Architecture and Landscape Architecture History
9–10 April | International Doctoral Workshop | The Royal Danish Academy, Philip de Langes Allé 10,1435 Copenhagen K. Application deadline: 9 March
LUS Doctoral Crits Spring 2026
18 May 2026, 8:50-15:00 | L200, Langstrasse 200, 8005 Zürich. The LUS Doctoral Crits provide a dedicated platform for doctoral researchers from within the Institute and beyond to present their work and receive constructive feedback from LUS professors, the wider academic community, and invited guests. This public event More
Cinema and the City in the Age of Planetary Urbanization
1. April, 19:00 | Book launch | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, gta Foyer, HIL D 50.5, Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5. How do cinema and planetary urbanization shape each other amid ecological and democratic crises? This book maps shifts in visual culture since the late 1980s as filmmakers, photographers, and artists probe More
Reconstruction of Reconstructions: A Situational, Geohistorical Design Practice for Landscape Architecture
18. März 2026, 19:00 | Public lecture | Afo Architekturforum Oberösterreich, Herbert-Bayer-Platz 1, 4020 Linz, Österreich.
Athena Lecture Series: Stefania Koller
10. März 2026, 18:00 | World Class Female Scholars | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIL E4.
Modelos colaborativos de vivienda en Colombia: mitos, leyendas y sueños
4 – 6. März 2026 | Internationale Konferenz, Austellung, Dokumentarfilm | Bogotá, Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos.
East–West Divan Urbanism: 100 Ideas for Dialogue
Postponed | Exhibition | East Jerusalem, International Peace and Cooperation Center (IPCC).
Zürich. Dialoge zur Verdichtung / Dialogues on Densification
26. February – 25. June 2026 | ZAZ BELLERIVE Zentrum Architektur Zürich.
Zurich Atlas. An Archaeology of Urban Codes and Forms + Zurich Primer. A Propositional Planning Vision for the City
26. Februar, 19:00 | ZAZ BELLERIVE Zentrum Architektur Zürich.
Film Screening: The Disappearance of Robin Hood
26. Februar, 17:30 | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIT H13.
Sessions on Territory x LUS Talks – Conservation: Objectives and Critique of Practice
On Mondays, 18:00–20:00 | Public debates | ETH Zürich, Oerlikon, Neunbrunnenstr. 50, ONA E25 DiD Lab.
Reconstructing the Grande Salle of La Vedette
28. January – 24. May 2026 | Exhibition | Bard Graduate Center Gallery,18 West 86th Street, 10024 NewYork.
Global Urban Policy. A Framework for Analyzing State and Society
25 June, 16:30-18:30 | Book launch | Zentralwäscherei, Neue Hard 12, 8005, Zürich.
Green Recovery after Conflicts and Crisis. Lessons and Experiences from Zangilan City, Azerbaijan
3. Februar 2026, 17:00 | Dunja Kovári-Binggeli und Angela Wiest | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg HIT H13.
The Disappearance of Robin Hood
26. Februar 2026, 17:30 Uhr | Film Series | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIT H13.
Athena Lecture Series: Stefania Koller
Neu: 24. März 2026, 18 Uhr | World Class Female Scholars | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIL E 4.
Modelos colaborativos de vivienda en Colombia: mitos, leyendas y sueños
4.–6. März 2026 | Internationale Konferenz, Austellung und Dokumentarfilm | Bogotá, Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos.
ETH Forum Wohnungsbau 2026: Grün und bezahlbar? Wohnraum zwischen Klimazielen und sozialer Nachhaltigkeit
9. September 2026 | ETH Zürich. In ganz Europa wächst die Besorgnis über die steigenden Wohnkosten und die zunehmende Kluft zwischen Einkommen und Wohnkosten, insbesondere in städtischen Gebieten. Umwelt- und energiepolitische Massnahmen zur Förderung von energetischen Sanierungen, Verdichtung und naturbasierten Lösungen wurden als Faktoren identifiziert, die zu steigenden More
disP 61/3, September 2025
disP – The Planning Review, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2025 is now available online. Gender Perspectives on Climate Change: Transforming Spatial Planning.
2 + 2 + 1 Eine Debatte über zeitgenössische Landschaftsarchitektur
28. Januar 2026, 18:30 | L200, Langstr. 200, Zürich.
EPFL ETH Master of Advanced Studies in Urban and Territorial Design
Application: 1 January – 31 March 2026 | Duration: September 2026 – June 2027.
Martina Voser gewinnt den goldenen Hasen
Hochparterre hat die besten Projekte in den Disziplinen Architektur, Design und Landschaftsarchitektur gekürt. Wir gratulieren Prof. Martina Voser zum goldenen Hasen für Landschaftsarchitektur. Das Projekt: Schutzbauten Bondo II, Bondo GR | Mavo, Zürich, und Müller Illien, Zürich | Bauherrschaft: Gemeinde Bergell.
Christian Schmid gewinnt die Goldene Eule
Wir gratulieren Prof. em. Dr. Christian Schmid herzlich zur goldenen Eule. Die Goldene Eule zeichnet besonders engagierte Lehrpersonen aus, die ihren Studierenden eine exzellente Lehre bieten. Verliehen wird der Preis vom Verband der Studierenden an der ETH Zürich (VSETH).
NSL Kolloquium: Dynamic Landscapes | Gestalten mit Unsicherheiten
10. & 11. September 2026 | Architekturforum Zürich, Zollstrasse 115, 8005 Zürich. Wie lässt sich Landschaft in einer Zukunft zunehmender Dynamik und Ungewissheit gestalten? Angesichts steigender hydrologischer Amplituden und klimatischer Herausforderungen geraten etablierte Methoden der planenden Disziplinen an ihre Grenzen.
CAS Regenerative Materials Public Lectures and Exhibition
19 May 2026, NEW: 13:30 | Public Lectures and Exhibition
Zurich Atlas. An Archaeology of Urban Codes and Forms | Zurich Primer. A Propositional Planning Vision for the City.
26 February 2026, 19:00 | Book Launch | ZAZ BELLERIVE Zentrum Architektur Zürich.
Zürich. Dialoge zur Dichte / Dialogues on Densification
27.2.2026 – 25.6.2026 | Exhibition and Events | ZAZ BELLERIVE Zentrum Architektur Zürich .
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 More
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 More
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 More
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 More
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 More
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 More
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 More
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 More
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 More
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.
From Maps to Microclimates: AI for Everyday Planning
We return from another record-breaking summer of heatwaves and extreme weather. Yet as days shorten and evenings cool, the topic of heat and urban development will remain a pressing concern for both science and planning. We illustrate how pre-trained deep learning models and open data can make it More