Selection of articles in english

The new Molino Nuovo kindergarten transforms a fragmented block into a well-organised urban centre, with flexible teaching spaces, an active green roof and a large public playground that strengthens the link between the school, the neighbourhood and

The extension of the school campus incorporates a reinforced concrete base that enhances the existing structure. Modular spaces, metal structures and rhythmic façades ensure functionality and order, giving the complex a unified and contemporary image

A new pavilion expands the Manno nursery school, echoing its original layout and blending into the landscape with a sober and coherent design. Light, structure and space interact in a single classroom opening onto the garden.

Perched above the Gulf of Naples, Dolf Schnebli’s Swiss School (1964–67) is an architectural landscape: a terraced complex where Mediterranean light, Eastern memories, and pedagogical vision converge. A city within the city, where the school becomes

The new kindergarten in Lamone fits neatly into a complex urban context, redefining spaces and relationships with sober, permeable architecture. A new boundary organises the balance between existing margins, open spaces and collective functions.

The San Vittore school complex is laid out like a small horizontal citadel, integrated into the open landscape. Flexible spaces and protected connections encourage educational interaction, while essential materials and natural light define a sober

In A Moratorium on New Construction (Sternberg Press, 2025), Charlotte Malterre-Barthes urges architects to face their role in ecological and social crises. Through nine action-driven chapters, the book calls for redefining value, resisting

The restoration, carried out by Durisch Nolli Giraudi Radczuweit, does not alter the substance of Alberto Finzi's building but reinterprets it to give new life to the school structure.

What defines a school’s character today? This essay explores the evolving tradition of school architecture in Ticino and South Tyrol, tracing its roots, tensions, and typological continuities through exemplary projects and interviews with key

The Rialto indoor swimming pool, built in Basel in 1934, has been extensively renovated. Reuter Architekten brought this avant-garde and architecturally striking building into the present day with a series of skillful interventions.

On the Giardini of the Biennale, the curators of the Swiss Pavilion are giving new life to the project of one of the first women architects registered in Switzerland, Lisbeth Sachs (1914-2002). In a subtle game of confrontation, the team reproduced

When a client opts for exemplary and sustainable construction, they offer their project team a genuine field for experimentation. In Daillens (VD), a small municipality of 1,100 inhabitants, the local council sought to replace the changing rooms for

Through science. By design. In place. Over time. Future Cities Laboratory adresses the complex challenges of sustainable and liveable urban development.

Why does FCL face up to the complexity of urban life? In this interview, the three directors explain what motivates – and challenges – them on a daily basis.

Reconcile, revitalise, revaluate: four FCL research modules investigate the complex interde-pendencies between cities and the hinterland that feeds them.

Trade-offs for higher availability: enough or scarce? Cities cannot supply themselves with energy and construction materials alone. Sustainable supply chains and more data are needed.

Navigating urban complexity with a holistic vision generates insights, methods, and tools that empower decision-makers to defuse conflicting goals.

Collaborative concepts for walkable cities, safe landscapes, sustainable mobility, and participatory design approaches are reliant on data analytics and multi-level modelling.

Cities are a work in progress, shaped by the future as much as by the past. Because we cannot assume the future form or character of cities, continued vigilant and strategic urban monitoring is imperative to creating and securing healthier, more

The potential of the encounter between art and architecture is understood as a means to critically inhabit the present and transform space into a collective experience. An invitation to observe, recognise and protect the precious and often fragile

In the residential neighbourhoods of Zurich, the collaboration between EMI Architekt*innen and Christian Hörler intertwines architecture and art in a silent but profound dialogue. Hörler's sculptural interventions, integrated into the projects

In the essay by the co-curator of Archi |02, light is shed on the experience of the Kathtarinen-Turm, the temporary installation that evoked the lost tower of the Fraumünster, symbolising the link between art, architecture and history, in a project

In Mulegns, a village of 16 inhabitants and a tower: Tor Alva intertwines baroque memory and 3D printing. A symbol of the Zuckerbäcker and ETH research, it combines art, technology and territory in a visionary work 30 metres high. An algorithmic

In the essay by the co-urator of Archi | 02, the relationship between art and architecture is investigated through historical examples and contemporary projects in which the boundary between the two disciplines becomes porous. A journey between

In the heart of the Zellweger park in Uster, the new Kunsthaus of the Walter A. Bechtler Foundation hosts a monumental installation by Walter De Maria. Art and architecture are integrated in an urban ecosystem where the exceptional becomes part of

In Minusio, the Sanctuarium Artis Elisarion has been reborn thanks to a redevelopment project by Inches Geleta. A new underground foyer dialogues with the visionary legacy of Clarism, transforming the museum experience into a sensory journey through