Wakker Prize Previous Next The Tell theatre, a landmark restored in 2000. Altdorf in central Switzerland has been awarded this year's Wakker heritage prize for successfully combining the care of its old buildings with the flair of the new. (Text and pictures: Andreas Keiser, swissinfo) swissinfo.ch Pure in form, colour and materials: a house built in a sensitive area (2006) swissinfo.ch A contemporary touch (2004) swissinfo.ch New administrative building of Merck Switzerland (2001) swissinfo.ch Extension of glass facade manufacturer Ruch Griesemer (2003) swissinfo.ch New office building of cable company Dätwyler (2004) swissinfo.ch Water treatment plant (1994) swissinfo.ch Protection wall from natural stone along the Gotthard railway line swissinfo.ch A restored wall below the cemetery swissinfo.ch The Capuchin cloister restored in 1997 swissinfo.ch 2001: Extension to the school of St. Karl (Picture: Christoph Hirtler, Altdorf) swissinfo.ch The convent of St Karl restored in 2000 (Picture: Christoph Hirtler, Altdorf) swissinfo.ch The restored house of Russian general Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (Picture: Christoph Hirtler, Altdorf) swissinfo.ch Altdorf seen from the motorway: the former grain store, one of the first concrete buildings in Switzerland (1912) swissinfo.ch Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 Picture 12 Picture 13 Picture 14 Architectural highlights around the town of Altdorf. This content was published on May 14, 2007 - 11:15 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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