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Creative confidence, restrained artistry

This content was published on A talk with architect, teacher and writer Anna Roos about her meticulous book, “Swiss Sensibility: The Culture of Architecture in Switzerland”.

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The Swiss-designed solar-powered community centre

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Swiss put a community twist on American contest

This content was published on Swiss university students are stretching the rules of an American building competition to give communities a cool, energy-efficient place to hang out.

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Students and others line up shoulder to shoulder in front of the centre

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There goes the NeighborHub

This content was published on Simple in appearance, the community centre built by Swiss university students is more complex viewed from the inside.

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Ueli Steck’s phenomenal climbing career

This content was published on A look back at how the phenomenal Swiss alpinist and speed mountaineer Ueli Steck transformed himself into the awe-inspiring “Swiss Machine”.

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Wildness rarely found among rivers

This content was published on A government pledge to restore Swiss rivers makes for a tough challenge: only a few remain intact and authorities want to boost hydropower.

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Birthday boy Federer: 18 surprising facts

This content was published on In honour of Roger Federer's 18th grand slam singles title, swissinfo.ch offers 18 things you might not know about the Swiss tennis champion.

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Swiss flights to US conform to Trump ban

This content was published on The airline Swiss says it will bar citizens of seven countries from boarding its flights to the United States because of Trump’s executive order.

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Legendary Swiss route re-climbed

This content was published on For a quarter-century, no one was able to repeat the “Metanoia” route up Switzerland’s notorious Eiger North Face. Until now.

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Swiss wary of Trump protectionism

This content was published on Swiss access to global markets will be a priority when President Schneider-Ammann has his first talk with US President-elect Trump.

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