Switzerland a guide to Recent
Architecture.
While the Swiss have the reputation of being reluctant to push ahead
and of being skeptical of the new, the past two decades have seen
an extraordinary number of innovative buildings realized by a generation
of young architects. Reacting against the light-hearted and colorful
imagery of post-modernism, the fragmentation of deconstructivism,
and the accelerating fashion in styles of building, architects are
looking towards a more generic architecture, an architecture searching
for articulation devoid of predetermined formal meanings - without
style. Far from being exhaustive, the selection of projects in this
guide aims to provide an insight into around 100 projects with access
for visitors. Many of the projects are located far from the bustle
of cities, making it easy to combine a skiing or hiking holiday with
an architectural excursion. |
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