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Aisling O'Carroll appointed Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Geohistorical Practice
By deep reading a site, the Canadian researcher explores the history of landscape architecture to understand its future – for example in the Swiss Haslital Valley. In doing so, she integrates tools from natural sciences and humanities.
Calculate planning effort in the construction industry transparently
Sacha Menz's professorship has signed a service agreement with the SIA to make the value method developed at ETH available in Switzerland. It is to be offered as an application throughout Europe.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung publishes clarification
Following a settlement agreement, the newspaper published a clarification regarding an article that accused the D-ARCH of having become a hotspot for scientifically disguised anti-Semitism with alumna and former Visiting Professor Samia Henni at its centre.
ETH Zurich and project partners launch platform for climate-responsive architecture
The "IDA – Integrated Design Atlas" is a digital knowledge hub for environmentally and socially sustainable architecture. The platform, which is supported by SwissEnergy, contributes to the Energy Strategy 2050.
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.
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.