The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a private residence in Switzerland by Diébédo Francis Kéré. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about An "unexpected yet very beautiful" Swiss chalet features in today's Dezeen Debate
A spa with a bamboo ceiling features in this private residence envisioned by creative director Nachson Mimran in collaboration with Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. More about Diébédo Francis Kéré embraces "aesthetic traditions of African cultures" for Swiss chalet
A Solar Biennale exhibition has opened at the EPFL Campus in Lausanne, Switzerland, showcasing architecture designed to harness light, heat or power from the sun. More about Sun Shines on Architecture exhibition celebrates solar buildings from across history
The second edition of the Solar Biennale has opened at Mudac in Lausanne, Switzerland. Exhibits include an artificial sun canopy, orbiting solar panels and a time capsule for plants. More about Solar Biennale explores how the sun can "transform the world and generate new worlds"
Swiss office Localarchitecture has completed Daillens Sports Facility near Geneva, creating a barn-like timber form insulated with straw bales and clad in green-stained wooden battens. More about Straw bales insulate timber sports facility in Switzerland by Localarchitecture
Local studio Lionel Ballmer Architectes has created a timber annexe for The Wandering House, a traditional barn in rural Switzerland, which "floats" above an exposed concrete base. More about Lionel Ballmer Architectes raises rural Swiss annexe on concrete plinth
Basel studio Patrick Reuter Architecture has completed a family home in Switzerland that combines exposed concrete walls with expanses of full-height glazing for a "balance between heaviness and lightness". More about Patrick Reuter Architecture frames Detached House with exposed concrete walls
Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has created the Pharma Research and Early Development Centre in Basel, as part of a wider campus it has masterplanned for pharmaceutical company Roche. More about Herzog & de Meuron completes blocky high-rise laboratories in Basel
Swiss architecture studio Itten+Brechbühl has created a temporary timber university sports hall in Zurich, with aspirations for its demountable construction to be "the new standard in architecture". More about Itten+Brechbühl creates demountable timber sports hall for University of Zurich
Material-saving and reversible construction approaches are showcased in the spine-like Cadenza concrete spiral staircase, created by researchers at technology university ETH Zurich working with ROK Architects. More about ETH Zurich explores novel fabrication method for light and reusable concrete staircase
A wood-clad acute-care facility modelled on a town forms part of University Children's Hospital, which Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed in Zurich. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils Swiss children's hospital that "functions like a town"
In the village of Adelboden in Switzerland, Amsterdam-based Nicemakers has transformed the interiors of The Brecon, a hundred-year-old chalet, into a secluded retreat. More about Nicemakers renovates Swiss chalet interiors with mid-century modern furniture
Pale wooden finishes characterise the interior of the Perfect Day House mountain chalet that has been updated by Swiss studio Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures. More about Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures refreshes 1960s Swiss mountain chalet
Swiss studio Haller Gut Architekten has completed an extension to a school in Aeschi, providing classrooms with colourful accents and clad in thin planks of white wood. More about Haller Gut Architekten adds "light and delicate" extension to Swiss school
Architecture studio Conen Sigl has completed a cooperative housing block near Zurich, topped by a greenhouse-style pergola referencing the area's industrial and agricultural history. More about Conen Sigl references "robust" industrial structures for Westhof housing in Zurich
Architecture studio Celoria Architects has completed House C, a concrete home in Mendrisio, Switzerland, informed by the region's grotti– cellar-like communal spaces where local cuisine is served. More about Celoria Architects designs concrete home as "massive primitive object"
Six interweaving "petals" encase the facade of Dior's store in Geneva, Switzerland, which has been designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Christian de Portzamparc. More about Christian de Portzamparc wraps Dior flagship store with "resin shells" in Geneva
Mexican studio PPAA has completed a concrete villa beside Lake Zurich in Switzerland, fronted by a long water feature that helps to illuminate the interior. More about "Water mirror" reflects light into villa overlooking Lake Zurich by PPAA
London design studio Tatjana Von Stein has designed interiors to balance modern and classical elements for the latest Locke hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. More about Tatjana Von Stein adds "classic theatrical flair" to Locke am Platz hotel
Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger are creating a 30-metre-tall tower in the Swiss Alps, which is being 3D-printed with concrete by technology university ETH Zurich. More about Construction commences on world's "tallest 3D-printed structure" Tor Alva