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Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has won an international competition to expand Swatch and Omega’s headquarters in Switzerland. The design involves adding three new buildings to the watch companies’ existing campus in Biel, a leading center of timber technology. Ban’s winning proposal includes three wooden structures that house exhibition galleries (credit bobby), a visitor center, and public plazas, and there will even be a riverside hiking trail.

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Read more: Shigeru Ban Chosen to Design Timber Swatch and Omega Headquarters in Switzerland | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

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