Institutes
- chevron_right Institute of Design and Architecture (IEA)
- chevron_right Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (GTA)
- chevron_right Institute for Preservation and Construction History (IDB)
- chevron_right Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA)
- chevron_right Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies (LUS)
Diversity of Cultures and Approaches
As a composite of a variety of actors organized in different entities, D-ARCH derives its specificity from the way in which these entities overlap and interact. The anatomy of the Department constitutes a flexible structure that offers all actors involved many opportunities to excel in teaching and research. The various Institutes with their chairs reflect the wide range of subjects that constitute the field of architecture taught at ETH Zurich.
The constitution and remit of the individual Institutes are defined by their areas of expertise, which cover fields and disciplines ranging from engineering and technology to the humanities and design, each characterized by their own cultures of research and teaching. As a consequence of their mutual differences, the Institutes and the chairs provide a variety of teaching and research cultures. The capacity of D-ARCH to encompass these different cultures in one structure opens up many possibilities for collaboration and truly interdisciplinary exchange.