ETH Zurich Faculty of Architecture

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Faculty of Architecture at ETH Zurich (D-ARCH)
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Established: 1854
Type: Public
Dean: Prof. Andreas Tönnesmann
Faculty: 350
Students: 1500
Location: Zürich, Canton_of_Zürich, Switzerland
Campus: Urban
Website: www.arch.ethz.ch

Founded in 1854, the Faculty of Architecture (D-ARCH) at ETH Zurich is one of the largest architecture schools in the world, with around 1'500 students and 350 staff, an annual budget of CHF 40 Millions and a high reputation for academic teaching.

The D-ARCH (German: Departement Architektur), offering the following degrees:

  • Bachelor of Science ETH in Architecture (BSc ETH Arch.)
  • Master of Science ETH in Architecture (MSc ETH Arch.)
  • Doctor of Sciences (Dr. sc. ETH Zürich)
  • Master of Advanced Studies ETH in Landscape Architecture (MAS ETH LA)
  • Master of Advanced Studies ETH in Urban Design (MAS ETH UD)
  • Master of Advanced Studies ETH in Competence and Responsibility - Building Process (MAS ETH CRBP)
  • Master of Advanced Studies ETH in Architecture:
    • with specialisation in Computer Aided Architectural Design (MAS ETH ARCH/CAAD)
    • with specialisation in City Building Typology (MAS ETH ARCH/CBT)
    • with specialisation in Conservation Sciences (MAS ETH ARCH/CS)
    • with specialisation in History and Theory of Architecture (MAS ETH ARCH/HTA)
    • with specialisation in Sustainable Management of Man-made Resources (MAS ETH ARCH/SUMA)
    • with specialisation in Tectonical Construction Systematics (MAS ETH ARCH/TCS)
    • with specialisation in Housing (MAS ETH ARCH/Housing)

Commonly considered as one of the foremost architecture schools in the world, the D-ARCH ETH Z is dedicated to the education and development of future leaders in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and urban design.

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[edit] History

The ETH was founded in 1854 by the Swiss Confederation and opened its doors in 1855 as a polytechnic institute (Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule). It comprised in the beginning six departments: architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, forestry, and a catch-all department for mathematics, natural sciences, literature, and social and political sciences. Classes exclusively devoted to architecture began at ETH in 1855 with Prof. Gottfried Semper

[edit] Distinguished Graduates and Faculty

ETH Zürich Zentrum
ETH Zürich Zentrum

[edit] Graduates

[edit] Current Faculty (Chairs/Professorships)




  • Claus Felix, Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
  • Caminada Gion A., Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
  • Caruso Adam, Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
  • Consoni Beat, Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
  • Gigon Annette, Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
  • Graber Marco, Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
  • Grego Jasmin, Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
  • Guyer Mike, Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
  • St. John Peter, Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
  • Pulver Thomas, Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
  • Dos Santos José Paulo, Visiting Professor of Architectural Design

[edit] Institutes

[edit] Notable Former Faculty

[edit] Current Publications

  • Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures, by Andrea Deplazes (Editor), Gerd H. Söffker (Translator), ISBN 978-3-7643-7189-0, Birkhäuser Basel, 2005, 512 pages
  • Switzerland - An Urban Portrait, by Roger Diener, Jacques Herzog, Marcel Meili, Pierre de Meuron, Christian Schmid, ETH Studio Basel - Contemporary City Institute, ISBN 978-3-7643-7284-2, Birkhäuser Basel, 2007, 1015 pages
  • Le Corbusier - Polychromie architecturale, Rüegg, Arthur, ISBN 978-3-7643-7475-4, Birkhäuser Basel, 2006
  • Netzstadt - Designing the Urban, Oswald, Franz, Baccini, Peter, ISBN 978-3-7643-6963-7, Birkhäuser Basel, 2003, 303 pages
  • PINPOINT - Fakten der Bauphysik zu nachhaltigem Bauen, by Bruno Keller, Stephan Rutz, ISBN 978-3-7181-3117-1, vdf Hochschulverlag AG ETH Zürich, 2007, 274 pages


also refer to: gta Verlag, http://books.gta.arch.ethz.ch and vdf Hochschulverlag AG an der ETH Zürich, http://www.vdf.ethz.ch

[edit] Current Awards

  • Prof. em. Dr. Bruno Keller, Oberassistent Stephan Rutz, Die schönsten deutschen Bücher 2007 (stiftung-buchkunst.de), Publikation "PINPOINT - Fakten der Bauphysik zu nachhaltigem Bauen", http://www.pinpoint-online.ch
  • Oberassistenten Dirk Hebel und Jörg Stollmann, New York Prize Fellowship 2007-2008 und reddot design award 2007
  • Prof. Jacques Herzog und Prof. Pierre de Meuron, Praemium Imperiale 2007, http://www.praemiumimperiale.org
  • Prof. Gregor Eichinger, Preis der Stadt Wien 2007
  • Prof. Dr. Otto Künzle, Credit Suisse Award For Best Teaching 2007
  • Prof. Andrea Deplazes, “Constructing Architecture” – inaugural “RIBA Bookshops 2005 International Book Award”
  • Prof. Andrea Deplazes, “Constructing Architecture” – Association of American Publishers’ PSP Award for the best textbook.
  • Prof. Dr. Marc Angélil, The Honor Award of AIA for The Portland Aerial Tram in Portland, Oregon
  • Prof. Christophe Girot, International Prize of Landscape Architecture Schools 2006
  • Prof. Dr. Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, „Die Modernität des Dauerhaften“ - Ehrenpreis der Vereinigung Freischaffender Architekten Deutschlands 2006
  • Prof. Dr. Marc Angélil, LA 2005 Award
  • Prof. Andrea Deplazes, "Constructing Architecture“ als bestes Fach- und Lehrbuch 2005
  • Prof. Jacques Herzog und Prof. Pierre de Meuron, Pritzker Architecture Prize 2001, http://www.pritzkerprize.com

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