The "ETH Studio Basel – Institute for the Contemporary City" has been studying Switzerland with its mesh of complex issues for a number of years. Now, the diverse interactions and permutations of its geography, history, language, culture, society, economics, transport, urban life and architecture have been collated and analyzed, revealing the genesis, together with the constant and variable factors which have influenced the country’s development. Potentially controversial and /or desirable designs have been put forward for the future of the important metropolitan areas and the Alpine regions. The work is divided into three volumes with a double map of Switzerland.