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A robot for surface finishing
In partnership with Gramazio Kohler Research, Russo AG is applying a cutting-edge autonomous robot for the arduous labour process of plastering. The company hopes that this will improve working conditions and reduce the labour shortage.
New contact point at D-ARCH: "The offer is deliberately low-threshold"
Alice Keller is responsible for Care & Conflict Management at the Department of Architecture. In the interview, she explains in which situations people can turn to her.
Swiss Arc Award: Gion A. Caminada honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
The Swiss architect and professor emeritus receives the award for his life's work. Three D-ARCH studios were nominated for the Next Generation Award.
What are the key requirements of an education system that ensures that everybody has the same opportunities?
D-ARCH doctoral student Rolf Imseng comes from a working class family. Together with ETH Vice-President Julia Dannath and ETH Professor Ursula Renold, he talks about the hurdles that his background brings with it.
ETH Zurich students win all three main prizes at the SIA Master Prize in Architecture
Timo Bauer, Pauline Sauter and the team consisting of Maximilian Lewark, Josiane Schmidt and Alexander Throm were awarded a prize. Steven Malischke received a recognition.
“What attracted us to high-tech, was just visual – we found it very enticing”
For the book “High-Tech Heritage” Professor Silke Langenberg and Doctoral Candidate Matthias Brenner interviewed Patty Hopkins, one of the most prominent architects of the high-tech era.
Overcoming modernism’s blinkered view
Mariam Issoufou is one of Africa’s most sought-after architects. She has held the position of Professor of Architecture Heritage and Sustainability at ETH Zurich since 2022.
ETH Medals, Sponsorship Prize THEO and Willi Studer Prize 2024 awarded
Matyas Joseph Enz, Samuel Tobias Fuchs and Natalia Pieroni each received an ETH Medal for their Master's thesis at D-ARCH. Inès Rausis and Samuel Tobias Fuchs were honoured with the THEO Prize and Leslie Rahel Majer with the Willi Studer Prize.
Roger Boltshauser appointed Full Professor of Architecture and Regenerative Materials
In September, the ETH Board appointed fifteen professors, among them Roger Boltshauser, currently Visiting Lecturer and Scientific Collaborator at D-ARCH.
“The way that our cities, houses and flats are built right now makes us feel dependent.”
For many people, architectural norms create barriers to accessibility. How might we re-imagine our built environment to make it more inclusive?