ARCHITECTURE Rigid pins10/16/2013An office high-rise, built only of wood and glass, no steel used. It was designed by Shigeru Ban for the Tamedia media group in Zurich – and is exemplary, not just in ecological terms.
MAGAZINE What you need for building1/31/2012With around 1,300 exhibitors and more than 115,000 visitors, this year's "Swissbau" in Basle was an innovative and highly successful trade fair that satisfied exhibitors and visitors alike. In 2014 "Swissbau" will be held in the architects Herzog & de Meuron's new extension to the complex. In a series of images we present you with the highlights of this year's fair.
MAGAZINE Not so small, but nonetheless, wow!1/27/2012With sustainability and energy efficiency as its topics, the "Swissbau" trade fair in Basle has impressively positioned itself as a smaller Swiss alternative to "Bau" in Munich.