Educational Development

Dr. Vera Kaps is an architect, lecturer and researcher in the field of architectural mediation. Since 2021, she has been working at ETH Zurich as Educational Developer at D-ARCH, where she is responsible for the department's educational development. She acts strategically and operationally in the areas of curriculum development, development of the teaching network within and outside ETH Zurich, innovation, didactic education and quality assurance in teaching. She forms the interface between the D-ARCH and the Unit for Teaching and Learning (UTL) of the Rectorate and is in close contact with ETH’s network of educational developers.

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V. Kaps (2025): Learning Urbanism as a Societal Practice. In H. Biechteler, J. Käferstein, S. Kurath, J. Sergison (Ed.), Lucerne Talks, Teaching Urbanism. Zurich: Park Books, p. 172–174.

E. Elsner, V. Kaps, K. Weiss & F. Rittiner (2025): Framing project-based edu-
cation at ETH Zurich. ETH Learning and Teaching Journal, Vol 5, No 1, 2025, p. 5–21.

V. Kaps & B. Hentschel (Ed.) (2022): Landschaft inszenieren – ein Plädoyer. Vaduz: University of Liechtenstein.

C. Erckrat, C. Anderson & V. Kaps (2021): Perspectives on curricular culture in PhD by Design. ARENA Journal of Architectural Research.

V. Kaps (2018): Identitäten planen – Praktiken als Bestandteil aktueller Schweizer Identitätskonstruktion; der Konzeptwettbewerb zur Schweizer Landesausstellung Expo2027 (nicht veröffentlichte Dissertation). Vaduz: University of Liechtenstein.

U. Meister & V. Kaps (Ed.) (2018): Architecture and Transparency. Vaduz: University of Liechtenstein.

V. Kaps & P. Staub (Ed.) (2018): New Schools of Thought – Augmenting the field of architectural education. Zurich: Triest Verlag.

[selection of curated exhibitions]

Die Ideale Landschaft / Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, 2020

Exploring Landscape.Studio / POTENTIALe Feldkirch, 2019

Lern(t)räume / Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, 2017

New Schools of Thought / 15th International Architecture
Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia, 2016

Mein Alb(t)raumhaus / Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, 2014

Once upon a time in Liechtenstein / 14th International
Architecture Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia, 2014