Switzerland

Energy

Switzerland is building the world's most powerful redox flow battery

A construction team in Switzerland is excavating a hole in the ground that'll end up being over 88 ft deep, and spanning the length of two soccer pitches. This pit will be home to the country's first redox flow battery for storing clean energy.

Lina Peak is an ambitious skyscraper that's slated for a remote Swiss village and will rise to a height of 260 m (853 ft)

Architecture

You'll never guess where this skyscraper is going to be built...

We're used to seeing new skyscrapers regularly announced for major cities like Dubai, New York, and Shenzhen. However, this ambitious project is slated for somewhere totally unexpected: a remote Swiss village.

Looking a bit like a massive purple donut, the Ark Nova is an unusual concert hall that inflates to host up to 500 people

Architecture

Plastic fantastic: Inflated PVC forms huge donut-shaped concert hall

The extraordinary Ark Nova concert hall was designed by sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Arata Isozaki. The structure resembles a giant purple donut and can accommodate up to 500 visitors.

Tor Alva consist of four stories and can accommodate up to 32 people at once

Architecture

World's tallest 3D-printed building reaches a height of 100 feet

Likened by its creators to an "ornate layered cake," the ambitious Tor Alva is the world's tallest 3D-printed building. The remarkable white tower took around 900 hours to print and rises to a height of almost 100 feet.

The White Tower will reach a height of 30 m (almost 100 ft)

Architecture

World's tallest 3D-printed building will take 900 hours to layer up

What's being hailed as the world's tallest 3D-printed building is being readied for assembly in a remote Swiss village. The White Tower from researchers at ETH Zurich will be formed from over a hundred columns, with a performance space sat on top.

Cargo Sous Terrain is beginning work on the first 70-km stretch of an autonomous underground cargo logistics system

Transport

Switzerland's autonomous underground cargo system aims for 2031 debut

A lot less technologically optimistic than the Hyperloop-TT Hyperport project, Cargo Sous Terrain looks considerably more likely to happen, with its first 10-stop, 70-km (43-mile) series of underground tunnels scheduled to begin taking cargo in 2031.

InnHub La Punt is due to be completed in 2022

Architecture

Energy efficient innovation center inspired by Alpine landscape

A new mixed-use innovation center by Foster + Partners will keep visitors warm in the harshest Alpine weather. InnHub La Punt will also boast significant sustainability features, including recycled materials, rainwater recycling, and solar power.

Though the Jan Michalski Foundation accepts writers of all types at its new residences, it says a portion of the 2019 spots will be dedicated to nature writing

Architecture

Wooden writer's cabin dangles in the forested foothills of Switzerland

We suspect there’d be no shortage of competition for a writer’s residence at Swiss literature institute Maison de l'Ecriture, which places creatives in a hanging, self-contained cabin in the foothills of the Jura mountains.