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Boltshauser Architects honoured at the Swiss Art Awards
The jury recognized their installation in Basel, which combines research and art. During the exhibition, sifted clay varieties create a material map of geological Switzerland.
The European citizens' initiative "HouseEurope!" receives the OBEL Award 2025
The renovation initiative, co-initiated by the chair of Arno Brandlhuber, is being honoured. The OBEL Award, endowed with €100,000, has been recognizing social and ecological projects in architecture since 2019.
"We want to develop an intuition for climate issues in the design"
Student projects of Arno Schlüter's chair are featured in the “Energy & Architecture” exhibition at the German Architecture Museum. In an interview, he explains the challenges and opportunities of climate-friendly design.
Learn about the future of structural design
The MAS in Computational Structural Design is a new one-year further education programme for the construction industry. It combines design and engineering, to bring cutting-edge solutions to real-world projects.
Robots of ETH Zurich spin-off MESH assemble reinforcing steel
The technology allows for new shapes and was used for the Tor Alva in Mulegns, among others. And it makes construction more efficient, for example in prefabrication for the second Gotthard road tunnel.
Exhibition of Master's theses
The Master's theses of the Spring Semester 2025 are on display on the Hönggerberg campus of ETH Zurich until June 20. The exhibition features design projects on the topic “House Europe”.
From confectioners to robots – Tor Alva in Mulegns is unveiled
Tor Alva was officially inaugurated in Mulegns today in the presence of Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and President of ETH Zurich Joël Mesot. The almost 30-metre-high, gleaming white tower is the world’s tallest 3D-printed building.
“Our goal is to establish an interconnected teaching culture”
The revised Bachelor of Architecture at ETH Zurich starts in the autumn semester. In this interview, Elli Mosayebi, Vera Kaps and Steffen Hägele explain the revision, the goals and the process behind it.
D-ARCH members exhibit at the Biennale di Venezia
The Architecture Biennale in Venice opened in May. More than a dozen projects have been created with the involvement of the Department of Architecture, from gta Archive to robot research at the institute ITA.
The diversity of timber roof structures in the 19th century
In her dissertation, architect Kylie Russnaik analysed the roofs of railway buildings, riding halls and theatres in Switzerland. Her findings will help to better understand and preserve the wide-span timber structures.