Discussion: Contemporary concrete construction in Switzerland
There may be no other land in which concrete has become so widely accepted - and its utilization so refined - as in Switzerland. The milestones range from turn-of-the-century reinforced concrete sturctures, Robert Mailart's groundbreaking bridges (1920s), Atelier 5's residential quarters (1960s), and Walter Förderer's concrete churches (1970s). Then the international spotlight was successively focussed on regions with fertile concrete architecture scenes: Tessin, Basel and the Grisons. The history of concrete architecture in Switzerland is a unique success story. Concrete has much to offer, particularly with respect to contemporary sculptural qualities, as the following 8 recent examples demonstrate.
