Working on Transformation – An International Forum on Urban Planning as Learning
12 & 13 March 2026 | ETH Zürich
6 Months of the SUT Lab – Understanding Shared Micromobility use and Improving its Integration with the Transport System
The Sustainable Urban Transitions (SUT) Lab was launched in April 2025 as a partnership of ETH Zurich and the Bolt Urban Fund, with the aim of supporting cities in accelerating their shift towards low-carbon, multimodal mobility systems. The SUT Lab aims to bring innovative, data-driven research into practical Mehr
I like Event Posters!
If you agree and would like to have a printed poster to hang on your wall – accompanying you for half a year with events in the fields of urban design, spatial planning, landscape architecture, infrastructure, and mobility – just let us know. We will be happy to Mehr
1990s Feminist Theories that Inspired Architecture and Urban Design
What would a non-sexist city look like? That was the question urban historian Dolores Hayden posed in 1980, during the transitional period between the second and third waves of feminism in the United States— a question that, more than forty years later, feels increasingly urgent across different parts Mehr
Someone Moved the Araucaria araucana
A single species can tell us much about taste, power, and the cultural choices behind how we shape landscapes. Connected to the doctoral project Making Ornamental Trees, this article reflects on the Araucaria araucana, a conifer, and the stories carried by its long journey from the Andes in Mehr
Working on Transformation
During the last year, members of the Chair of Architecture and Urban Transformation (also known as NEWROPE) have documented and systematised the chair’s teaching experiments – to set examples and to invite others to explore and perform „Working on Transformation“ themselves. The examples revolve around pedagogical experiments, with Mehr
Green Gentrification in Zürich – ein Bericht aus der Werkstatt
Der Klimawandel erfordert tiefgreifende Massnahmen in allen Lebens- und Wirtschaftsbereichen. Ein Schwerpunkt liegt auf dem Wohnungswesen und dem Städtebau, die eine grosse Hebelwirkung für mehr Energieeffizienz und weniger CO2-Emissionen, aber auch für Anpassungsmassnahmen wie Hitzeminderung durch Begrünung oder Entsiegelung aufweisen. Doch welche Wechselwirkungen entstehen zwischen grünen Massnahmen und Mehr
Housing in Urban Humanitarian Crises
Displaced people often struggle to find affordable and dignified housing in cities, relying on the informal market. This is also true in Bogotá and Beirut, which host large numbers of displaced persons. This project explores and compares the housing challenges faced by displaced persons in the two cities Mehr
Working on Transformation
The publication Working on Transformation documents and systematises the teaching experiments, undertaken by NEWROPE over the past six years.
disP 61/2, June 2025
disP – The Planning Review, Volume 61, Issue 2, June 2025 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online.
Freiheit oder Zwang? Mobilität und Alltag jenseits der Stadt
24. Oktober 2025; 09:00–17:30 Uhr | Campus Universität Liechtenstein, Auditorium.
Master of Science in Landscape Architecture
Apply now for Autumn 2026! SECOND APPLICATION PERIOD: 1 – 30 April 2026 Only for applicants with a Swiss Bachelor‘s degree
CAS ETH in Regenerative Materials – Essentials 2026
Application window open from 1 October 2025 for a start in January 2026. Open-door session on Monday 6 October 2025, 12:00 (CET).
FCL Global organises Future Cities Symposium & Exhibition Singapore 2025
Over 250 attendees – representing organisations from at least 11 countries – converged in Singapore on 4-5 September to participate in the “Future Cities: Science, Design, and Policy for Urban Transitions” Symposium & Exhibition Singapore 2025. Organised by the Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) Global, in partnership with the Mehr
Systemic Cycles Down the Po River Bioregion – from Ostana to Venice
17-23 November 2025 | MonViso Institute campus, Serre Lamboi, Ostana, Valle Po, Italy.
Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems: ETH Zurich’s MAS Quests and immersive exhibit
On July 4, 2025, ETH Zurich’s Alumni Pavilion hosted the first MAS in Regenerative Systems thesis-in-process pitching, transforming the space into an immersive exhibition of regenerative practice. Eight Quests on a governance spiral linked individual projects to systemic contexts and fostered collaboration across ETH and practice partners. The Mehr
LUS Doctoral Seminar: More-Than Methodologies: Explorations in Landscape and Urban Research
Fridays, 10:00-12:00 | ETH Zürich, HIL E 67
Professor Emeritus Günther Vogt mit Jellicoe Award ausgezeichnet
Die International Federation of Landscape Architects hat dem Schweizer Landschaftsarchitekten und emeritierten ETH-Professor Günther Vogt den Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award verliehen, die höchste Auszeichnung des Verbandes.
