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Life is more beautiful in Zurich

This content was published on Jun 10, 2008 This is the seventh time in a row that the largest Swiss city has gained the number one spot – a distinction welcomed by its leaders and business community. Switzerland’s financial centre beat off competition from 215 cities worldwide in the 2008 quality of living rankings published by consulting group Mercer on Tuesday. Brigit Wehrli-Schindler,…

Tracking the Gotthard line

This content was published on Jun 10, 2008 Architect Karl Holenstein is helping to evaluate whether the line is worth preserving by creating an inventory of its architectural and engineering works. Holenstein, who works for the Federal Railways’ heritage division, has spent much of his time in recent months walking the line, from Erstfeld on the northern side of the Alps in canton…

Ritom’s waters power the Gotthard

This content was published on Jun 10, 2008 The Ritom power station is unassuming – you might not look at it twice were it not for the huge pylons and cables nearby. Yet it is one of the main power generators for the Swiss Federal Railways. “It’s a technical part of the Gotthard line that is very important. Since there was no coal…

Local stations get new modular look

This content was published on Jun 10, 2008 But the ambitious renovation plan has suffered delays and won’t be finished before 2015, a decade behind the original schedule. The modular system includes a concrete roof, red and blue walls, glass and steel waiting rooms, bike racks, seating and rubbish bins. The idea is that travellers should be able to find their way around…

An old station with a modern touch

This content was published on Jun 10, 2008 The new station located next to the pier is a successful example of how to meet the demands of a modern station and succeed aesthetically while respecting the fabric of the building. From the café at Kreuzlingen Harbour railway station one sees a train rumble by occasionally. Otherwise, there is an unobstructed view of the…

Railways drive development in Basel

This content was published on Jun 10, 2008 Thanks to the Federal Railways, and some judicious town planning, the once unremarkable station area now hosts a new city quarter, with a shopping centre at its core. Fourteen years ago, the Basel architects, Herzog & de Meuron, dubbed Basel “a city in the making”. The epithet was the title of a study into the…

Federal Railways wins top heritage prize

This content was published on Jun 10, 2008 The Swiss Heritage Society, which awards the prize, said that the protection of heritage is as much about new design as preservation. The first Wakker prize was awarded to Stein am Rhein in 1972 for its old town. In 2005, it is being awarded for railway stations, ancillary sheds, workshops, signal boxes, power stations, tunnels…

Hiestand and Irish baker announce merger

This content was published on Jun 9, 2008 The new company, Aryzta, is aiming for markets in Europe, North America, Australia and southeast Asia. It is expected to have a workforce of about 8,000. IAWS, which already has a 32 per cent stake in Hiestand, is buying an additional 32 per cent from a private equity group, Lion Capital, a joint statement said…

Internet bank challenges staid savings market

This content was published on Jun 7, 2008 Observers believe the sector is in need of a competitive shake-up, but doubt whether the newcomer is big enough to force established banks to offer new deals to notoriously loyal clients. Kaupthing Edge entered the Swiss retail banking sector with a bang this week, offering introductory interest rates far higher than those provided by existing…

Art39 Basel

This content was published on Jun 5, 2008 Art Basel is one of the world’s leading art fairs, bringing together art lovers, gallery owners, dealers, collectors and artists in the “largest temporary museum”. For this year’s fair, the 39th, more than 5,000 works by over 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries are on show. Impressions. (Pictures and text: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo)

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