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A new study by the Swiss Academy of Sciences has revealed that Switzerland has lost up to 6% of its glaciers this year. The study has attributed the fast melting of glaciers to climate change and other local factors. The...

Through an architectural competition, Apropos Architects were selected by a Swiss family wanting to reconstruct a family home. The family was inspired by the potential to create a larger, energy-efficient residence with five...

Got an extra $97 lying around? With that money you can now purchase a jar of fresh mountain air from Switzerland. Resident John Green has started collecting air from the Alps and peddling it online, saying "the air in the...

Swiss conceptual artists Frank and Patrik Riklin originally created the minimalist, open-air hotel room for the Art Safiental land art festival, and then adapted it into the second reincarnation of Null Stern, a tongue-in-cheek...

Swiss conceptual artists Frank and Patrik Riklin originally created the minimalist, open-air hotel room for the Art Safiental land art festival, and then adapted it into the second reincarnation of Null Stern, a tongue-in-cheek...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDlvjkfpX_o The Linthal hydropower plant is accessible only by cable car, after a scenic jaunt through winding mountain roads. The mouth of the tunnel that descends to the subterranean hydroplant...

After nearly two decades of construction, the world's longest tunnel is now ready to carry cargo and passengers on a route that cuts right through the Swiss Alps...

The prefabricated wooden home took just a few days to assemble and was designed according to local building codes. The rooftop was required to be dark, ashy gray in color so the home would easily blend in with the nearby...

A traditional ski chalet in the Swiss Alps has been transformed into two timber-clad apartments by Dutch architect Christian Müller. Named Casa Sur Ual, the historic home rests in the idyllic village of Vella. Under Müller’s...

The tiny 16-square-meter barn and stable comprised a raised wooden volume for hay drying stacked above a stone foundation spanning the height of one floor...

Imagine waking up to breathtaking views of the snow-covered Alps—that’s reality for the lucky owners of this holiday home on the Rigi, Scheidegg in Switzerland...

Through a 6 week residency with Verbier 3d Foundation, André Bloc and Claude Parent of Bureau A designed and built the micro shelter which they call Antoine...

Located at the popular starting point for the ascents of Bishorn, Weisshorn, and Les Diablons, the new Tracuit Hut is situated along a ridge caught between a cliff and a glacier...

The charming eco resort is located at an elevation of 1,700 meters (5,577 feet) in the Swiss Alps and features 7 km of ski slopes with private ski lifts...

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