Department / Institute: Dr. Jennifer Duyne Barenstein: ETH Wohnforum – ETH CASE
Athena Lecture Series: Stefania Koller
Modelos colaborativos de vivienda en Colombia: mitos, leyendas y sueños
Film Screening: The Disappearance of Robin Hood
Green Recovery after Conflicts and Crisis. Lessons and Experiences from Zangilan City, Azerbaijan
The Disappearance of Robin Hood
Athena Lecture Series: Stefania Koller
Modelos colaborativos de vivienda en Colombia: mitos, leyendas y sueños
ETH Forum Wohnungsbau 2026: Grün und bezahlbar? Wohnraum zwischen Klimazielen und sozialer Nachhaltigkeit
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 Continua
LUS Lecture Series
Revisiting density: The impact of CIAM on Zurich’s plans for sustainable urban growth
In recent years, the compact city model has gained prominence as a strategy for sustainable urban development, with urban densification at its core. While densification is recognized as a key planning tool, questions remain about how to use it effectively to achieve broader sustainability goals.
LUS Doctoral Seminar: More-Than Methodologies: Explorations in Landscape and Urban Research
NSL Veranstaltungsplakat Herbstsemester 2025
LUS Doctoral Crits Autumn 2025
The Great Together
Strategies and policies of housing cooperatives in Switzerland and Uruguay
ETH Wohnforum – ETH CASE has launched a new standardised format for publishing Working Papers in the ETH Research Collection. The first papers to appear in this series stem from the project Tackling the Global Housing Challenges: Relevance and Replicability of Switzerland’s and Uruguay’s Housing Cooperatives’ Policies and Continua
Towards sustainable urban densification: governmental timidity vs. 4D-Geodesigning urban transformation in Baden, Switzerland
Urban densification remains a contentious issue, often hindered by preservationist attitudes and risk-averse governance. This study contrasts two planning approaches in Baden, Switzerland: the Oberstadt + project, which applied a data-driven, evidence-based framework to foster a 10-Minute-Neighbourhood, and the In-Depth Study Oberstadt, which prioritized minimal intervention and preservation.
10-Minuten-Nachbarschaften
Housing and Reincorporation Strategies in post-Conflict Colombia. Mismatch of micro-level visions and macro-scale approaches
There is a consensus among scholars and policy makers that durable peace after violent conflicts is contingent upon addressing affected communities’ livelihood needs and, in particular, housing. Post-conflict reconstruction is challenging, but at the same time an opportunity to address pre-existing housing deficits. In this Update, we present Continua
Exploring the conditions for the emergence and sustainability of housing cooperatives in Latin America
Housing cooperatives are being reconsidered in many countries worldwide as potentially relevant actors in the provision of affordable housing. This is also the case in Latin America, characterised by neo-liberal housing policies that have led to an increasing financialization of housing and marginalisation of the poor. Uruguay is Continua
RESH – Effetti regionali della carenza di alloggi nelle aree urbane (progetto ESPON)
La carenza di alloggi nelle città è diventato un problema urgente in tutta Europa, causato dalla crescita demografica e dalla continua attrattiva delle città come centri economici, culturali e sociali. L’offerta di alloggi nelle aree urbane non è riuscita a stare al passo con la domanda. Questo progetto Continua
NSL Veranstaltungsplakat Frühjahrssemester 2025
Negotiating Space for Housing Cooperatives in Latin America: The Case of Post Conflict Colombia and El Salvador
Can housing cooperatives contribute to reintegrating former combatants into civil society? Can they evolve into a broader housing strategy for marginalised communities? What conditions are necessary for their sustainable growth within national housing systems? This research project examines the emergence of bottom-up housing cooperative initiatives by former combatants Continua
Regionale Effekte von Wohnungsknappheit in urbanen Gebieten
Durch die anhaltende Attraktivität von Städten als wirtschaftliche, kulturelle und soziale Zentren ist Wohnungsknappheit in Metropolitanräumen in ganz Europa zu einem akuten Problem geworden. Das Angebot an Wohnraum in Kernstädten konnte mit der Nachfrage nicht Schritt halten, weshalb dieses Forschungsprojekt die Auswirkungen der Wohnungsknappheit auf die umliegenden Regionen Continua
Architekturen der Familie. Tagung zu den Dynamiken des Zusammenlebens und Anforderungen an den Wohnungsmarkt
Während sich Familienstrukturen in der Schweiz rasant verändern, hält der Wohnungsmarkt weitestgehend an traditionellen Modellen fest. Das ETH Forum Wohnungsbau «ARCHITEKTUREN DER FAMILIE» beleuchtet aktuelle Dynamiken des Zusammenlebens und innovative Wohnformen. Expert:innen aus Forschung, Architektur und Immobilienwirtschaft diskutieren Lösungen für die Herausforderungen des sozialen Wandels.
Negotiating Space for Cooperative Housing in Latin America. The Case of Post-Conflict Colombia and El Salvador
Le cooperative d’abitazione sono sorte a metà del 19° secolo in Europa e hanno giocato un ruolo chiave nella promozione della pace, nella riconciliazione e nella ricostruzione dopo la Prima e la Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Negli ultimi anni, dopo la crisi finanziaria globale, il ritiro dei governi dal Continua
FamyCH (SNF SINERGIA Projekt). Disposizioni di custodia e benessere dei bambini in Svizzera
Il progetto quadriennale Sinergia del FNS «Disposizioni di custodia e benessere dei bambini in Svizzera» (FamyCH) esamina i regolamenti sulla custodia dopo la separazione dei genitori e i loro effetti sui bambini. Questo progetto, di natura interdisciplinare, mira a identificare i fattori di rischio e di resilienza che Continua
LUS Doctoral Crits Spring 2025
ARCHITEKTUREN DER FAMILIE – Dynamiken des Zusammenlebens und Anforderungen an den Wohnungsmarkt
Rebuilding Everyday Life: Housing Practices in Urban China
Review of DELUS Journal for Landscape and Urban Studies: Chasing Water
The Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies is young and evolving. While it builds on a rich research history across various chairs, its identity still continues to take shape through its doctoral community, lecture series, and biannual research colloquia. In this context, it is particularly noteworthy that the Continua
Wohnen erforschen. Qualitative Methoden und forschungspraktische Reflexionen
LUS Doctoral Crits HS24
Wanderausstellung und Podium «10-Minuten-Nachbarschaften»
Open House Westhof «Architekturen des Zusammenlebens – Small Talk!», Architekturführung im Anschluss
NSL Veranstaltungsplakat Herbstsemester 2024
Open House Zürich, Quartierrundgang «10-Minuten-Nachbarschaften»
Wohnraum für alle ist hindernisfrei-anpassbar
DER AUTOMOBILE MENSCH – Filmvorführung & Podiumsdiskussion zur Verkehrswende
Haushälterische Bodennutzung vollziehen
ReHousIn: Contextualized pathways to Reduce Housing Inequalities in the Green and digital transition (EU Horizon Project)
Questo progetto Horizon EU studia le ripercussioni delle politiche volte a raggiungere la neutralità climatica entro il 2050, nonché l’accesso ad abitazioni adeguate e a prezzo accessibile. Il cambiamento climatico e la crisi ambientale presentano delle sfide che devono essere affrontate in modo rapido e deciso. La transizione Continua