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Grundlagen: Vitrinen. A Zürich Lexicon

11-27. September 2024 | ETH Zürich, GTA Foyer, HIL.

Urban Codes and Urban Forms: The Case of Zurich

27. November 2024 | Kolloquium | ETH Zürich.

disP 60/1, March 2024

disP – The Planning Review, Volume 60, Issue 1, March 2024 is now available online at Taylor & Francis Online.

Teresa Galí-Izard nominated for Schelling Architecture Prize

The Schelling Architecture Foundation awards the Schelling Architecture Prize biannually.  In 2024, under the guiding principle of “Deep Transformations – Earth, Landscape, Architecture” the board of trustees has nominated three offices that leave classic professional profiles behind: Bureau Bas Smets from Brussels, LOLA Landscape Architects from Rotterdam and More

Öffentliche Anhörung im olympischen Center zum Masterplan für Sarajevo

Digital Twin für Sarajevo

Professor Hubert Klumpner’s chair designed the first AI-supported 4D model for Sarajevo. It takes spatial and temporal dimension into account in urban planning and was the basis for public hearings. “To map the complexity of the city, we need new methods, processes and technologies,” says Klumpner.

Public Guest Talk with Arturo Escobar – POSTPONED

Relationality: An Emergent Politics of Life Beyond the Human Please note: this lecture has been postponed. New date TBA

Wohnraum für alle ist hindernisfrei-anpassbar

5. September 2024, 09:00–17:00 | Symposium | Kongresshaus Biel, Vereinssaal, Zentralstrasse 60.

DER AUTOMOBILE MENSCH – Filmvorführung & Podiumsdiskussion zur Verkehrswende

17 Juni 2024, 18:00–20:30 | Filmpodium | Stadt Zürich Kultur Filmpodium, Nüschelerstrasse 11.

Cover image for the website and its comprehensive toolbox for flood risk mitigation in refugee settlements

A Comprehensive Toolbox for Flood Risk Mitigation in Refugee Settlements

SPUR launches a comprehensive toolbox for flood risk mitigation in refugee settlements: www.humanitarian-​risk.org. The toolbox includes a GIS tool to create flood risk maps and mitigation strategies, a compendium of flood risk mitigation measures and a participatory risk mapping methodology. We are thankful for the support of our More

Today's Seebahngraben is the result of entrenching the rail spur in Wiedikon to solve congestion at ground level. The image shows a geometric survey recorded in 2023 with terrestrial laser scanning in which the positions are differentiated by color.

Virtualizing Urban Transition

At a time of global anthropogenic paroxysms, initiatives for urban transition are multiplying to ensure quality and resilience of life in cities. In particular, public open space holds immense potential for rapid adaptation to mitigate the severe risks to human health arising from global warming, pollution and pandemics. More

Ökosystemleistungen (materielle: gelb, regulierende: grün, immaterielle: türkis). Planungstools (in rot) können helfen, die komplexen Zusammenhänge besser abzubilden und gegeneinander abzuwägen. (Illustration: Noëlle Klein)

Planungstools zur besseren Integration von Biodiversität und Ökosystemleistungen in raumrelevante Entscheidungen

Der Aktionsplan Biodiversität soll den Zustand der Biodiversität in der Schweiz verbessern. Ein wichtiger Faktor ist der Einbezug von Ökosystemleistungen/Biodiversität in Raumentscheidungen. In einem Bundesmandat wurde eine Übersicht zu Planungstools erstellt, die dabei helfen können. Es wurden planungsinvolvierte Personen interviewt, um Hindernisse und Nachfrage nach Planungstools zu identifizieren.

Fig. Data flow of the proposed methodological framework.

Adaptive Planning for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Although a transition to electric vehicles (EVs) has potential to greatly reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions, it faces significant challenges, including range anxiety and limitations in battery capacity. Effective long-term planning for EV charging infrastructure can overcome these barriers and increase the chances of widespread adoption.

«Die Raumplanung kann mit ihren Instrumenten einen wichtigen Beitrag zu mehr Wohnraum und lebenswerten Räumen beitragen.»

