Failure of the merger endeavours between Limmatstadt AG and Regionale 2025
The intended merger of Limmatstadt AG with the Regionale 2025 association to create a uniform organisation for regional development in the Limmat Valley has failed, which raises important questions about future location promotion in the
Strategy idea “Limmat Valley City” shows potential
The Limmat Valley is becoming a city. Thomas Sevcik, urbanist and forward thinker, has developed a strategic idea for a future Limmat Valley city. He presented it for the first time at the general assembly of the Limmatstadt regional location promotion organisation, together with the publication
Municipalities exchange experiences on indoor air
Die Stadt Schlieren hat zusammen mit anderen Gemeinden eine Erfahrungsgruppe zum Thema Raumluft gebildet. Ziel ist es, die Verbreitung des Coronavirus vor allem in Schulen und Kindergärten zu minimieren. Aus dem Limmattal ist auch Baden AG an der Gruppe
The borders disappear in the Limmatstadt
Jasmina Ritz, Geschäftsführerin der Limmatstadt AG, erläutert im EKZ-Kundenmagazin „blue“ die Wandlung des ehemaligen Industriestandorts entlang der Limmat zu einer lebenswerten Stadt. In der entstehenden Limmatstadt verschwinden die Grenzen zwischen den Gemeinden zunehmend.
Regional 2025 – projects for diversity
The Limmattal – a diverse, coherent mosaic Despite urban thrusts, the development and the initial situation are not the same everywhere. For example, Spreitenbach and Neuenhof are changing from the formative 1970s modernism to more urban locations, but the dynamic cannot be compared to
Apartments close to the center on the brewery area
The premises of the H. Müller AG brewery and the Burger heirs are directly adjacent to the Baden train station and are within walking distance of Baden's old town. Beer has been brewed on the site since 1897. Today the areas are densely built with commercial uses. The brewery H. Müller AG
The Villa Langmatt Museum is to be preserved
The Langmatt Museum in Baden is unique in the Swiss museum landscape. The art nouveau villa of the industrialist couple Sidney and Jenny Brown-Sulzer houses an exquisite art collection by French impressionists. It was put together at the beginning of the 20th century with a lot of personal passion.
The “Pfaffechappe” school house will be transformed into a primary school
A look back at the past: The “Pfaffechappe” school complex was built in 1973/74 as one of the largest school buildings in the Baden elementary school. The “Pfaffechappe” school house is to be extensively renovated in the summer of 2021 after the secondary school has moved to the new
"The Limmattal is more than an alternative to Zurich"
Limmatstadt AG was launched 6 years ago. Where do you see your core tasks as managing director? I see myself as a service provider and ambassador for the entire region from Baden to Zurich, within the Limmat Valley and beyond. In my job I am always on the move and bring people and ideas together
“Tivoli Garden”: An identity-defining project
A look back: The major project in Spreitenbach is marked by years of delays. For example, VCS Aargau defended the project in 2012 and submitted an objection. He demanded an expansion of the environmental impact assessment, which covers the entire area, including the shopping center. rums “Shoppi
Mammoth project in Niderfeld
The Niderfeld is located in the northeast of the Dietikon municipality and partly borders on Spreitenbach. With around 40 hectares, Niderfeld is Dietikon's last large reserve of building land. And good things take time: The planning of what the area used for agriculture up to 1890 will look
An elevated railway for Silbern and the Niderfeld
The innovative project of the interest group (IG) Hochbahn Silbern, founded in May 2018, is campaigning for a transport solution high above the tracks between the Silbern districts that are relevant for Dietikon and Niderfeld, which is still under development. Because the SBB shunting terminal
Urdorf-Nord: From the workplace to the town in the village
There is a master plan for Urdorf-Nord, which aims to lead the economically and urban-planning important economic area into a modern and attractive future. The district is currently struggling with structural difficulties that have led to considerable vacancies and poor quality urban space.
The new “LimmiCura” care center is under construction
On the site where the high-rise building of the old Limmattal Hospital from 1970 stood until the end of 2019, the new “LimmiCura” care center will be built from 2020 to 2023. In order for the Limmattal Hospital Association to begin implementing the project, the consent of the population was
Letzibach D: Three autonomous building parts from three different clients
The new Letzibach D building will be built in Zurich-Altstetten between 2021 and 2025. The city of Zurich acquired the 10,000 square meter area from SBB in 2014. The area has the open track field on the north side and the busy Hohlstrasse on the south side. 250 non-profit apartments are to be built
Star architects are building on Lindenplatz
The list of her previous buildings includes the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and the Tate Modern in London. And now the Basel duo Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron is building on Lindenplatz in Zurich-Altstetten. Between 2022 and 2024, the Badener- Strasse and Segnesstrasse the existing houses will
From the Limmat Valley to the Limmat City: The enviable development of a region
The Limmat Valley has changed like hardly any other region in Switzerland over the past few decades. Since the 1960s, the predominantly rural villages have been transformed into what is now a coherent urban landscape, embedded in a spacious landscape of forests, hills and recreational areas along
"We are on course on all construction sites"
The first stage of the Limmattalbahn between Zurich Farbhof and Schlieren Geissweid has been in operation for over a year. The tram is well accepted and used extensively. “There is hardly any distinction between 'old' and 'new' routes,” says Oliver Obergfell from the VBZ media