Having worked together for ten years, the two Zurich architects Barbara Neff and Bettina Neumann can now look back on a compact oeuvre, which includes five larger public and private buildings. Each of the buildings is characterised by an innovative allocation of space in the floor plan and the vertical section. Text in English and German.

Neff Neumann: De aedibus 31

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Adrian Streich made a name for himself with residential buildings and the renovation of a large housing estate in the 70s. The restoration became a showcase project. As a result, the Zurich architect not only succeeded in generating constructional - but also urban planning - and architectural added value.Text in English and German.

Adrian Streich: De aedibus 33

Joanelly, Tibor

Peggy Liechti, Andreas Graf and Lukas Zumsteg have been working in Brugg since 1992, developing an architectural oeuvre with individual buildings that have been conceived with great care and precision. They are all atmospheric buildings that have a great coherence with their surroundings, despite their highly contrasting building programmes. Text in English and German.

Liechti Graf Zumsteg: De aedibus 34 (34)

Tschanz, Martin

The clear and fundamental train of thought that forms the basis for every design by the London architects leads to projects that are characterized to an equal extent by the utilization and the location-specific, constructive requirements. A semi-detached house in London is thus transformed into a complex organism that is incorporated respectfully into the housing development. Text in English and German.

Jonathan Woolf Architects - London: De aedibus international 4

Wirz, Heinz

In the 90s a group of architects formed in London that moved towards a matter-of-fact, unspectacular architecture inspired by the location. A key work and model in this style was Tony Fretton's Lisson Gallery from 1992 with its unembellished facade and strong lines, constructed virtually "without details" and integrated into the row of buildings.Text in English and German.

Tony Fretton Architects - London: De aedibus international 5 (5)

Within stringent structures, Charles Pictet develops an exciting interplay of free forms, be it in conversions, extensions or in a number of spacious villas in the Greater Geneva area. He has for years belonged to the lively scene of young western Swiss architects. Text in English and German.

Charles Pictet: De aedibus 47

Braghieri, Nicola

Most of the high-quality buildings developed since 2006 by Meinrad Morger and Fortunat Dettli are skilful, accomplished declinations of tasks in a rough urban climate. For instance the extended Perron 1 building in Solothurn (2009) is a single gesture that gives the structure a calming influence in the midst of the busy railway activity.Text in English and German.

Morger + Dettli: De aedibus 48 (48)

Adam, Hubertus

Inspired by his experiences and encounters as Co-Editor of the Italian architecture and design magazine Domus, the Lugano-based architect Luca Gazzaniga finds a way of elevating the design to a higher level, even in pragmatic tasks, leading it to a powerful, impressive result - as can be seen in the residential development in Agno (2008). Text in English and German.

Luca Gazzaniga: De aedibus 50

FRAMPTON, Kenneth

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 in a subtly radical way. It has made Miroslav Sik an unmistakable protagonist in Switzerland and Europe in the last 20 years. He has pursued this dedicated, anti-modernist orientation both as a teacher at the ETH Zürich and in his architectural work, which shows clear continuity since 1988. This monograph compiles his existing buildings and works. Each project pursues his pugnacious architectural stance, which is anything but "modern" or modernist. Even in the simplest construction tasks, Miroslav Sik uncovers and makes tangible the work's intrinsic dignity and noble potential. Text in English and German.

Miroslav Sik: Architektur 1988-2012 (Monographs)

For over 20 years, Armando Ruinelli has mainly developed his ambitious work in the Val Bregaglia region, revealing unconditional respect for the existing buildings and structures that have developed there. This volume presents important milestones, including a stable-building extension in Soglio (2009), which was created with rigorous reserve and minimalist power. Text in English, German and Italian.

Armando Ruinelli + Partner: De aedibus 46 (46)

Caviezel, Nott

Ruinelli, Armando

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