Selection of articles in english

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

There's a secret museum hidden under the ETH Zurich: 40 illegal graffiti by Harald Naegeli, the ‘Sprayer of Zurich’, now protected as artistic heritage. A unique journey through street art, urban memory and cultural resistance.

In Göschenen, the new Kunsthalle designed by Burkhalter Sumi fits into the alpine landscape like an avalanche wedge: a concrete shell that protects only two works of art, transforming a bare hall into a place of radical vision. Between silence

In the 80s and 90s, art and architecture intertwined as never before: art invaded public spaces, challenged institutions, shaped cities. From Beuys to Fischli & Weiss, through original artistic manifestations, a season was born where boundaries

In Chêne-Bourg (GE), in an area undergoing transformation, Nomos architectes has just completed an office and mixed-use building that plays it low-key — don’t be misled by the apparent banality of its façade...

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In Renens, the competition for the renovation and expansion of the sumptuous Performance Hall, listed in the cantonal inventory (grade 2), attracted numerous submissions. A Zurich-based team prevailed, adopting an approach deliberately rooted in a

A replacement building for the Walka school complex is being built in the center of Zermatt. Despite its size, the complex, which consists of three interlocking structures, blends in well with the small-scale village structure and provides

At the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Annexe collective evokes the work of Lisbeth Sachs in an immersive installation that raises questions about the representation of women in architecture and the memory of built space.

The final editorial by Mercedes Daguerre introduces the themes of Archi 2025, retracing the transformations of specialized publishing in the digital age and the relationship between building culture and Swiss Baukultur, while opening up to the

The structure by parts . The second interview addresses Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke, recipients of the prestigious EU Mies Awards 2024, in a reflection linking sustainability and digital design issues, starting with their most recent projects.

The expressive impact of detail in structure. In this interview, Neven Kostic shares his innovative approach to design, focusing on interdisciplinarity, the use of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and digital fabrication, and

The co-curator Carlo Nozza introduces the themes of the first issue of Archi 2025, highlighting the need for an innovative approach to design and construction, focusing on sustainability and circularity.

Archi enters a new phase. With an issue dedicated to leading international figures in design, the magazine continues its journey with renewed energy, staying true to its multidisciplinary identity and its commitment to exploring the present and

Contemporary architecture takes shape through projects and writings that reveal key themes of today's design practice. Without absolute protagonists or definitive works, the article explores new trajectories, reconsidering historical methods