Design & Architecture
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Max Bill Pavillion sculpture
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The Swiss artist Max Bill (1908-1994) created in 1983 his Pavilion Sculpture, a construction comprising clear, straight lines, which today enjoys a prime position in front of the head office of the UBS bank on the Bahnhofstrasse.
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Address:
Pavillon-Skulptur von Max Bill
Bahnhofstrasse 45
8001 Zürich
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Museum of Design Zürich
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The Zürich Museum of Design with its changing exhibition program has become an important forum for issues on design, architecture, photography and visual communications.
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Museum Rietberg Zürich
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The Rietberg Museum in Z?rich is the only art museum for non-European cultures in Switzerland.
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Neumarkt 17
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Unique interior furnishings shop Neumarkt 17, where you find for example the elegant and light designer foil cupboard from canvas (dacron) which was designed in 1994 or the Züri Bank (Zürich Bench) from designer Kurt Thut.
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NOVA
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The NOVA project is part of the 150th anniversary of Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich. It is the world’s first three-dimensional, bivalent color display. The 6-ton lighting feature forms a cuboid with a base area of 5 x 5 meters / 6.014 yards and a height of 1 meter / 1.0936 yards. 25,000 individually addressable light spheres light up in more than 16 million colors. The artifact will be on display for 3 years at Zürich Main Station.
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Address:
NOVA
Hauptbahnhof Zürich
Bahnhofplatz
8001 Zürich
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Puls 5
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Open and green spaces are in unique symbiosis with monuments of the industrial age here. Culture, wellness, food and shopping are the name of the game in the old factory premises.
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Address:
Puls 5
Giessereistrasse 18
8005 Zürich
www.puls5.ch
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Open hours:
Mon-Fri 9-20h, Sat 9-17h
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RailCity Zürich
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RailCity Zürich in the Central Station is a perfect venue for all kinds of major events. Make use of the unique atmosphere of Switzerland's largest station concourse or present your offerings on the lively and dynamic shopping plaza.
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Rathaus
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Zürich's baroque town hall dates back to 1694/98, built under the direction of councilman J.H. Hozhalb. Its interior remains as well preserved as its facade.
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Address:
Rathaus
Limmatquai 61
8001 Zürich
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Schiffbau
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The architect Peter Kern, who was responsible for the conversion project Schiffbau (shipbuilding), has made the shipbuilding hall into an experience room for theater, music and gastronomy.
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Address:
Schiffbau
Schiffbaustrasse 4
8005 Zürich
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Stadelhofen Station
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In the 1990s the train station was rebuilt by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
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Swiss National Museum
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Largest historical-cultural collection in Switzerland. Tours lead from prehistory through antiquity and the Middle Ages right up to the 20th century. Often special exhibitions.
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Address:
MUSEE SUISSE Schweizerisches Landesmuseum
Museumstrasse 2
8001 Zürich
Tel. (0)44 218 65 11
Fax (0)44 211 29 49
kanzlei@slm.admin.ch
www.landesmuseen.ch
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Open hours:
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm; Mon closed; Reading room and library (non-lending): Tue and Thu 8am-noon/1.30pm-4.30pm; Wed and Fri 1.30pm-4.30pm
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TIMETUNNEL
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Browse round the front of this store through a retro collection of furniture and clothes and then make your way to the back to see the hairstyling team for a new haircut. The stylists are masters of everything - from blue and orange hightlights and zany arrangements to the more classic cuts.
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