Switzerland Architecture News

Zurich / Haiterbach, March 2011. Emplica AG and PPS Dietle GmbH, an automation engineering company have agreed to work closely together. The cooperation aims to venture new products, markets and clients within the formwork industry together.

Sefar AG, a leading manufacturer of technical textiles, has appointed Peter Katcha as the Director of Sales for the North American market.

Architecture fans will enjoy this new podcast with Peter Zumthor, Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2009, who is interviewed by independent journalist and presenter Jennifer Davies. www.jennifer-davies.com

Procedural Inc. Hires Former Autodesk Managing Director Dieter Höfler as Senior Vice President of Business Development.

Procedural Inc. released upgrade to their 3D software CityEngine. Enables instant modeling of existing cities via OpenStreetMap import. Introduces RenderMan and Google Earth export. Supports production pipelines.