In 1721 the architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach published a book that brought together the architectures of different cultures from Egypt to Japan. Three centuries later ETH professor Maarten Delbeke has issued a re-print of the influential publication.
An exhibition at the ETH Materials Hub features eight 1:1 scale mockups that illustrate plantbased constructions. They were built by students from the guest studio of the architecture practice Material Cultures.
After intensive discussions with all parties involved, the Executive Board of ETH Zurich has decided to cancel the lecture of the author Léopold Lambert at D-ARCH. In a statement the Board explains the decision in detail.
A university building in St. Gallen is enlivened with a wooden shelf and a kiosk. The project by the professor Momoyo Kaijima and the sociologist Niklaus Reichle combines analysis, design and self-construction. And brings together architecture and economics students from ETH and HSG.
Die ETH steht wegen antiisraelischen und antisemitisch gefärbten Aktivismus im Architekturdepartement in der Kritik. Rektor Günther Dissertori, Departementsleiter Matthias Kohler und Professor Philip Ursprung nehmen erstmals Stellung.
Das Londoner Büro Material Cultures spürt biobasierten Baustoffen aus Mooren, Wäldern und von Feldern nach. Nachhaltige Landnutzung und regionales Bauen mit regenerativen Rohstoffen gehören für sie zusammen. An der ETH Zürich haben Studierende ihres Entwurfsstudios eindrucksvolle Prototypen im Massstab 1:1 konstruiert.
