A foyer as an urban device
Projects
10/8/2025

A foyer as an urban device

In Zurich, Weyell Zipse’s primary school redefines the relationship between architecture and its surroundings through an intermediate structure that turns the foyer into an active urban device

Author
Giovanni Santarelli
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