Wahlkampf mit der FDP: Aus Liebe zur Schweiz

Wahlkampf mit der SVP: Zottel is back

Wahlkampf 2011 mit Barbara Federer (CVP/ZH)

Climber John Harlin continues Swiss border adventure

The American climber and writer John Harlin III begins the third and final chapter of his attempt to travel the entire 2,000km Swiss border. After paddling and cycling along the northern and western borders, this summer he will climb the thin, and often dangerous, alpine line that separates Switzerland from its southern neighbours. Follow John's adventure through his multimedia Border Stories, live on swissinfo.ch, Facebook and Twitter. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

Jetman over Grand Canyon

Swiss pilot and engineer Yves Rossy made his first US appearance with a flight across the Grand Canyon. He used the same jet-powered wing that carried him across Lake Geneva and the English Channel. (Breitling/swissinfo.ch)

Mobiles Konsulat - ein Modell für die Zukunft

"Schweizer Botschaft kommt zu den Fans"

Classical music is seeking ways to win younger audiences

The audience of classic concerts is aging faster than the general population. If the trend continues, many musicians will soon be left without jobs. The industry is looking into new ways of performing classics to appeal to a younger audience. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

First Swiss sign language video dictionary goes online

In April 2011 the Swiss Deaf Federation is launching an online sign language dictionary. Expressions can be called up in German, French and Italian sign language. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

The SBC tower in Geneva - der SRG- Turm in Genf

In 2004, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation launched an international architecture competition to renovate the iconic building that serves as a headquarters for the French speaking national television station, TSR. The imposing renovated structure on the banks of the river Arve is an important landmark and symbol of communications for the whole region. It was in 1968 that Geneva architect, Arthur Bugna drew up plans for one of the first-ever high-rise office blocks in Switzerland. The tower now has a new look.

Building Switzerland: The lighthouse

Leutschenbach School is located in Schwamendingen in the north of Zurich. An area caught between post-war romanticism, dense new development and industry, it’s no easy location for a school. To overcome this challenge, everything is under one roof: gym, hall and classrooms. With a thousand tonnes of steel, ten thousand tonnes of concrete, four thousand square metres of glass, this radical steel structure with its pure glass façade is one of a kind.