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BIG and HOK's timber concept wins Zurich Airport competition
by Tom Walker | 20 Jun 2022
A team of architects led by BIG and HOK have won an international competition to design the largest dock of Zurich Airport in Switzerland. Composed predominantly of regional wood, The new Dock A and adjacent buildings seek to strengthen the airport’s continued status as the gateway of Switzerland. Bjarke Ingels, BIG founder and creative director, said: “As airports grow and evolve and as international guidelines and safety requirements change, airports
New wellness-focused retreat launches in Tanzania
by Andrew Manns | 01 Nov 2018
A Tanzanian wellness-focused getaway has opened its doors on the isle of Kendwa in the Zanzibar archipelago. Developed by Czech financier and filmmaker Václav Dejmar and designed by Jestico + Whiles, Zuri Zanzibar occupies a 300-metre stretch of coastline and features 55 thatched roof villas, five restaurants, three bars, a 32m infinity pool, jacuzzi, spice garden, and watersports centre. The resort – which has been in the pipeline for ten
Zaha Hadid's vision for Kurt Schwitters exhibition tribute realised in Zurich gallery
by Kim Megson | 17 Jun 2016
A passion project of the late Zaha Hadid has been unveiled to the world, with her exhibition design for a major retrospective of artist Kurt Schwitters opening in Zurich this week. Schwitters was well known for his poetry, music and Dadaist-flavoured art. His most famous work is an installation called Merzbau – described by critics as “a living, inhabited, ever-expanding collage” – which spread over eight rooms in his Hanover
Adventurous guests can take a trip to Outer Space at Zurich hotel
by Kim Megson | 04 Mar 2016
A German artist and a Zurich hotel specialising in creating “special experiences” have collaborated to send guests on a voyage to outer space. Michael Najjar and the Kameha Grand Zurich Hotel have opened an exclusive Space Suite on the hotel’s fifth floor, with the highly-detailed interiors designed to make those who stay feel as though they are embarking on an intergalactic journey. The two-person room features a floating zero gravity
EXCLUSIVE: FIFA museum MD promises 'special visitor experience' ahead of opening weekend
by Tom Anstey | 26 Feb 2016
FIFA’s World Football Museum will launch this weekend in Zurich as a "playful, emotional voyage of discovery for world football,” the project's managing director has told CLAD. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Stefan Jost said that there is a "positive buzz and a lot of anticipation" around the project, which is part of a larger CHF150m (US$151.1m, €137.7m, £108.6m) development which also includes luxury apartments, a restaurant, a sports bar,
Swiss National Museum to open long-awaited scuptural extension
by Kim Megson | 27 Jan 2016
A museum extension nearly 15 years in the making will finally be completed when the Swiss National Museum in Zurich opens its new wing to the public on 1 August 2016. The new wing is formed by a modern and minimalist geometric volume designed by Basel practice Christ & Gantenbein. It was commissioned following an international design competition in 2002, but a period of consultation and political negotiation followed and
Zurich’s ‘hotel to the stars’ to reopen following renovation
by Jane Kitchen | 05 Oct 2015
The Atlantis by Giardino in Zurich – a 95-room urban retreat that has hosted the likes of Steve McQueen, Freddie Mercury, Shirley MacLaine and Muhammad Ali – will open on 1 December, following an extensive renovation programme which has been overseen by Gallery HBA. Originally designed by architects Hans and Annemarie Hubacher and Peter Issler in the late 1960s, the Y-shaped building with three wings is an important example of
Markus Schietsch Architekten design palatial elephant enclosure for Zoo Zurich
by Kath Hudson | 23 Jul 2015
Elephants at the Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park at Zoo Zurich, in Switzerland, now have an architecturally designed enclosure, thanks to Markus Schietsch Architekten, who designed an elaborate new habitat. The 73,000sq ft (6,782sq m) enclosure includes shelter within a wood and ETFE geodesic dome, with a glass enclosed swimming pool. A series of open air spaces, with rocky terrain and dense vegetation, are connected to this sheltered habitat. The impressive
25hours hotel launches in Zurich
by Aoife Dowling | 06 Dec 2012
Germany based 25hours Lifestyle Hotel Group has opened a new design-led hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. 25hours Hotel Zurich West was developed by Zurich interior designer Alfredo Haberli and features 126 guestrooms. Located in the Hard Turm Park, the guestrooms are divided into categories that refer to Zurich's identity as a bank city. The rooms are named and designed to reflect precious metals: silver, gold and platinum. The hotel houses a
New-look Kunsthalle Zürich opens following major transformation
by Pete Hayman | 27 Jun 2012
Image: An extension has been added to the building Kunsthalle Zürich, one of Switzerland's leading contemporary art attractions, has opened following a major transformation of its home at the city's Löwenbräukunst. A team formed of Swiss architectural practices Gigon / Guyer and Atelier ww was chosen to lead the redesign of the Löwenbräu complex in 2002. Work started in late 2010. The Löwenbräukunst is located on the former Löwenbräu brewery
FIFA plans new museum for Zurich base
by Pete Hayman | 20 Apr 2012
FIFA, the international governing body for football, is planning to establish a new museum dedicated to the sport as part of an expansion of its Zurich base in Switzerland. Zurich City Council was informed of the proposals on 11 April in a meeting held at FIFA's base, although a design plan will need to receive validation from Zurich Municipal Council. FIFA's executive committee has already agreed to invest approximately CHF180m
Zurich gallery extension plans revealed
by Helen Patenall | 18 Feb 2009
David Chipperfield Architects has revealed its winning design for an extension to the Kunsthaus Zurich art gallery in Zurich, Switzerland. The early 20th century building will continue to house the Old Masters, Giacometti collection, Swiss art and popular large-scale exhibitions, whereas the new 20,500sq m (220,660sq ft) extension will display classic modernism and art starting from the 1960s, as well as the Bührle collection. Photograph: courtesy if David Chipperfield Architects
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