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.

Hounds trained to help the deaf.

For hundreds of years, dogs have been indispensible helpers for the blind. Now they're being trained to help deaf people as well. Leika is about to become one of the nation's first ever 'signal dogs'. Swiss TV filmed her taking her final exams. (SF/swissinfo)

Open-air museum Ballenberg shows Switzerland as it used to be

In mid-April the open-air museum of Ballenberg near Brienz will open its doors to the public for the 34th time. But before visitors can dive into rural life as it used to be, the staff still have a lot of work to do. In order to make the travel back in time perfect, the old houses have to be refurbished, traditional gardens planted and indigenous cattle trained for farm work. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

Building Switzerland: The Temporary Chapel

An amazing modern building has appeared at the foot of the Jura hills in canton Vaud, in the heart of a religious community where time seems to have stood still. The St Loup wooden chapel is a revolutionary design, inspired by the Japanese art of origami. This audacious building, in a region steeped in tradition, has a very simple history.

Building Switzerland: The High-Tech Hut

The new Monte Rosa Hut is located at 2,883 metres above sea level in a barren wasteland of rock and ice, facing one of Switzerland’s most famous mountains, the Matterhorn. A joint effort by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) and the Swiss Alpine Club, it is a shining example of hands-on teaching with the lofty goal of being sustainable.