Switzerland had two houses this time, one in Vancouver and another in the resort of Whistler. Both were located in restaurants where large-screen televisions focused on Swiss athletes. Medal winners ...

Architecture studio G8A has completed a series of terraced houses defined by red timber and concrete exteriors in Geneva, Switzerland, alongside local studio Collinfontaine Architectes. The ...

A ruling this May from Switzerland's highest court has banned construction of second homes in most Alpine villages with immediate effect. Sales agents and developers claim that the decision, following ...

Today, Switzerland played Honduras for the final spot in South Africa’s World Cup Round of 16. Sadly, they couldn’t go through and what started as a great World Cup for them (beating Spain in the ...

Although jobs will be lost in the short term, hotels expect a healthy bump from the building ban and villages agree a more sustainable form of tourism will have room to grow. From Hollywood directors ...

DF_DC has used concrete to create a monolithic house in the town of Tegna, Switzerland, which takes cues from Japanese architecture and the surrounding mountains. Named Pyramid House, it was ...

The Swiss Alps are rife with charming mountain villages, from Zermatt tucked beneath the Matterhorn to St. Moritz, considered "the birthplace of winter sports." However, a discerning and star-studded ...

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Maybe you don’t follow the coming-and-goings of Ben Bernanke as closely as we do, but if you catch wind someday that the Federal Reserve chairman is off to Switzerland, it’s a safe bet he’s headed for ...