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Switzerland is synonymous with cutting-edge engineering, high-quality design, and precise craftsmanship. Design and architecture have become one of the nation’s most successful exports. This instalment delves into the how and why of contemporary Swiss architecture, exploring through eight projects the attention to detail, knowledge of materials and construction, and ability to innovate that allows architects like Pascal Flammer, Christ&Gantenbein, Gion A. Caminada, and Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architects to stand apart. Also in this issue, a feature on new community libraries, with four works by Toyo Ito, Sebastián Irarrázaval Arquitectos, Vector Architects, and Gautier + Conquet.

Exploring the Divergent Forces of Swiss Architecture
Exploring the Divergent Forces of Swiss Architecture _ Anna Roos
New Concrete House in Caviano_Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architect
JS' Barn_Alp' Architecture
Refugi Lieptgas_Selina Walder + Georg Nickisch Tegia da vaut in Domat/Ems_Gion A. Caminada
House in Balsthal_Pascal Flammer
Rotsee Finish Tower_Andreas Fuhrimann Gabrielle Hächler Architekten
Swiss Ornithological Institute Visitor Center_mlzd
Swiss National Museum Extensio Zurich_Christ & Gantenbein

New Community Library
Planning the New Library_Tom van Malderen
Minna no Mori Gifu Media Cosmos_Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Central Library in Saint-Just Saint-Rambert_Gautier+Conquet
Constitucion Public Library_Sebastian Irarrazaval
Seashore Library_Vector Architects