Damian Jerjen ist neu – nebst seinem Engagement am EspaceSuisse – als Professor of Practice beim NSL, ETH Zürich, in der Grundausbildung für die Raumplaner:innen tätig. Im Interview spricht er über die besten Strategien gegen die Wohnraumknappheit, das Gesetz über eine sichere Stromversorgung, das im Juni zur Abstimmung More

A drawing, produced using the BeingAliveLanguage tool, combines soil, forest, and agricultural farmland to illustrate the Landscape City concept, which seeks to anchor our lives and constructions in the laws of nature for the well-being of all in a world transformed by human activity.

Empowering the Next Generation: Illustrating Landscape Systems by Computation

Landscape systems are intricate and challenging to illustrate effectively. The BeingAliveLanguage, a groundbreaking software integrated into Rhino/Grasshopper, revolutionizes the visualization of soil-centric information. Developed by ETH Zurich’s “Chair of Being Alive,” this tool empowers designers and planners to create expressive, automated illustrations that support decision-making processes.

Drive Forward: Revolutionizing Traffic with Advanced Vehicle Trajectory Reconstruction

Understanding how vehicles move is crucial for safer, more coordinated, and smarter transportation systems. However, directly observing vehicle trajectories is impractical, posing a challenge to obtaining accurate trajectory data with limited sensing capabilities. We explore our innovative approach to vehicle trajectory reconstruction, reshaping the future of traffic management.

Portrait Martina Voser. Quelle: live.nzz.ch (Bild: Marc Schwarz)

“The image of Heidi’s Switzerland will change and there will be new natures”

Der Klimawandel bedeutet mehr Bergstütze und Überschwemmungen. Wie die Landschaftsarchitektur darauf reagieren kann, untersucht die ETH-​Professorin Martina Voser im Sandkasten, am Computer und im Dialog mit der Bevölkerung.

Bild: Prof. Dr. Christian Schmid

“The term ‘Alpine fallow lands’ was a provocation”

Sociology professor Christian Schmid will retire this year. In an interview with Andres Herzog, he looks back on his time at the ETH Studio Basel, which sparked discussions with the book “Switzerland: An Urban Portrait” and whose publications will be freely available online as Open Access from May.

LUS Doctoral Crits AS 2024 & Book Launch

30. May 2024, 12:30 – 18:45 | ETH Zurich, ONA, DiD.

Poster for the exhibition called ramification. all information on the poster is also in the text below.

Ramification. Eine Ausstellung zur zeitgenössischen Landschaftsarchitektur

Vernissage: 20. April 2024 ab 17 Uhr. Ausstellung: 21. April bis 07. Juli 2024.

Blick auf das Koch Areal in Zürich-​Altstetten: ein aktuelles Beispiel für eine gemischt genutzte, genossenschaftliche Wohnanlage mit Grünflächen. (Bild: Keystone/Christian Beutler)

What can cities do to promote acceptance of densification?

Swiss cities are more likely to accept densification when densification projects provide affordable housing and green spaces compared to densification that is implemented through reduced regulations for housing construction. By prioritizing a socio-​ecological densification, extensive planning procedures and delays might be minimized. Read the article on ETH News.

Written title and banner of Summer-School-Milan ENHANCE Synergic Urban Systems

Hybrid Summer School Synergic Urban Systems

6 – 27 July 2024 | Deadline extended to 15 April.

Bildslider Fotos Launch-Event

DELUS Issue 0

The pilot issue of DELUS offers a range of diverse insights into landscape and urban questions. It introduces new methods to unpack multiple worlds and narrate manifold stories.

disP 59/4, December 2023

disP – The Planning Review, Volume 59, Issue 4, December 2023 is now available online on Taylor & Francis Online.

