How much do you love Switzerland? Let us count the ways… Created for ThinkSwiss by featurezoo
Tom Kundig’s structures resemble haiku: brief in their economy, utilizing the minimum and most immediate of materials to invoke resonance; they have zen capabilities—they bend in the wind, glisten (and rust) in the rain, illuminate with the snow…
A paean to The Residence at the Swiss Embassy in Washington D.C. designed by Steven Holl and Justin Rüssli. Created for ThinkSwiss.
We’re pleased to announce that Tom Kundig, who we profiled here several months ago, is the winner of the 2008 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture. Facing off with formidable future-forward talents of Weiss/Manfredi and the industrial chic of Lo-Tek, Kundig’s graceful mechanics set in nature won out. As Mark Robbins, Dean of the Syracuse University School of Architecture […]
Helvetica Bold spent an afternoon with Wassmann, rummaging through his design philosophies, “I always do drawings for myself or write little manifestos that are not for publication but lead to something I try to share or have in my office culture—“
We thought we’d come up with a manifesto of sorts that reflect Christian Wassmann’s sense of place.
This November (2007), The Lucerne Festival presents At The Piano, featuring an international cross section of everyone’s favorite stylists and grand masters: Alfred Berndel, Maurizio Pollini, Leif Ove Andsnes (with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe), Andreas Haefliger and the Labèque sisters. Also on hand are the specialists: András Schiff (Haydn); miniaturist Marino Formenti and the […]