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Roger Diener ... [et al.] ; ETH Studio Basel, Contemporary City Institute

(Switzerland : an urban portrait / Roger Diener ... [et al.] ; ETH Studio Basel, Contemporary City Institute, 1)

Birkhäuser, c2006

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Bibliography: p. 220-222

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Description

Designing a new national map of urban topography for Switzerland. The classic volume Switzerland. An Urban Portrait was published in three languages by Birkhauser Verlag in 2005 and has lost none of its relevance to this day. The result of several years of research by ETH Studio Basel, this three-volume work contains explorations of the multiple layers and facets of Swiss towns and cities by renowned architects Roger Diener, Jacques Herzog, Marcel Meili, Pierre de Meuron, and Christian Schmid, as well as possible and/or desirable scenarios for the future development of country's main cities and its Alpine region. It also includes maps of urban topography. Leading Swiss architects examine Switzerland's built environment An important contribution to the discussion of how Switzerland might look in the future Visionary urban topographies in a globalized world

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  • NCID
    BA79163115
  • ISBN
    • 9783764372842
  • Country Code
    sz
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basel
  • Pages/Volumes
    231 p.
  • Size
    17 cm
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