The Master‘s degree programme in Landscape Architecture is aimed at students with a Bachelor‘s degree in architecture or landscape architecture from a university or Swiss University of Applied Sciences with at least 180 ECTS or equivalent. A motivation letter and a portfolio are required for the application. First Mehr
In Latin America, the future of cities is decided by technical forecasting and the market. What is lacking is not imagination, but its distribution. Utopia, understood as infrastructure, names precisely what is unevenly distributed: the capacity to imagine one’s own future and for that imagination to count.
Future Cities Laboratory addresses the profound and interrelated challenges of sustainable, resilient, and liveable urban development. It does so by advancing an interdisciplinary research paradigm that integrates scientific inquiry, design-based exploration, and contextual engagement to better understand and shape the transformation of contemporary settlement systems. Full article on Mehr
A significant proportion of children in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland experience the separation or divorce of their parents. Because of legal and social changes regarding post-separation parenting, children are now growing up in a variety of custody arrangements and frequently reside in more than one home. We provide Mehr
More than 1.8 billion people lack access to adequate and affordable housing. Yet too few countries have taken meaningful steps to ensure dignified housing for their most vulnerable citizens. We research how cooperative housing can serve as one solution to the affordable housing crisis. There are a variety Mehr
Book launch 21 October 2026, 18:30 | ZAZ Bellerive, Zentrum Architektur Zürich, Höschgasse 3, 8008 Zürich. This publication summarises the results of five years of groundbreaking research at the Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) Global and 15 years of interdisciplinary, international collaboration at the Singapore-ETH Centre, including the outcomes Mehr
Can collaborative housing help shape socially innovative, affordable, and decommodified housing futures? In March 2026, researchers, housing movements, and policymakers gathered in Bogotá for Vivienda Colaborativa en Colombia: Mitos, Leyendas y Sueños, an event that questioned dominant housing paradigms, showcased existing collaborative housing experiences, and explored future pathways Mehr
Wie kann Wohnarchitektur auf vielfältige und wandelbare Familienformen reagieren? Das Masterstudio «The Pursuit of Happiness» übersetzte Erkenntnisse des SNF-Sinergia-Projekts FamyCH in konkrete Entwürfe für Trennungsfamilien. In Zusammenarbeit mit Wohnforschung, Konstruktion und Film entstanden fünf Projekte, die soziale Kontinuität, emotionale Stabilität und räumliche Anpassungsfähigkeit fördern.
How can planet-spanning and resource-hungry cloud infrastructure be designed, planned, and governed in more equitable and sustainable ways? The explosive growth of AI and its hunger for resource are profoundly reshaping our digital and physical territories. While cloud facilities like data centres are projected to triple by 2030—already Mehr
Data centres are among the most influential buildings of our time, yet the public debate about their architecture is still insufficient. Behind the metaphor of a weightless cloud lies a resource-intensive construction practice: Architectural „black boxes“ are built in industrial zones and along infrastructure corridors, engineered for high Mehr
10. & 11. September 2026 | Architekturforum Zürich, Zollstrasse 115, 8005 Zürich. How can landscape be designed in a future of increasing dynamics and uncertainty? In view of rising hydrological amplitudes and climatic challenges, established methods in planning disciplines are reaching their limits. Through transdisciplinary dialogues, the colloquium Mehr
Camila Medina Novoa is a landscape historian and researcher, whose work sits at the intersection of history of landscape architecture, environmental history, history of science, and the emerging field of Plant Humanities — which places plant species at the centre of historical and cultural inquiry, allowing scientific and Mehr
Das Buch «Social Infrastructure in Neighbourhoods and Cities» beleuchtet die verschiedenen Formen und Facetten sozialer Infrastrukturen – physische Räume, die Menschen zusammenbringen, Verbindungen ermöglichen und Gemeinschaft fördern. Hannah Widmer, Forscherin am ETH Wohnforum, untersucht in ihrem Beitrag die Diversität der Nutzer:innen dreier Quartiersplätze in Zürich und vergleicht sie Mehr
In her new role at ETH Zurich, Aisling O’Carroll brings a historical lens to one of landscape architecture’s most urgent questions: how do we design for a changing climate by learning from the past? In this interview, she reflects on the value of historical research, the potential of Mehr
Interest in collaborative housing is growing across Latin America. Based on 20 case studies, four distinct types were identified: the Eco-Communitarian, the Developer-led, the Resistance, and the Political, differentiated by the actors and instruments enabling their emergence, sustainability, and scalability over time.
