Concrete architecture in Switzerland

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The St Nicholas church in Hérémence by Walter Maria Förderer, 1968-1971. Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

Apartments in Bern's diplomatic district, by Atelier 5, 1968-1970. Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

Thurgau's answer to Le Corbusier's Unité d'habitation building in Marseille (left), the building on the right is by Georges-Pierre Dubois in Arbon, 1958-1960. Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

Commercial centre and offices in Brugg, by Hans Ulrich Scherrer, 1971-1975. Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

Lugano car park, by Carlo Cesarini, 1978. © Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

The "La Conguinta" museum presents works by the sculptor Hans Josephson. Design by Peter Märkli and Stefan Bellwalder, Giornico, canton Ticino, 1989-1992. Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

Congress Palace in Biel, by Max Schlup, 1961-1966. Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

School of Design in Basel, by Hermann Baur, Franz Breuning and Arthur Dürig, 1956-1961. Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

While the St Antoine church in Basel was being built, it was nicknamed the "silo of souls", design by Karl Moser, 1925-1927. Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

Max Vogt was the in-house architect for the Swiss Federal Railways (CFF/SBB). Between 1957-1989, he designed around 200 buildings for the CFF/SBB. Photo of Altstetten train station in Zurich. Karin Bürki / HERATBRUT

A control tower at Zurich train station, by Max Vogt, 1963-1966. Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

Renovations to the Castelgrande in Bellinzona, by Aurelio Galfetti, 1984-1991. Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT

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