Department / Institute: Istituto di studi urbani e del paesaggio (LUS)
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
2 + 2 + 1 Eine Debatte über zeitgenössische Landschaftsarchitektur
EPFL ETH Master of Advanced Studies in Urban and Territorial Design
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).
Temporalities of fire management: Gardening with extractivist droughts in Huertos Familiares, Chile
This article examines the intersection of wildfire, drought and extractivism through the case study of the Jardín del Siglo XXI (JSXXI, the Garden of the Twenty-first Century), a garden-based research project in Huertos Familiares, a community in Tiltil, Chile, increasingly affected by fire.
NSL Kolloquium: Dynamic Landscapes | Gestalten mit Unsicherheiten
10. & 11. September 2026 | Architekturforum, 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.
The LUS Doctoral Programme – Call for applications
100%, Zurich, fixed-term. The Institute of Landscape and Urban Studies (LUS) at the ETH Zurich Department of Architecture invites applications for two doctoral fellowship positions. The fellowship will start on 1 October 2026, with a 100% workload, based in Zurich, and is fixed-term for three-and-a-half years. Job description
Zurich Atlas. An Archaeology of Urban Codes and Forms | Zurich Primer. A Propositional Planning Vision for the City.
Zürich. Dialoge zur Dichte / Dialogues on Densification
NSL Colloquium: Working on Transformation – An International Forum on Urban Planning as Learning
12 & 13 March 2026 | ETH Zürich, ONA, Neunbrunnenstrasse 50, Zürich Oerlikon. The Spring 2026 NSL Colloquium Designing Moments of Learning: International Forum on Pedagogies for Urban Transformation will bring together specialists from various disciplines to reconceptualise urban planning as a process of collective learning.
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 Continua
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 Continua
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 Continua
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 Continua
Doctoral Fellowship in History and Theory of Architecture
100%, Zurich, fixed-term. The doctoral programme at the Institute of History and Theory of Architecture (gta), ETH Zurich, offers two fellowship positions to start on 1 October 2026. This programme focuses on the history and theory of architecture and urbanism in a wider context of cultural history, including Continua
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
Working on Transformation
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.
Freiheit oder Zwang? Mobilität und Alltag jenseits der Stadt
Master of Science in Landscape Architecture
Ridefinire il terril di Winterslag
La ricerca di Philippe Vandenbroeck si concentra sull’intersezione tra immaginazione, trasformazione urbana e paesaggi contesi attraverso un caso di studio esplorativo di un sito minerario storico nel Limburgo belga. Il caso di studio esamina l’ex miniera di Winterslag, nei pressi di Genk, una regione profondamente plasmata dall’attività di Continua
Aprire una scatola e scoprire un mondo completamente nuovo
La tesi di dottorato Aprire una scatola e scoprire un mondo completamente nuovo: ricerca-azione sul rapporto tra produzione e territorio a Kuklen, Bulgaria esplora le dinamiche spaziali della produzione globale e il rapporto sempre più complesso tra produzione e territorio. Si focalizza sulla Zona Economica della Tracia (Trakia Continua
Territories of Extended Urbanisations
Il concetto di urbanizzazione planetaria è oggi un tema ampiamente dibattuto. I confini urbani sono esplosi fino a comprendere vasti territori ben oltre i limiti anche delle più grandi mega regioni urbane. Nuovi modelli di urbanizzazione si stanno cristallizzando in ambienti diversi, sfidando le concezioni ereditate dalla città Continua
Digital Pedagogy for Data-driven Unsolicited Urban Design
As urban environments evolve with increasing complexity, urban planning must adapt by often responding to unsolicited demands rather than to commissioned, structured work. This paper explores the integration of digital tools – including Digital Twins – into the architectural curriculum at ETH Zurich, aiming to bridge the gap Continua
Asunción Futura. Aportes y proyectos conceptuales en la franja costera norte de aunción del Paraguay
El proyecto apunta a trabajar en la reconversión y puesta en valor de cuatro sectores específicos: el Centro Histórico de Asunción, el Parque Caballero, la Reserva Ecológica del Banco San Miguel y la Bahía de Asunción y la creación del Distrito Eco-Inclusivo a ser ubicado entre el Cauce Continua
LUS Doctoral Seminar: More-Than Methodologies: Explorations in Landscape and Urban Research
Professor Emeritus Günther Vogt mit Jellicoe Award ausgezeichnet
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, Continua
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 Continua
Spazi urbani per comunità non solo umane: processi collaborativi, approcci progettuali e prassi ibride
La presenza della biodiversità nelle città è associata a molteplici benefici, dall’adattamento climatico al benessere sociale. Questi aspetti sono stati ampiamente studiati, ma nella progettazione di spazi pubblici la biodiversità è spesso trattata in termini meramente quantitativi: estensione delle aree verdi, numero di alberi, quantità di specie diverse. Continua
Prof. Freek Persyn | Cattedra di Architettura e Trasformazione urbana NEWROPE
NSL Veranstaltungsplakat Herbstsemester 2025
Jerusalem Divan Urbanism: 100 Ideas for Dialogue
LUS Doctoral Crits Autumn 2025
Places in Transition
Exploring Keyline Design in Switzerland – «Marktplatz» im Jurapark Aargau
2 + 2 + 1 Eine Debatte über zeitgenössische Landschaftsarchitektur
Architecture of Territory: MY CLOUD
Living Together: More-than-Human Ecologies for Architectural Thinking
The Great Together
Engaging with Naturecultural Places: Action-Research in Five Sites Across Europe
How can urban areas shaped by both humans and non-humans be investigated and connected? This doctoral project explores naturecultural places in five European cities through first-person action research, engaging directly in their daily life. The aim of this approach is to understand how this model of urban transformation Continua
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
Nature in Change: Exploring the Ecological Conditions of a Flooded Gravel Pit in the Upper Rhine Plain
Cultivating More-than-human Care: Exploring Bird Watching as a Landscaping Practice on the Example of Sand Martins and Flooded Gravel Pits
The environmental crisis has created a demand for practices that build awareness about the interconnections of diverse forms of life, allowing humans to understand complex earthly relationships and reconnect with the land they inhabit. This paper contributes to this debate by investigating bird watching activities and their relevance Continua