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Modern Architecture: 5 Faces of Swiss Design

What do an eco-home, a museum, and a concrete prefab home have in common? Modern design and a shared location: Switzerland.

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Photo by David Gagnebin-de Bons and Benoit Pointet / DGBI
Photo by David Gagnebin-de Bons and Benoit Pointet / DGBI
Delivering a modern look, concrete serves as a long-lasting, hardwearing material.
Delivering a modern look, concrete serves as a long-lasting, hardwearing material.
Though Basel boasts a big list of amazing museums, I was most excited to head to the Vitra Design Museum (shown here) and Vitra campus located in Weil-am-Rhein, Germany, a 25-minute bus ride from Basel's city center. When I was there, the museum was showing a fantastic exhibit about modern design photographers Aldo and Marirosa Ballo titled Zoom. Frank Gehry's museum building is one of the earlier buildings on the Vitra campus, completed in 1989.
Though Basel boasts a big list of amazing museums, I was most excited to head to the Vitra Design Museum (shown here) and Vitra campus located in Weil-am-Rhein, Germany, a 25-minute bus ride from Basel's city center. When I was there, the museum was showing a fantastic exhibit about modern design photographers Aldo and Marirosa Ballo titled Zoom. Frank Gehry's museum building is one of the earlier buildings on the Vitra campus, completed in 1989.
A "modern, minimal concrete house" in Eglaisau was assembled in nine months, thanks to German manufacturer Syspro's system of prefabricated concrete panels. Inspired by the work of the renowned Le Corbusier, the home combines industrial functionality with eco-friendly design, and offers a sprawling view of the countryside as well. Photo by: Hertha Hurnaus
A "modern, minimal concrete house" in Eglaisau was assembled in nine months, thanks to German manufacturer Syspro's system of prefabricated concrete panels. Inspired by the work of the renowned Le Corbusier, the home combines industrial functionality with eco-friendly design, and offers a sprawling view of the countryside as well. Photo by: Hertha Hurnaus