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Patrick Jaeger and Ariel Koechlin have been leading their architectural practice in Basel since 2013. Here they have created a small school building in wood with a cheerful, warm appearance…
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A series of residential buildings and four school buildings have been created by Basel architects Oliver Brandenberger and Adrian Kloter since 2011. They are all characterised by a virtuoso interplay…
The office FAZ architectes was founded in Geneva in 2016 by Veronique Favre and Tanya Zein. Its diverse projects always relate to the context and sustainability. In that sense, the…
For 20 years, the practice of Markus Schaefer and Hiromi Hosoya, with offices in Zurich and Kyoto, has been working in the fields of architecture, urban planning, media installations, strategic…
Founded in 2003 by Laurent Vuilleumier and Paul Humbert, the architectural practice LVPH primarily works on projects in Western Switzerland. All of the practice's works have a poetic character expressed…
Founded by Francois Frey and Valentine Chamay Frey, the Geneva-based practice frey architectes takes a modern, minimalist approach. It focuses on the new construction and conversion of villas in the…
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For each building presented in the volume, Biel architects Ivo Sollberger and Lukas Boegli describe a central idea that aptly symbolises the project, referring to the buildings themselves, which carry…
Darlington Meier Architekten operate confidently on a variety of scales - from housing to urban-planning interventions. The Zurich office's sense of the effect of classic concepts characterises its designs, as…
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soppelsa Architekten focuses on the relationship between spaces - their qualities, materialisation, proportions and light guidance - and the project programme. Text in English and German.
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Founded in 2001 by Martin Bez and Thorsten Kock, the 50-strong team at bez+kock architekten is largely commissioned as the result of competitions. Text in English and German.
Tom Lechner, an architect from Altenmarkt, Austria, has been producing contemporary architecture for over 20 years. His practice LP Architektur uses innovative methods to translate regional building traditions into new…
Buildings by the Aarau-based practice Frei Architekten AG, which was founded in 1988 by the brothers Peter and Christian Frei, do without extravagant designs and use a reduced range of…
Johannes Kister, Reinhard Scheithauer (until 2020) and Susanne Gross have been running their offices in Cologne since 1992 and Leipzig since 2007, as well as recently opening a Berlin branch…
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Simple, spacious buildings, ingenious material experiments in the building envelopes and clearly structured interior arrangements characterise the buildings by this Geneva team of architects led by Philippe Meier.
In Engadin there is a thriving architecture scene, which includes the architectural couple Mierta und Kurt Lazzarini. They have already made a significant contribution to the lively architectural culture with…
Part of the De Aedibus series from Quart Publishers.
Focus on the work of architectural firm De Vylder Vinck Taillieu.
The Zurich-based architect couple Elisabeth and Martin Boesch address a number of rarely-discussed architectural challenges.
Building upon - thinking on is the motto of this volume, in which the Munich architects Andreas Hild and Dionys Ottl present their most recent buildings, renovations and extensions. The…
Miroslav Sik coined the term Analogue Architecture in the late 1980s. It stands for an architectural approach that is oriented towards the existing environment, its atmosphere and the construction tradition…
The style of Zurich architects, Peter Joos and Christoph Mathys, is examined in detail.
A perspective on the work of Boegli Kramp demonstrating their particular attention to the location and nature of construction.
An analysis of the collaboration between Hans Cometti and Norbert Truffer, who are a generation apart architecturally.
The diverse work of young Zurich architects Ralph Blattler and Gilles Dafflon is featured.
A focus on the work of young Valais architects, Laurent Savioz and Claude Fabrizzi.
The unusual work of a pair young architects from Valais is featured.
Focus on the work of Central Swiss architectural firm partners Pirmin Amrein and Claudio Herzig.
An exploration of the diverse range of work by Geneva architect Pierr-Alain Dupraz.
Chronicle of the work of London architect Stephen Taylor.
The work of Augsberg architects Titus Berhard is featured, displaying their commitment to classical modernism.
In 2013, Hieronyme Lacroix and Simon Chessex produced a student housing development close to the Geneva railway lines that represents exemplary urban architecture, with subtle nuances and a convincing resonance…
Featuring the work of Geneva-based architects Pierre-Alain Dupraz.
The young Fribourg architect and his team have already produced a notable number of high-quality buildings: small school buildings, for instance for the school in St-Cierges VD, which is placed…
Features the work of architects Jeanne Delia Cassa and Sylvie Pfaehler. Text in English and German.
Featuring the work of Zurich-based young architects Fiechter Salzmann.
Featuring the work of Lucerne-based architects Roman Hutter.
Latest in the De aedibus International series, featuring the work of Water Angonese.
Focusses on the individual work of successful Swiss architects Bonhote Zapata. Text in English and German.
Focus on the work of the young architects Emiliano Lopez and Monica Rivera.
Focus on the architectural achievements of Lausanne-based architects Freuhauf, Henry & Viladoms.
Focus on the work of the Swiss-based architects Gaille, Lecoultre, Grisel and Gloor.
Focus on the work of am-architektur.
Monograph studying the remarkable oeuvre of a professional pair of architects, from contrasting backgrounds. Graeme Mann is from Scotland, and Patricia Capua Mann is from Italy. The real visual flair…
An architectural monograph dedicated to the complete oeuvre of Pascal Fournier and Sandra Maccagnan.
A monograph dedicated to the works of Anja Beer and David Merz, a pair of Basel-based architects, focusing on their speciality which is functional and intelligently-developed buildings that respect their…
Laurent Lin, Alain Robbe and Rolf Seiler are the protagonists of the Geneva office founded in 1999. Since then, a dozen competition successes have resulted in several residential developments, a…
In their office Bassi Carella Marello, the two Geneva architects focus on a few fundamental themes of architectural research: material, presence, construction, prefabrication and the interior figure. This second volume…
Lukas Meyer and Ira Piattini have been operating from their architectural office in Lamone near Lugano since 1996. Text in English and German.