Beispiel für die Zeitreihe des Verkehrsvolumens auf ländlichen Strassen (rote Linien) in der Region um die Stadt Peking in China. Das Jahr für jeden Zeitschritt steht unterhalb der Abbildung. Die Breite des Strassenabschnitts ist proportional zum Verkehrsvolumen auf der Strasse. Die Ausdehnung des Stadtgebiets ist in Dunkelrot dargestellt. Es ist deutlich zu erkennen, dass der Strassenverkehr im ländlichen Gebiet dieser Region zwischen 1975 und 2015 stark zugenommen hat. © ETH Zürich

Globale Modellierung des ländlichen Strassenverkehrs ausserhalb der Städte

Der Verkehr auf ländlichen Strassen ausserhalb der Städte kann erhebliche negative Auswirkungen auf die Ökologie und Umwelt von Natur- und Agrarlandschaften haben. Der Umfang dieser Auswirkungen kann jedoch nicht bestimmt werden, da in vielen Ländern keine Daten zum Verkehrsvolumen auf ländlichen Strassen verfügbar sind. Deshalb haben wir einen More

Master of Science in Landscape Architecture

Applications until 30 April for autumn 2024. 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.

The structure of the Markov prediction model

Maintenance and Advanced Analytics in Railways

On-Board Monitoring techniques, defined as using commercial trains to monitor the track status, have garnered much attention recently. While data come in relatively low quality, OBM is a low-cost and efficient alternative to traditional monitoring methods. Thus, funded by the ETH Mobility Initiative project OMISM, this study checks More

Portrait Damian Jerjen, (Bild: ©Damian Jerjen)

Damian Jerjen named «Professor of Practice»

Damian Jerjen is currently Director of the Swiss association for spatial planning EspaceSuisse and Lecturer at ETH Zurich and other Swiss universities. He is an economist and spatial planner. He serves on various bodies, including the Council for Spatial Planning (ROR). At EspaceSuisse, he supports and brings together More

Total amount of specific trends and innovations considered, classified into fields: Supply, Operations, Technology General and Technology Automation. The inner circle shows the percentile magnitude of each field. For each area, the outer circle shows the potential corresponding to the inner fields, i.e., the possible improvement and benefit of a single technology towards the system performance, quantifiable, for instance, in better performance of railway supply. © ETH Zürich

How Will the Railway Look Like in 2050?

Many aspects contribute to the further development of the technologies, but no single game changer could be identified. Developments are expected in automation; revolutionary changes are perceived as unlikely.

Dynamic allocation of urban road space based on the bi-modal (motorized vehicles and bicycles) daily traffic pattern [source- mattership.io]

Envisioning a Cycling-centric Future: Urban Traffic Modeling and Management for a Bi-modal Network

Allocating dedicated road space to slow modes is considered an effective way toward a radical modal shift. By exploiting traffic flow theoretical knowledge, convenient models can be developed to help evaluate the influence of such a large-scale transformation on network traffic performance. Novel strategies for bi-modal urban traffic More

Example setup of stress testing road networks subject to extreme rainfall events leading to flooding and landslides. The transport system is represented by five sets of events: source, which represent the initiating event, here rainfall; hazard, representing consequent hazards; object, which capture the impact of hazard on individual assets; network, which represent the functionality of the transport network, and societal, which capture the impact on the society, e.g., costs of restoration tasks and disruption to the traffic flow. Risks can then be assessed based on the ensuing direct and indirect costs. In line with the system representation, there are five types of stress tests. Each stress test concerns one or multiple parts of the system, pushing them to scenarios that are significantly worse than expected or planned and evaluating whether risks are still acceptable or not. If a stress test does not pass, it can guide infrastructure managers on what parts of the system require improving interventions. © ETH Zürich

Stress Testing Transport Systems

Transportation systems are vital for economic and social development, yet are susceptible to disruptions caused by natural hazards, especially considering the adverse impacts of climate change on increasing the intensity of frequency of climatic hazards. To manage these risks effectively, stress testing, as a diagnostic tool, has shown More

Colloquium on Sociology and Urban Studies

28. Februar 2024, 8:00-10:00 | Kolloquium | ETH Zürich, Campus Hönggerberg, HIT E 51 (Werner Siemens Auditorium).

Assistenzprofessur (Tenure Track) für Landschaftsarchitektur

The Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-​mentioned position. The assistant professorship is located at the Institute for Landscape and Urban Studies. Job description

cas zukunft broschuere

CAS ETH in Zukunft der Raumentwicklung

Bewerbung bis 15. Juli 2024 | Start: Herbst, Dauer: 6 Monate. Das CAS «Zukunft der Raumentwicklung» vermittelt zeitgemässe Themen und Werkzeuge für den Umgang mit Unsicherheiten und Komplexität.

