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Departement Architektur, ETH Zürich

ETH Zürich
Departement Architektur
Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5
8093 Zürich

07/09/2026

In her research, Assistant Professor Aisling O’Carroll asks how we can design for a changing climate by learning from the past.

In an interview, she reflects on the value of historical research, the potential of design-based methods in teaching, and the Swiss Alps as a uniquely rich site for understanding landscape change, resilience, and future transformation.

“The Alps provide a valuable lens through which to examine how societies understand, manage, and adapt to environmental change”: Read the interview in the NSL blog: https://www.nsl.ethz.ch/the-alps-provide-a-valuable-lens-through-which-to-examine-how-societies-understand-manage-and-adapt-to-environmental-change/

Images: Reconstructions of Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc’s crystalline system of the Dent du Requin (Images by Aisling O’Carroll)

04/09/2026

D-ARCH welcomes Peter Märkli, Elisabeth Pola, Johanna Roth, and Thomas Held who are teaching a design studio at the Institute of Technology in Architecture.

The visiting studio explores how more housing can be created within existing structures, based on the Zug/Baar thought experiment "Weisse Zone".

Link to the article in the D-ARCH News in the comments.

Images: Alexis Gargaloni, Studio Märkli

03/09/2026

Master's Thesis "Material Rochade" by Lukas Fritschi, Spring Semester 2026, supervised by the chair of Adam Caruso

Check out the Works website featuring selected Master's Theses: works.arch.ethz.ch

02/09/2026

Photos show how the HIL building and its surroundings at ETH Zurich have changed over the past 50 years.

The Living Lab HIL research project is planning the renovation and extension of the 1975 structure to prepare it for the future. More information: livinglabhil.ethz.ch

Photos past: gta Archiv / ETH Zurich, Max Ziegler, André Melchior; ETH Library Zurich, Bildarchiv, Hans Krebs, Jules Vogt
Photos present: Sandro Livio Straube, Living Lab HIL; ETH Zurich / Alessandro Della Bella

01/09/2026

D-ARCH welcomes architects Maria Lisogorskaya from Assemble (UK), Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo from LANZA atelier (Mexico), and Lina Ghotmeh (France/Lebanon) for the Department Lectures in the Autumn Semester 2026.

Join us at ETH Zurich Hönggerberg for an inspiring exchange!

Tuesday, 15 September, 18:00, HIL E4
Maria Lisogorskaya (Assemble)
"Mud, Cranes and Meetings"

Tuesday, 13 October, 18:00, HIL E4
Isabel Abascal, Alessandro Arienzo (LANZA atelier)
"To Fall in Line, to Serpentine"

Tuesday, 17 November, 18:00, HIL E4
Lina Ghotmeh
"Architecture Matters: An Archeology of the Future"

More information: events.arch.ethz.ch

31/08/2026

D-ARCH welcomes John Lin from the office Rural Urban Framework, who will lead a visiting studio at the Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies.

John Lin is a professor at the University of Hong Kong and co-director of the Rural Urban Framework (RUF) research and design collaborative.

Photos: HKU

27/08/2026

Master's Thesis "Weaving Spaces" by Noah Schweizer, Autumn Semester 2025, supervised by the chair of Professor Maria Conen, Rui Filipe Pinto

Check out the Works website featuring selected Master's Theses: works.arch.ethz.ch

26/08/2026

D-ARCH welcomes Ido Avissar from the French practice LIST, who will lead a visiting studio at the Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies.

Ido Avissar is an architect and urbanist who founded LIST in 2012, a Paris-based practice focusing on architecture, urban design, and research.

Link to the article in the D-ARCH News in the comments.

Photos: Anatole Poirier, Jeroen Verrecht, LIST

25/08/2026

Highlights from past design studios at D-ARCH:

Project by students Hannah Breit, Mike Zweidler, Autumn Semester 2023, supervised by Elli Mosayebi, Philipp Schaerer, BUK, Guillaume Habert

Check out the Works website featuring selected Master's Theses: works.arch.ethz.ch

24/08/2026

During a journey through Mainland Southeast Asia, students Alexander Bennet and Marvin Ebneter visited and exchanged with architects in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.

In a book, they present nine locally rooted buildings that create complex atmospheres and unique spaces using simple means, often far removed from grand theories and names.

With photos, plans and essays, the publication is an invitation to pay attention to lesser-known voices and learn from other cultures in architecture.

Spot Obscura
Architectural Wanderings in Mainland Southeast Asia
Book by Alexander Bennet and Marvin Ebneter

Photos: Marvin Ebneter
01: P-House, a21 Studio, 2018, Ho-Chí-Minh-City, Vietnam
02: Terra Cotta Workshop, Tropical Space Architects, 2024, Hoi An, Vietnam
03: Hien Pavillon, Lestudio Architects, 2018, Hanoi, Vietnam
04: Crystal Restaurant, NH Village Architects, 2023, Hanoi, Vietnam
05: Huean Chan, unknown, 19th century, Luang Prabang, Laos
06: Baan Dam, Thawan Duchanee, 1975-2014, Chiang Rai, Thailand
07: Panyaden International School, Chiangmai Life Architects, 2017-2024, Chiang Mai, Thailand
08: Ankor Market 2, UAD Architects and others, 2024, Siem Reap, Cambodia
09: Chirp Café, FLAT12x, 2022, Ayutthaya, Thailand

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Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5
Zürich
8093

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http://www.arch.ethz.ch/

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