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Zürich

Switzerland’s largest city may be compact in size but it’s diverse. Here you’ll find first-rate museums and modernist marvels, all-day coffee bars and nightlife that will keep your tail feathers shaking. There’s also a…

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Office job

22 June 2017

One of Switzerland’s smartest property firms helped improve a once-unloved stretch of Zürich. Now Ledermann has tackled its most ambitious project – developers everywhere take note.

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Who are you trying to kid?

22 June 2017

Circuses are big business in Switzerland – and a new breed of entertainer has entered the arena.

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Snack on track

27 May 2021

The aptly named Bridge has linked a high-end food hall to a Zürich rail stop with a platform for some of the city’s finest food brands. Neither trains nor passengers will be running on empty.

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Making it

21 September 2017

The Swiss duo who use their intricate technical knowledge of performance fabrics to streamline the design‑to‑manufacture process for fashion brands.

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Little prints

18 February 2010

Starting on a shoestring, Benjamin Sommerhalder moved from making his own magazine to building up a small publishing house with a gallery and shop space. And on the way he’s kick-started an old-fashioned publishing boom.

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03 - Zürich

17 June 2007

In Zürich, small and perfectly formed has turned out to be both a blessing and a curse.

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On the Shelf

17 February 2007

Coop is the second largest retailer in Switzerland after Migros, with about 1,500 outlets and 44,000 employees. In 2005, it had a turnover of €8.6bn. It has 20 per cent of the country’s food retail business. As well as…

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Eat and greet

24 June 2021

A protected Zürich building has a new lease of life as a Japanese restaurant. And Ooki Pavilion’s owners are helping to transform a quieter corner of the city with good food and great design.

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Natural beauty

2 July 2020

For residents of Zürich the great outdoors is a mere stroll away so comfy summer clothes are essential. The best news? The looks are at home anywhere.

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Protected status

15 August 2019

If you’re in charge of policing one of the safest cities in the world, pressure and pride go hand in hand.

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Room to glow

15 November 2018

The apartment near Lake Zürich that shows how even a concrete new-build can be warm and cosy.

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Keep it in the family

10 May 2018

The Bindella family has been continually reinventing Swiss-Italian cuisine for four generations. As the torch is passed again, we meet the man grasping it with both hands.

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Banking on it

24 March 2022

As Pictet opens its new Zürich office, we meet the team behind the historic building’s overhaul.

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Concrete jungle

18 May 2017

Eduard Neuenschwander’s modernist colony is designed to nurture nature.

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Welcome departure

23 February 2017

Swiss International Airlines has established where the best journeys begin: offline.