Architekturprofessor Tom Avermaete erforscht, wie Städte entstehen, wachsen und sich verändern – und was wir daraus für die Stadtplanung der Zukunft lernen können. In seinem ERC-Projekt untersucht er, wie Genossenschaften, Verbände und andere gemeinschaftlich organisierte Institutionen Wohnraum, Kulturzentren und andere öffentliche Einrichtungen gemeinschaftlich planen, bauen und verwalten.
The Urban Studies Best Article is awarded by the editors to the author(s) of what they consider to be the most innovative and agenda-setting article published in a given year. The editors are pleased to announce that Nitin Bathla is the winner of the Urban Studies Best Article Mehr
Das transdisziplinäre Forschungsprojekt «NewUrbES – Co-creating new urban living space for biodiversity and ecosystem services» (NewUrbES – Gemeinsame Schaffung neuer städtischer Lebensräume für Biodiversität und Ökosystemdienstleistungen) schlägt einen Paradigmenwechsel in der Stadtgestaltung und -planung vor. Er soll Städte in Ökosysteme verwan-deln, in denen Gebäude als lebende und nahtlos Mehr
This paper focuses on how, in the wake of shifting hydro-topographic regimes in Switzerland, digital design methods can be combined with tactile modeling methods to support the overall design process and output. Bridging crucial gaps in the workflow from geodata to physical modeling the paper proposes a design Mehr
Landschaft ist nie still. Selbst dort, wo sie fest erscheint, arbeitet die Zeit an ihr weiter. Wasser, Sedimente, Vegetation und topografische Prozesse wandeln sich fortwährend. Angesichts zunehmender hydrologischer und geomorphologischer Dynamiken stellt sich für die Landschaftsarchitektur die Frage, wie sich nicht nur Raum, sondern auch Zeit entwerfen lässt.
A series of Research Studios at the Chair of the History and Theory of Urban Design investigates the role of resources in the history of urban design. How are resources relied upon, managed, and produced by cities? How can historical experiences inform the challenges of today? How do Mehr
In this research, I seek to question and upset the dominant narrative in the planetary thesis of urbanisation. I seek to challenge the colonial roots and thinking contained therein. I do this by arguing that histories of the land and the everyday lives of people matter in centring Mehr
Often, when we speak about the savanna there is always a presupposition that we are talking about the wild. Standing in the outskirts of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya on community lands, and looking out towards the reserve, what was remarkable was the mix of livestock Mehr
If planetary urbanization has reoriented urban research beyond the city, a key question remains: how are these uneven and often inaccessible territories to be sensed, documented, and understood? We suggest that the answer lies in a co-constitutive engagement between urban theory and sensory registers of film and other Mehr
Der Felssturz im Mai 2025 verschüttete nicht nur das Dorf Blatten, sondern veränderte innert Sekunden auch die gesamte Landschaft. ETH-Professorin Martina Voser hat mit Landschaftsarchitektur-Studierenden Visionen für die Zukunft des Lötschentals entwickelt. Im Interview spricht sie über Mut, Veränderungen und das Schaudern vor Ort. Artikel in den ETH Mehr
Zürich wächst – aber braucht die Stadt dafür zusätzliche, neue Hochhäuser? Nein, sagt ETH‑Städtebauhistoriker Tom Avermaete. Sein gemeinsames Forschungsprojekt mit Architekturprofessor Jonathan Sergison zeigt: Mittelgrosse Gebäude und gezielte bauliche Verdichtung können das Wachstum auffangen. Aritkel in den ETH News
Im Rahmen des EU-Horizon-Projekts ReHousIn untersucht das ETH Wohnforum den Zusammenhang zwischen Klimaanpassungsstrategien und Wohnungsungleichheiten in der Schweiz. Im Fokus stehen Massnahmen zur Verdichtung, Begrünung sowie energetische Sanierungen. Wir analysieren, wie solche Strategien zur Aufwertung von Quartieren beitragen und dadurch Mietsteigerungen sowie Verdrängungsprozesse beeinflussen können.