saved.archi

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Country

Switzerland

Switzerland enters the corpus through institutional and campus architecture shaped by topography, public circulation, and precise construction.

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A visual gallery of works currently linked to this country.

33

Regions

34

Cities

44

Works

14

Bureaus

15

Architects

2

Books

1

Jobs

Recent roles currently indexed across this country

Regions currently grouped under this country

Aarau

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Aarau is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Baden

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Baden is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Basel-Stadt

Switzerland

1 cities

Basel-Stadt is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Bern

Switzerland

1 cities · 2 works

Bern is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Brugg

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Brugg is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Canton of Basel-Stadt

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Canton of Basel-Stadt is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Canton of Thurgau

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Canton of Thurgau is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Canton of Zürich

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Canton of Zürich is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Cham

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Cham is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Cologny

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Cologny is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Corseaux

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Corseaux is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Eaux-Vives

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Eaux-Vives is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Frauenfeld

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Frauenfeld is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Geneva

Switzerland

1 cities · 2 works

Geneva is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Graubunden

Switzerland

2 cities · 1 works · 1 books

Graubunden is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Kehrsatz

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Kehrsatz is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Koblenz AG

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Koblenz AG is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

La Chaux-de-Fonds

Switzerland

1 cities · 2 works

La Chaux-de-Fonds is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Lancy

Switzerland

1 cities · 2 works

Lancy is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Lavizzara

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Lavizzara is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Lenzburg

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Lenzburg is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Lucerne

Switzerland

1 cities · 2 works

Lucerne is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Montreux

Switzerland

1 cities · 3 works

Montreux is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Münchenbuchsee

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Münchenbuchsee is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Ormont-Dessus

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Ormont-Dessus is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Plainpalais

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Plainpalais is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Ried-Brig

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Ried-Brig is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Rüeggisberg

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Rüeggisberg is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Schiers

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Schiers is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Sulgen

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Sulgen is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Vaud

Switzerland

1 cities

A Swiss region where educational and civic institutions provide fertile ground for experimental public architecture.

Winterthur

Switzerland

1 cities · 1 works

Winterthur is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Zurich

Switzerland

1 cities · 3 works

Zurich is a first regional lens in the saved.archi seed corpus.

Cities currently grouped under this country

Aarau

Aarau, Switzerland

1 works

Aarau enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Aarau, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Baden

Baden, Switzerland

1 works

Baden enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Baden, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Basel

Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

2 works · 1 bureaus

A Swiss city where museums, collections, and internationally influential practice make architecture part of daily civic identity.

Bern

Bern, Switzerland

2 works · 2 bureaus

Bern enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Bern, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Brugg

Brugg, Switzerland

1 works

Brugg enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Brugg, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Canton of Basel-Stadt

Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

1 works

Canton of Basel-Stadt enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Canton of Thurgau

Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

1 works

Canton of Thurgau enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Canton of Zürich

Canton of Zürich, Switzerland

1 works

Canton of Zürich enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Canton of Zürich, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Cham

Cham, Switzerland

1 works

Cham enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Cham, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Cologny

Cologny, Switzerland

1 works

Cologny enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Cologny, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Corseaux

Corseaux, Switzerland

1 works

Corseaux enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Corseaux, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Eaux-Vives

Eaux-Vives, Switzerland

1 works

Eaux-Vives enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Eaux-Vives, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Frauenfeld

Frauenfeld, Switzerland

1 works

Frauenfeld enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland

2 works

Geneva enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Geneva, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Haldenstein

Graubunden, Switzerland

1 bureaus · 1 books

A small Swiss town associated with Zumthor's studio and the patient material culture behind his work.

Kehrsatz

Kehrsatz, Switzerland

1 works

Kehrsatz enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Kehrsatz, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Koblenz AG

Koblenz AG, Switzerland

1 works

Koblenz AG enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Koblenz AG, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

La Chaux-de-Fonds

La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

2 works

La Chaux-de-Fonds enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Lancy

Lancy, Switzerland

2 works

Lancy enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Lancy, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Lausanne

Vaud, Switzerland

2 works · 1 bureaus · 1 books

A lakeside Swiss city where the Rolex Learning Center turns a university building into a continuous interior landscape.

