News
Diversifying the Architectural Canon with “Crossed Histories”– Call for Papers
Dr. Cathelijne Nuijsink and Prof. Dr. Tom Avermaete are organizing an international workshop to take stock of what "crossed histories" have brought to the field of architecture so far, and how the challenges of this method can be overcome. Deadline for full papers (2500-3000 words) is May 15, 2025
Diploma Studio FS 2025
For next semester’s diploma studio, we are happy to be collaborating with the team of Prof. Mariam Issoufou’s Chair of Architecture Heritage and Sustainability on museums and their colonial entanglements.
New colleague – María Novas Ferradás
We are happy to announce the arrival of our new colleague María Novas Ferradás, who will be working as a Senior Lecturer and Scientific Researcher at the Chair of History and Theory of Urban Design at the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta) at ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
Fachsemester FS25 – Call for Applications
Since 2023, our Research Studio delves into the topic of Swiss Coloniality, focusing on the entanglements of the architectural and urban histories of Switzerland and the history of global colonialism. We will offer a new edition of the course next semester, Spring 2025.
Online Exhibition "Swiss Coloniality and Its Industrial Architectures" – Now on Repository
The online exhibition ‘Swiss Coloniality and Its Industrial Architectures’ is now online on our repository website. It shows a selection of the student projects from the Fachsemester of Autumn Semester 2023.