Bild: Eine Tour rund um den Idaplatz

10-Minuten-Nachbarschaften – Eine Tour rund um den Idaplatz

24. September 2024, 18:15–19:15 | Öffentliche Führung | Zürich, Kreis 3.

ETH Forum Wohnungsbau «GENERATIONENWOHNEN – Von der Idee bis zur Umsetzung», ETH Zürich, 2023 © ETH Wohnforum / Foto: Matteo De Mattia

MEHR WOHNRAUM IN STÄDTEN – Wie gelingt die innere Verdichtung?

24. Mai 2024, 09:00–17:00 (Anmeldeschluss 13. Mai) | ETH Forum Wohnungsbau | ETH Zürich, Zentrum, Auditorium Maximum (HG F 30).

Event poster. All information on the poster is as text below.

ETH STUDIO BASEL Open Access: Public Launch

7 May 2024, 16:00–19:00 | with Apéro | ETH Zürich, main building, HG F30 Audimax.

event poster. All information on the poster is given in the text below.

Abschlussvorlesung / Final Lecture Prof. Dr. Christian Schmid: No Condition is Permanent

2 May 2024, 18:15–19:30 | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIL E3.

Bild: Agora

10-Minuten-Nachbarschaften

30. April – 16. Mai 2024 | Plakatausstellung | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIL D Foyer. 17. Mai – 30. Mai 2024 | ETH Zürich, Zentrum, HG E 4.

2 + 2 + 1 A Collective Discussion on the Role of Landscape Architecture

16 April 2024, 18:30 | Zürich, Langstr. 200, L 200.

Dial-​a-ride bus from Pacific Transit, Seaview, WA, USA (Adobe Stock / I. Dewar)

Nachfragegetriebene ÖV-Systeme: «Lessons from the design of integrated on-demand transit systems in two cities»

20 March 2024, 14:00–15:15 | Seminar | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIL F36.1.

Neue Ansätze in der Modellierung: «Best of both worlds: data driven models with behavioural realism and flexibility»

DATE WILL CHANGE! (previously: 20 March 2024, 10:30 – 12:00) | Seminar | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIL F36.

Jajarkot, Nepal, Dezember 2023 © danielpittet.photography

Meaningful Careers: Built Environment Professionals in Humanitarian Aid

14 March 2024, 16:00–18:00 | Information exchange with reconstruction experts | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIB 52, Open Space.

100 Ideas for the Western Balkans: Designing Urban Imaginaries

11 March – 8 April 2024 | Exhibition | Tirana, Albania, Pyramid of Tirana.

Plakat Athena Lecture Series

Anna Pagani «On housing justice: let’s talk about fixes that fail»

7 March 2024, 18:15 | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HIL E 3.

Die 10-Millionen-Schweiz: Platz für alle?

3. März 2024, 13:00–13:45 | Treffpunkt Science City | ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg HCI, Raum G3.

Sessions on Territory – Climate Anxiety and Mobilizing in Crisis: CLIMATE

26.2. / 04.3. / 25.3. / 06.5. / 15.5. / 22.5. 2024 | 18:00–20:00 | Public debates | ETH Zürich, Oerlikon, Neunbrunnenstr. 50, ONA E25 DID Lab.

Willy Schmid. Photo: Wei Grueber-​Wang

In Gedenken an Willy A. Schmid

Willy A. Schmid war von 1978 bis 2008 Professor für Landschafts-​ und Umweltplanung am Institut für Raum-​ und Landschaftsentwicklung (IRL), der heutigen Professur für Planung von Landschaft und Urbanen Systemen (PLUS) und Mitbegründer des Netzwerk Stadt und Landschaft (NSL) an der ETH Zürich. Er hat Generationen von Raum-​ und Landschaftsplaner:innen More

MAS ETH in Regenerative Systems

CAS#2 Beyond Systems Thinking. Applications: 11 March to 7 April 2024, Duration: May-September 2024. The new MAS in Regenerative Systems (DRRS) is a systemic programme for designerly enacting complex systems in a highly innovative didactic setting.