Designed and constructed with the precision of a Swiss watch this monumental hybrid timber
campus charts an architectural roadmap toward the future Completed in 2019 the Swatch and
Omega Campus in Biel Switzerland is a magnificent example of technology design and
environmental sustainability working in concert to create a space that promotes the health of
users and the planet. This book illustrates every aspect of the project including drawings
plans and numerous interior and exterior photographs. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru
Ban has experienced firsthand the trauma of natural disasters which he has addressed in
numerous emergency-relief projects. With the Swatch and Omega campus Ban demonstrates how
sustainable architecture can benefit industry as well and why he promotes timber as the
planet's only truly renewable resource. Philip Jodidio introduces readers to the buildings'
ingenious and cutting-edge features-a serpentine cocoon-like facade that echoes the playful
elements of the Swatch brand a gridshell roof structure consisting of thousands of precisely
interlocking timber pieces numerous clean rooms designed for optimal airflow and minimal
airborne contaminants modular work spaces and easy outdoor access to promote employees'
physical and mental well-being. A feat of forward-thinking architecture this corporate
headquarters represents a benchmark for future building projects around the world.
