World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge traverses a Swiss valley
Brave hikers in the Swiss Alps can now walk almost half a kilometre across this thin metal suspension bridge to reach trails on either side of a huge valley. More
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Christ & Gantenbein's concrete extension to National Museum Zurich photographed by Rory Gardiner
British photographer Rory Gardiner took these shots of Christ & Gantenbein's angular concrete extension to the National Museum Zurich when it was bathed in late winter sunlight. More
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Swiss architecture students design and build wooden events pavilion beneath Zurich overpass
Two hundred architecture students from a Lausanne university designed and built this events pavilion in Zurich, using lengths of timber to create a towering staircase, undulating seating and projection screens. More
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The world's first commercial carbon-capture plant opens in Switzerland
A groundbreaking plant where carbon dioxide is sucked from the air before being resold has opened in Switzerland. More
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Therme Vals spa has been destroyed says Peter Zumthor
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor claims his renowned thermal baths in Vals have been ruined by an "egotistical" developer. More
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Jan Skuratowski's "pavilion-like" House M features large window walls
Large windows are slotted in between concrete and timber-clad floorplates to form this polygonal house in the Swiss town of Möhlin, designed by Basel-based architect Jan Skuratowski. More
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Peter Zumthor unveils extension plans for Renzo Piano's Fondation Beyeler in Basel
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has revealed designs for a trio of new buildings at the Renzo Piano-designed Fondation Beyeler art gallery in Riehen, Basel. More
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Cylindrical headquarters for motorcycling federation features dramatic sweeping staircase
Slender metal columns support the offset concrete roof of this cylindrical office block designed by Local Architecture for the International Motorcycling Federation on the outskirts of Geneva. More
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Interlocking timber planks form Workshop Andelfingen by Rossetti + Wyss Architekten
A+Awards: it took just 18 minutes to regrow the timber used to build this entirely wooden warehouse in Switzerland, according to Rossetti + Wyss Architekten, which won a 2016 Architizer A+Award for the project. More
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Anako Architecture completes "fortress-like" concrete house in an Alpine town
This robust concrete house in the Swiss town of Savièse steps down the side of a hill and contains rooms lining internal patios that look out towards the nearby mountains. More
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Jan Henrik Hansen adds futuristic badminton hall to Swiss sports centre
A+Awards: this badminton hall in a Swiss village, which looks more like a spaceport than a sports facility, received an Architizer A+Award last year. More
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Gus Wüstemann arranges nine apartments around rugged stone wall in Zurich
Swiss architect Gus Wüstemann has subdivided a 19th-century building in Zurich into nine flats with concrete and chipboard finishes that complement its existing vaulted ceilings and stone walls. More
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Climbing plants and asymmetric balconies surround Buchner Bründler's Garden Tower
A mesh for climbing plants wraps the angular balconies of this apartment block in Alpine Switzerland, completed by Buchner Bründler Architekten. More
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Dezeen's latest Pinterest board celebrates the best of Swiss architecture
We've created a new Pinterest board showcasing a range of Swiss architecture from this grey-tiled home in the Alps by JM Architecture to Peter Zumthor's famous Therme Vals spa, recently photographed by Fernando Guerra. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Morphosis designs bedrooms for hotel at Zumthor's Vals spa
Morphosis has refurbished guest rooms at a hotel in Vals, Switzerland, where the US firm has also proposed a controversial skyscraper beside Peter Zumthor's famed spa building. More
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Illiz Architektur sets children's swimming pool above former underground troop billet in Zurich
Illiz Architektur mounted this indoor swimming pool on top of a disused concrete shelter for rescue forces to offer bathers views of Switzerland's Lake Zurich. More
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ETH Zurich students create robot-built pavilion with a skin of wooden shingles
This shingled timber pavilion was created by masters students on ETH Zurich's Digital Fabrication course, after developing robotic fabrication techniques to minimise the waste involved in its construction. More
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Disability support centre by Architekten CM features tinted concrete ramps and retractable awnings
This extension to a day-care centre for disabled adults in the Swiss town of Stans has been kitted out with muted red awnings and spiralling pastel-tinged walkways. More
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Züst Gübeli Gambetti adds staircase-shaped building to ETH Zurich university campus
Swiss studio Züst Gübeli Gambetti has completed a long, narrow building that steps up a grassy hillside, to provide extra teaching space at an ETH Zurich university campus. More
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Brick "pixel patchwork" envelops Residenza Le Stelle housing by Buzzi Studio Di Architettura
A+Awards: brickwork assembled by robots forms wavy facades across these apartment blocks in Switzerland – the latest project in our series about winners from this year's Architizer A+Awards (+ slideshow). More