At ETH Zürich Science City (Wiki entry here) on Hönggerberg, snow on the dining patio of one of the cafeterias.
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One of my favorite houses ever, in one of my favorite locations ever. More at ArchDaily.
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Following from yesterday's photo, in the spirit of "recycle, reuse".
Incidentally, I don't like any of the German words I've found for splendor. Die Pracht is probably the closest.
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And here is a photo of one of the buildings in its entirety. This one is for storage.
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The house from day before yesterday, seen a little more closely. I was prompted to post this following Julie's remark about the siding material. These look like "rund" (round) Schindeln, usually made from larch or spruce.
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A house with what appears to be wood fish scale siding. Not that common over here.
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The buildings that were used to store grains and such were raised above the ground and had slate discs such as this one (covered in lichen) to prevent mice from getting in. So I've been told.
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There's a lot of old weathered wood in Münster, like in most towns and villages in the area. Here I found an interesting contrast between materials. The little object is a wind sensor.
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This week I'll be sharing some photos I took a couple of months ago during a trip to canton Wallis/Valais.
Walliser Schwarzhalsziege = black throated goats from Wallis. I think they're unique to the region. I'll have to see if I can find an old photo of a few.
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I seldom mention it, but Villigen is home to Switzerland's largest national research facility. It is called the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and there are almost two thousand people who work there.
Here, the SLS (Swiss Light Source — click here —) building rises above a field of corn.
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I know you can't see the vineyard from here, but I'm calling it this way anyway. This house has appeared many times on the blog as it's across from the bus stop and I'm there a lot.
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