Lavizzara

Lavizzara, Switzerland

1 works

Lavizzara enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Lavizzara, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Lenzburg

Lenzburg, Switzerland

1 works

Lenzburg enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Lenzburg, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Lucerne

Lucerne, Switzerland

2 works

Lucerne enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Lucerne, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Montreux

Montreux, Switzerland

3 works · 1 bureaus

Montreux enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Montreux, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Münchenbuchsee

Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland

1 works

Münchenbuchsee enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Ormont-Dessus

Ormont-Dessus, Switzerland

1 works

Ormont-Dessus enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Ormont-Dessus, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Plainpalais

Plainpalais, Switzerland

1 works

Plainpalais enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Plainpalais, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Ried-Brig

Ried-Brig, Switzerland

1 works

Ried-Brig enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Ried-Brig, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Rüeggisberg

Rüeggisberg, Switzerland

1 works

Rüeggisberg enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Rüeggisberg, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Schiers

Schiers, Switzerland

1 works

Schiers enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Schiers, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Sulgen

Sulgen, Switzerland

1 works

Sulgen enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Sulgen, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Vals

Graubunden, Switzerland

1 works · 1 books

An alpine village where Therme Vals embeds bathing rituals in stone, water, and mountain topography.

Winterthur

Winterthur, Switzerland

1 works

Winterthur enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Winterthur, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Zurich

Zurich, Switzerland

3 works · 6 bureaus

Zurich enters the saved.archi corpus as a place layer in Zurich, Switzerland, grounding works in a specific urban and geographic context.

Precedents currently placed in this country

Lohn Estate

Lohn Estate

1783 · Kehrsatz, Kehrsatz, Switzerland

Architecture

Carl Ahasver von Sinner

Müllerhaus Lenzburg

Müllerhaus Lenzburg

1785 · Lenzburg, Lenzburg, Switzerland

House

Carl Ahasver von Sinner

Hofwil Castle

Hofwil Castle

1786 · Münchenbuchsee, Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland

Architecture

Carl Ahasver von Sinner

Old Cantonal School Aarau

Old Cantonal School Aarau

1802 · Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland

Education building

Karl Moser

Hôtel des Alpes-Grand Hôtel

Hôtel des Alpes-Grand Hôtel

1841 · Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland

Architecture

Eugène Jost

Zürich Hauptbahnhof

Zürich Hauptbahnhof

1847 · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Architecture

Jakob Friedrich Wanner

Frauenfeld railway station

Frauenfeld railway station

1855 · Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland

Architecture

Jakob Friedrich Wanner

Sulgen railway station

Sulgen railway station

1855 · Sulgen, Sulgen, Switzerland

Architecture

Jakob Friedrich Wanner

Weinfelden railway station

Weinfelden railway station

1855 · Canton of Thurgau, Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

Architecture

Jakob Friedrich Wanner

Winterthur railway station

Winterthur railway station

1855 · Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland

Architecture

Jakob Friedrich Wanner

St. Paul's Church, Basel

St. Paul's Church, Basel

1901 · Canton of Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Sacred building

