St. Gallen paves the way for demolition grants
St. Gallen intends to offer financial incentives to owners of properties outside building zones to encourage them to demolish empty or unsightly buildings. To this end, the government is submitting…
St. Gallen intends to offer financial incentives to owners of properties outside building zones to encourage them to demolish empty or unsightly buildings. To this end, the government is submitting…
In St. Gallen’s Lerchenfeld district, the city is establishing the framework for an increase in gross floor area from 65,000 to approximately 185,000 square meters. In certain areas, buildings up…
In Rapperswil-Jona, the redevelopment of the vacant centre on Untere Bahnhofstrasse is set to deliver not only 77 flats and new retail space. The project will also alter the street…
In the west of St. Gallen, Lerchenfeld is set to become denser, taller and more diverse over the next two decades. The new development strategy links additional residential and commercial…
Seven ORK cantons, Zurich and Liechtenstein intend to jointly develop, procure and standardise AI for use in public administration. This is increasing the pressure to ensure that digital processes for…
The town of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen is planning the biggest urban planning relaunch ever. On May 29, 2026, around 60 representatives from districts, businesses, the real…
Building in the canton of St. Gallen requires strong nerves. The government now wants to streamline the procedures, above all with digital processes and better coordination. However, it can hardly…
The voters of St. Gallen have cleared the way for the Wil West business park. By voting yes to the sale of land to the canton of Thurgau, a key…
Rohner AG is expanding its sales area at the company headquarters in Balgach by September 2026. The aim is not only to present the company's own socks, but also to…
The move to Schützengasse 1 will not only put an end to many years of provisional status, but will also modernise operating processes and improve security. The government has applied…
Uze AG is developing the Uzwil grinding plant on the Bühler site into its second startup space together with the IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen. After the one in Schlieren, this…
After three years of construction, the Klanghaus on Lake Schwendi will open in May 2025. The visionary timber construction combines music, landscape and society and brings new impetus to Toggenburg.
At the 76th Planners' Meeting in Rapperswil-Jona, 150 students from Germany, Austria and Switzerland networked to develop new approaches to sustainable mobility and integrated urban development.
STRABAG starts extensive road renovation in Gossau ZH. Grütstrasse will be given new carriageways, a modern infrastructure and greater safety for road users. Civil engineering work will also be carried…
St.Galler Stadtwerke has expanded its photovoltaic system on the roof of the kybunpark stadium. From February 2025, more than 1 million kilowatt hours of solar power will be produced annually,…
Rear station neighbourhoods are often regarded as unused spaces with unclear development potential. Yet they harbour valuable opportunities for urban transformation. In an interdisciplinary collaboration between ETH Zurich and the…
Hälg Facility Management AG will open a new branch in St.Gallen on 1 January 2025. The company, which has 200 employees, is thus expanding its building management services to eastern…
The WOGE project of the OST University of Applied Sciences aims to promote the efficient use of living space. People who want to downsize their living space are supported in…