Karten, Klima, KI: Mikroklimamodelle für die Planung nutzbar machen
Wir kommen erneut zurück aus einem Rekordsommer mit Hitzewellen und extremen Wetterereignissen. Doch auch wenn die Tage kürzer werden und die Abende abkühlen, bleibt das Thema Hitze und Stadtentwicklung eine drängende Herausforderung für Wissenschaft und Planung. Mit vortrainierten Deep-Learning-Modellen und Open-Source Daten lassen sich die kühlende Wirkung von Mehr
Der Landschaftsarchitekt João Ferreira Nunes am Institut für Landschaft und Urbane Studien
João Ferreira Nunes ist ein portugiesischer Landschaftsarchitekt und Gründer des Büros Proap, das 1989 in Lissabon gegründet wurde und Niederlassungen in Italien und Angola unterhält. Seine Arbeit zeichnet sich durch eine prozessorientierte Methodik und den Fokus auf langfristige Landschaftstransformationen aus. Nunes hat einen multidisziplinären Ansatz für Landschaftsarchitektur entwickelt, Mehr
Gaststudio Boulouki am Institut für Landschaft und Urbane Studien
Boulouki ist ein interdisziplinäres Forschungskollektiv mit Sitz in Athen, das sich der Wiederbelebung und zeitgenössischen Anwendung traditioneller Bautechniken widmet. Das Kollektiv wurde 2018 gegründet und ist als gemeinnützige Gesellschaft organisiert. Zum Studio von Boulouki an der ETH Zürich gehören der Architekt Ionas Sklavounos, der Bauingenieur Nikiforos Meimaroglou, der Mehr
New Project for Multimodal Traffic Management Solutions
The new project FEDORA develops multimodal traffic management solutions in future networks. The Traffic Engineering group, IVT at ETH Zurich, will work on social optimum models, developing dynamic pricing and incentivisation models for traffic management applications, as well as a model-agnostic simulation platform for seamless integration of diverse Mehr
New Project to Foster Antifragility for Urban Traffic Control
Modern cities suffer from a multitude of stressors, including congestion, pollution and crises. AntifragiCity is a new European research project that aims to deliver better services to citizens through antifragile designs, with solutions that improve under real-world stress. The Traffic Engineering group, IVT at ETH Zurich, leads the Mehr
How Mass Cycling Impacts Traffic
The average trip length in Swiss cities is under 14km, with around 60% of trips below 6km. Despite the potential for healthier, more sustainable alternatives, nearly half of the total distance travelled is by car. Bicycles play a key role in recent initiatives (e.g. E-Bike City project from Mehr
NSL Veranstaltungsplakat Herbstsemester 2025
Das neue NSL Veranstaltungsplakat Herbstsemester 2025 ist da!
MAS ETH in Regenerative Systems: CAS#2 Beyond Systems Thinking
Application: 15 December 2025 – 14 March 2026 | Duration: May – September 2026.
CAS ETH Raumentwicklung und Prozessdesign
Bewerbung: 1 Oktober – 15 Dezember (laufende Zulassung) | Studiendauer: Februar – Juli 2026.
Tagung Landmanagement und Alpwirtschaft
21 Januar 2026, 9∶00 | ETH Zürich, Zentrum, Audimax (HG F 30).
Jerusalem Divan Urbanism: 100 Ideas for Dialogue
10 December 2025 (exhibition opening) – 31 January 2026 | in two key locations in Jerusalem.
15 Years Singapore – ETH Centre International Research Hub
11 – 12 December 2025 | Exhibition | ETH Zürich, Zentrum, main hall, Rämistr. 101.
Places in Transition
20 November 2025 – 24 January 2026 | Baugeschichtliches Archiv der Stadt Zürich, Neumarkt 4.
Transportation and Mobility Planning
18 November 2025, 9∶00 – 16∶00 | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIF C 80 (kleine Bauhalle).
Driving change: Roads ahead in transport and mobility planning
17 November 2025 | ETH Zürich, Zentrum, HG F 30 (Audimax), Live stream.
Exploring Keyline Design in Switzerland – «Marktplatz» im Jurapark Aargau
15 November 2025 | Biberstein, Jurapark Aargau.
Diversifying the Architectural Canon with «Crossed Histories»
2 – 4 November 2025 | Congressi Stefano Franscinci, Monte Verità, Switzerland.
2 + 2 + 1 Eine Debatte über zeitgenössische Landschaftsarchitektur
22. Oktober 2025 und 28. Januar 2026, jeweils 18:30 | Zürich, Langstr. 200, L200.
Architecture of Territory: MY CLOUD
9, 16, 30 October; 27 November 2025, 13∶45 – 15∶30 | ETH Zürich, Oerlikon, Neunbrunnenstr. 50, ONA E7.
Living Together: More-than-Human Ecologies for Architectural Thinking
1 October 2025, 18∶30 | ETH Zürich, Oerlikon, Room DiD lab, ONA, Neunbrunnenstr. 50.
Symposium for Urban Design History and Theory (SUDHT) 2025 Buffalo edition
18-21 September 2025 | School of Architecture and Planning, University of Buffalo, New York, USA.
Informationsveranstaltung CAS Raumentwicklung und Prozessdesign
18 November 2025, 12:00-13:00 | Online, Zoom (Link nach Registrierung).
The Great Together
10 September 2025, 17∶30| ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIT H13, Wolfgang-Pauli Strasse 27.