Karl Moser

Caux Palace Hotel

Caux Palace Hotel

1902 · Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland

Architecture

Eugène Jost

Federal Palace of Switzerland

Federal Palace of Switzerland

1902 · Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Housing

Hans Auer

St. Paul's Church, Bern

St. Paul's Church, Bern

1905 · Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Sacred building

Karl Moser

Villa Fallet

Villa Fallet

1906 · La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

Museum

Le Corbusier

Villa Schwob

Villa Schwob

1912 · La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

House

Le Corbusier

Bodmer Library

Bodmer Library

1920 · Cologny, Cologny, Switzerland

Museum

Mario Botta

Villa Le Lac

Villa Le Lac

1924 · Corseaux, Corseaux, Switzerland

Housing

Le Corbusier

Salginatobel Bridge

Salginatobel Bridge

1930 · Schiers, Schiers, Switzerland

Architecture

Robert Maillart

Immeuble Clarté

Immeuble Clarté

1932 · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Architecture

Le Corbusier

Schwandbach Bridge

Schwandbach Bridge

1933 · Rüeggisberg, Rüeggisberg, Switzerland

Architecture

Robert Maillart

Foundation E. G. Bührle

Foundation E. G. Bührle

1960 · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Museum

David Chipperfield

Ganter Bridge

Ganter Bridge

1980 · Ried-Brig, Ried-Brig, Switzerland

Architecture

Christian Menn

Church of San Giovanni Battista, Mogno

Church of San Giovanni Battista, Mogno

1992 · Lavizzara, Lavizzara, Switzerland

Sacred building

Mario Botta

Museum Tinguely

Museum Tinguely

1996 · Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Museum

Mario Botta

Therme Vals

1996 · Vals, Graubunden, Switzerland

Thermal baths

Peter Zumthor

Rolex Learning Center

Rolex Learning Center

2010 · Lausanne, Switzerland

Library and learning center

Kazuyo Sejima · Ryue Nishizawa

Augustinerkirche Zürich

Augustinerkirche Zürich

Unknown · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Sacred building

Ferdinand Stadler

Baden railway station

Baden railway station

Unknown · Baden, Baden, Switzerland

Performance venue

Ferdinand Stadler

Basel Badischer Bahnhof

Basel Badischer Bahnhof

Unknown · Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Performance venue

Karl Moser

Brugg AG railway station

Brugg AG railway station

Unknown · Brugg, Brugg, Switzerland

Performance venue

Jakob Friedrich Wanner

Cham railway station (Switzerland)

Cham railway station (Switzerland)

Unknown · Cham, Cham, Switzerland

Architecture

Jakob Friedrich Wanner

Fairmont Le Montreux Palace

Fairmont Le Montreux Palace

Unknown · Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland

Architecture

Eugène Jost

Genève-Champel railway station

Genève-Champel railway station

Unknown · Plainpalais, Plainpalais, Switzerland

Architecture

Jean Nouvel

Genève-Eaux-Vives railway station

Genève-Eaux-Vives railway station

Unknown · Eaux-Vives, Eaux-Vives, Switzerland

Architecture

Jean Nouvel

Koblenz railway station (Switzerland)

Koblenz railway station (Switzerland)

Unknown · Koblenz AG, Koblenz AG, Switzerland

Architecture

Jakob Friedrich Wanner

Lancy-Bachet railway station

Lancy-Bachet railway station

Unknown · Lancy, Lancy, Switzerland

Architecture

Jean Nouvel

Lancy-Pont-Rouge railway station

Lancy-Pont-Rouge railway station

Unknown · Lancy, Lancy, Switzerland

Architecture

Jean Nouvel

Lausanne railway station

Lausanne railway station

Unknown · Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Architecture

Alphonse Laverrière

Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre

Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre

Unknown · Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

Museum

Jean Nouvel

Lucerne railway station

Lucerne railway station

Unknown · Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland

Architecture

Hans Auer

Peak Walk

Peak Walk

Unknown · Ormont-Dessus, Ormont-Dessus, Switzerland

Architecture

Mario Botta

Reformation Wall

Reformation Wall

Unknown · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Architecture

Alphonse Laverrière

Winterthur Grüze railway station

Winterthur Grüze railway station

Unknown · Canton of Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Architecture

Hans Hilfiker

Practices currently based in this country

Alphonse Laverrière

studio · Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

1905

Alphonse Laverrière extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Alphonse Laverrière's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Atelier Peter Zumthor

studio · Haldenstein, Graubunden, Switzerland

1979

Zumthor's studio pursues atmosphere and construction as a single discipline, often through compact teams and intense material research.

Carl Ahasver von Sinner

studio · Bern, Bern, Switzerland

1780

Carl Ahasver von Sinner extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Carl Ahasver von Sinner's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Christian Menn

studio · Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland

1960

Christian Menn extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Christian Menn's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Eugène Jost

studio · Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland

1890

Eugène Jost extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Eugène Jost's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Ferdinand Stadler

studio · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

1840

Ferdinand Stadler extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Ferdinand Stadler's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Hans Auer

studio · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

1880

Hans Auer extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Hans Auer's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Hans Hilfiker

studio · Bern, Bern, Switzerland

1925

Hans Hilfiker extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Hans Hilfiker's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Herzog & de Meuron

bureau · Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

1978

A Basel-based bureau whose work spans museums, venues, housing, and adaptive transformations shaped through strong material identities and urban presence.

