a...

The Oerlikon Bührle Areal is an administration building in Seebach, Zurich, which had its heyday in the 1970s. After a period of being vacant, the building was resurrected with the premise of being rented out to small and...

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