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When the economic structure is changing, industrial areas are being repurposed. This development is a reality in Switzerland. Where industrial products were once produced, such as in Uetikon directly at Lake Zurich, or The Valley in Kempttal or the Klybeck area in Basel, new uses are being created in attractive architectural environments. The online magazine archdaily recently used numerous examples from the international arena to show how these conversions are being realised elsewhere.

In 2024, the prestigious Wakker Prize will go to the Verein Birsstadt. The association shows that challenges in agglomerations can be better solved through cross-municipal and cross-cantonal cooperation, writes the Schweizer Heimatschutz in its justification for awarding the prize to this cross-cantonal cooperation of ten municipalities.

The online magazine archdaily recently presented the 25 tallest buildings in the world. The magazine bases its classification on the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) classification system for high-rise buildings. According to this system, the Burj Khalifa (828 metres) is still currently the tallest building in the world.