Jakob Friedrich Wanner

studio · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

1860

Jakob Friedrich Wanner extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Jakob Friedrich Wanner's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Karl Moser

studio · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

1888

Karl Moser extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Karl Moser's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Mario Botta Architetto

studio · Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

1970

Mario Botta Architetto extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Mario Botta's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Robert Maillart

studio · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

1901

Robert Maillart extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Robert Maillart's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Santiago Calatrava

studio · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

1981

Santiago Calatrava extends the saved.archi corpus as a bureau tied to Santiago Calatrava's work, adding a broader office-level lens across buildings and places.

Architects currently based in this country

Alphonse Laverrière

1872-1954 · Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Alphonse Laverrière was a Swiss architect.

Carl Ahasver von Sinner

1754-1821 · Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Carl Ahasver von Sinner was a Bernese architect of the Louis XVI period.

Christian Menn

1927-2018 · Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland

Christian Menn was a renowned Swiss civil engineer and bridge designer. He was involved in the construction of around 100 bridges worldwide, but the focus of his work was in eastern Switzerland, especially in canton Graubünden. He continued the tradition of and had a decisive influence on Swiss bridge building. The te…

Eugène Jost

1865-1946 · Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland

Eugène Jost was a Swiss architect of the Belle Époque.

Ferdinand Stadler

1813-1870 · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

(Caspar) Ferdinand Stadler was a Swiss architect of the generation before Gottfried Semper. He was born and died in Zurich.

Hans Auer

1847-1906 · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Hans Wilhelm Auer was a Swiss-Austrian architect best known for his design of the Swiss Bundeshaus (1894–1902) in Bern.

Hans Hilfiker

1901-1993 · Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Hans Hilfiker was a Swiss engineer and designer. In 1944, working for the Swiss Federal Railways, he designed the Swiss railway clock, which became an international icon. The SBB clock was not the only contribution by Hilfiker to modern living. He developed the concept of the fitted kitchen and was responsible for the…

Jacques Herzog

Born 1950 · Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

A Swiss architect whose work with Herzog & de Meuron rethinks museums, venues, and urban landmarks through material specificity and precise formal transformation.

Jakob Friedrich Wanner

1830-1903 · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Jakob Friedrich Wanner was a German-born Swiss architect who was primarily active in Zürich, Switzerland. Among his notable works are the headquarters of Credit Suisse at Paradeplatz and Zurich Main Station.

Karl Moser

1860-1936 · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Karl Moser was an architect from Switzerland.

Mario Botta

Born 1943 · Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland

Mario Botta is a Swiss architect. At age fifteen, Botta dropped out of secondary school and apprenticed with the architectural firm of Carloni and Camenisch in Lugano. After three years, he went to the Art College in Milan for his baccalaureate, and then to Università Iuav di Venezia for his professional degree in 196…

Peter Zumthor

Born 1943 · Haldenstein, Graubunden, Switzerland

A Swiss architect known for atmospheres of material intensity, silence, and craft, often built through slow tectonic refinement.

Pierre de Meuron

Born 1950 · Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

A Swiss architect whose collaborations with Jacques Herzog have shaped major museums, performance venues, and adaptive transformations worldwide.

Robert Maillart

1872-1940 · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Robert Maillart was a Swiss civil engineer who revolutionized the use of structural reinforced concrete with such designs as the three-hinged arch and the deck-stiffened arch for bridges, and the beamless floor slab and mushroom ceiling for industrial buildings. His Salginatobel (1929–1930) and Schwandbach (1933) brid…

Santiago Calatrava

Born 1951 · Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Santiago Calatrava Valls is a Spanish-Swiss architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums, whose sculptural forms often resemble living organisms. His best-known works include the Olympic Spor…

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