The Swiss National Bank in Zurich : The Pfister Building 1922–2022 Hardback
Edited by Swiss National Bank
Hardback
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A decade after the Swiss National Bank had opened its neo-baroque building in Berne, the bank’s Zurich-based Governing Board moved into its own grand office building in 1922.
This major work of the local firm of Otto and Werner Pfister is a prime example of neo-classicism in Switzerland and provided Zurich with an architectural landmark at the top end of its famous Bahnhofstrasse. Marking its centenary, this book celebrates the Zurich home of the Swiss Franc.
It describes in detail and lavishly illustrated the architecture and building history from planning stage until today.
This is supplemented by essays on bank architecture since the Middle Ages, the urban formation of Zurich and the city's development into a financial centre in the late 19th century.
In his contribution, the renowned Canadian-British architect Adam Caruso compares it from today’s perspective with other central bank buildings and places it in context of the Pfister brothers’ other public commissions, many of which are occupying prominent locations in Zurich's cityscape. Richly illustrated with historical and new photographs, original plans and other historical documents, the volume pays tribute to a piece of public architecture that combines monumentality with pragmatism and republican modesty.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:412 pages, 179 Illustrations, black and white; 128 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
- Publication Date:31/01/2023
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- ISBN:9783039420957
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:412 pages, 179 Illustrations, black and white; 128 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag
- Publication Date:31/01/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9783039420957
