Halter and Padelta are entering into a long-term partnership as part of the FUTURAMA project. As part of this, two padel courts will be built on the ground floor of FUTURAMA in Lupfig, a centre for innovation and collaboration, by

Switzerland has been building on stock for decades and is now sitting on huge stockpiles of materials in its cities. Millions of tons of concrete, steel and metals are stored in buildings and infrastructures and are still too often wasted during demolition. Cities are seen as raw material depots

Engelberg is reorganizing its village center. Between the train station and the monastery, a clear, tangible axis is to be created from a mixed carpet of streets. The development and design concept specifies how first floors, traffic and public spaces should interact so that the center does not

A new city center will soon be built where measuring devices used to roll off the production line. The LG site right next to Zug railroad station is one of the biggest urban development opportunities in Central Switzerland and one of the most controversial. The city council has given the green

The municipality of Adelboden is looking for interesting concepts for the further use of the car park area. Young adults can contribute their ideas for its redesign at a creative workshop on 19 June 2026.

In the middle of Bülach, a new district is to be created from an ageing shopping centre and large parking areas. Sonnenhof focuses on flats, open spaces, shops, culture and a new link between the railway station and the old town. The project shows how a functional area is to be transformed into a

One million square meters, an inter-municipal planning project, years of political debate and a clear goal. Lugano wants to transform its congested northern edge into a lively urban quarter. The Nuovo Quartiere Cornaredo is the most ambitious urban development project in southern Switzerland. What

trains rolled into the workshop here for 135 years. Researchers, entrepreneurs and families will soon be moving in. On the 120,000 square meter site of the former Officine FFS in Bellinzona, a new urban quarter is being created that combines housing, commerce, education and innovation. Porta del

Logis Suisse is building a residential development with around 270 apartments in Untere Spichermatt in Stans. Zurich architects Studio Sintzel and landscape architects Uniola AG are implementing the CHF 141 million

An entire area at Wollishofen station is being reinvented. A historic timber building is being dismantled and reassembled at a different location. What sounds like a compromise is actually a solution that sacrifices neither residential construction nor monument protection. After more than ten years

For decades, the Müllerbräu site was a piece of Baden's industrial history. Now, the building plans have been dropped and one of the most striking residential projects in the canton of Aargau has emerged. 136 rental apartments, commercial premises, restaurants and a specialty brewery in the

Opposite Laufenburg station, a residential ensemble is being built that draws strength from the contradictions of its location. Two staggered buildings, a lush green layer and over 30 apartments. Together with Urben Seyboth AG, AWW Architekten AG has won an invited study contract that is far more

Zurich wants to save its historic arsenals on the barracks site. But the price tag has risen dramatically. What was once estimated at 55 million francs now costs almost four times as much. The city council has presented a new utilization concept and is focusing on culture, commerce and a social

On April 2, 2026, a stone fell on one of Baden's last large building land reservoirs - five to be precise. The Brisgi site in the Kappelerhof district entered its decisive phase with a symbolic laying of the foundation stone. Around 220 affordable apartments will be built here by 2028, providing a

Voters in St. Gallen have approved the sale of two plots of land owned by the Canton of St. Gallen to the Canton of Thurgau as part of the WILWEST land deal. The project envisages a business park with a new motorway junction and is intended to facilitate coordinated regional spatial

Mitten in Emmenbrücke, direkt neben dem Bahnhof, liegt eine Wiese mit grossem Potenzial. Der Bebauungsplan Schützenmatt ist nun rechtskräftig , ohne eine einzige Einsprache. Was folgt, ist kein gewöhnliches Wohnbauprojekt, sondern ein urbanes Experiment mit

The voters of St. Gallen have cleared the way for the Wil West business park. By voting yes to the sale of land to the canton of Thurgau, a key milestone has been reached. This is important for the economic future of the region, but also for more orderly settlement and transport development in the

A new quarter is being created on the Wellis site in Willisau that combines living, working and meeting in a small space. The former industrial site is developing into an independent urban building block. Dense, green and networked with the railroad, old town and region.

Three interdisciplinary teams have developed proposals for the future development of the new Thun Nord district. An advisory committee has used these proposals to derive key parameters for the next steps. The results of this workshop process are currently on display at Thun Town

Halter AG has laid the foundation for the Park3 project together with representatives from Reuter Architekten, the municipality of Frenkendorf and planning, marketing and implementation teams. Zurimo "B" Immobilien AG, represented by UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG, is acting as the

At the beginning of the year, the canton of Zurich created the Zurich Innovation Park specialist unit within the Office for Economic Affairs. It is headed by Benjamin Grimm. Its purpose is to ensure the division of tasks between the various players, coordinate cantonal projects and involve

With the workshop process for the Thun North core area, a key development project in the Bernese Oberland is taking shape. Three teams have shown how a new district could be created around the future S-Bahn station, characterised by open space, identity and future

Four projects for the multiple use of private car parks have been in operation since the beginning of the year. They increase the utilisation of existing parking spaces, relieve the pressure on public streets and offer residents and commuters new, flexible parking

Building materials supplier HGC is renovating its Lucerne site in the former industrial area of Tribschen. A new city hotel is being built on one of the two plots of land. The building on the other plot is being renovated. The new logistics hub in Inwil has been in operation since

Innovative neighbourhoods, campuses and parks are springing up on industrial sites in the Basel area. Flexible architecture, sustainable energy, smart mobility and new working environments are transforming various areas into laboratories for the future of the

Innovative neighbourhoods, campuses and parks are being created on industrial sites in the Basel region. Flexible architecture, sustainable energy, smart mobility and new working environments are transforming various sites into laboratories for the future of the

At the southern entrance to Rickenbach ZH, a new housing estate with around 72 flats in seven wooden houses and small-scale commercial use is being built on the Neugut site. The article shows how the winning project by Fischer Architekten and Uniola strengthens the character of the village,

In the Bahnhof Nord area in Regensdorf, Plazza is developing a large-scale residential and mixed-use project with around 283 flats, commercial premises and neighbourhood infrastructure. The design plan, higher utilisation and new access will transform the former commercial belt into a dense urban

Where production once dominated, diverse neighbourhoods are now springing up, blending living, working and leisure. Sustainability and innovative networking shape Basel's vision for the future. Basel is transforming industrial areas into urban living

The Schwarzbubenland location promotion agency wants to make the Wydeneck site attractive for as many high-quality jobs as possible. It has therefore met with representatives from HIAG Immobilien and the local authority. Swissmetall will be moving out of the site at the end of