
Building for the ZHAW in Winterthur
Expansion of the range of courses, increasing student registrations and the changing teaching methods due to digitization - this opens up the challenge and opportunity for the ZHAW to tackle spatial development. Winterthur shows where planning, building and control will take place over the next few

Regensdorf receives a city quarter on top of an art museum
The innovative Zwhatt is being built between Hardhölzli and Schlatt - directly at Regensdorf-Watt train station. The special thing about it: The quarter is being built on top of an art museum and is to include around 600 rental apartments and commercial

Look to the future of construction technology
In the NEST building of the Empa and Eawag research institutes, new technologies, materials and systems in the construction and energy sectors are tested and further developed under real conditions. Two new parts of the building are currently under construction and in


Six “courtyards” promise urban and natural flair in Adliswil
In Adliswil, the Höfe district is being built in several construction stages. It comprises six buildings with names such as “Libellenhof”, “Eulenhof” or “Froschhof”. A total of around 10,000 square meters of commercial and office space as well as 331 rental apartments are to be found

Hafen Enge: Promenade instead of parking lots
The bank section between the Arboretum and Wabengarten on the left bank of Lake Zurich is to become a wide promenade. So far, a large part of it has served as a parking lot. Now the parking spaces are being relocated to a nearby multi-storey car park and the promenade is being

Licasa Residence: 12 apartments surrounded by greenery
The project by the Frueh e Pagnamenta studio proposes a construction typology which, in a district previously mainly intended for single-family buildings, sensitively combines integration into the territory and architectural quality, in a context characterized by optimal sun exposure and an open

Designing a sustainable supply chain: salmon farming in the heart of the Alps
An indoor salmon farm has been in operation in Lostallo (GR) since 2016. A highly innovative industrial project that has become a reference point for the sector in Switzerland and abroad. We talk about it with the Project Manager, Claudio

An intergenerational center to be built in two stages
In the next few years, the Bosciorina sector in Biasca will radically change its face: the Municipality validated the jury's decision confirming the choice of the project by the Manlio Campana-Flavio Herrmann-Veru-ska Herrmann Pisoni Architetti (CHP) studio of Ascona to build school buildings. A


Historical manor with a modern frame
Like a park, the spacious grounds of the Glockgut stretches through rural Herblingen. The former farming village is only a few kilometers away from the center of Schaffhausen. In the middle of the green surroundings and at the same time close to urban culture, it has a high recreational and leisure

Tax deductions for eco-investments in new buildings should take effect more quickly
Die Karenzfrist für umweltfreundliche Investitionen in Neubauten soll verkürzt werden. Einem entsprechenden Vorstoss aus der SP hat sich nach Bundesrat und Ständerat nun auch der Nationalrat angeschlossen. Der Bundesrat muss jetzt die rechtlichen Grundlagen für die Änderung schaffen.



Swiss Prime Quartier Riverside is ready for occupancy
Olten/Zuchwil SO – Die ersten Wohnungen im Riverside Zuchwil werden im Oktober bezogen. Das neue Quartier zum Wohnen und Arbeiten an der Aare ist von der Swiss Prime Anlagestiftung entwickelt worden. Insgesamt 120 der 140 Mietwohnungen sind schon


Residential locations in the countryside are becoming more attractive
Immer mehr Schweizerinnen und Schweizer möchten gern naturnah wohnen. Dieser Wunsch hat während der Corona-Pandemie weiter zugenommen. Trotzdem bleibt die Wahrscheinlichkeit eines tatsächlichen Umzugs eher gering. Das zeigt ein Bericht des Lebensversicherungskonzerns Swiss Life.

NEST office unit demonstrates potential for circulation
Die neue Büroeinheit Sprint im NEST, dem modularen Forschungs- und Innovationsgebäude der beiden Schweizer Forschungsinstitute Empa und Eawag, ist am Dienstag eingeweiht worden. Sie wurde in kurzer Bauzeit zum grössten Teil aus wiederverwendeten Materialien und Bauteilen