ETH Zurich Faculty of Architecture
Founded in 1854, the Faculty of Architecture (D-ARCH) at ETH Zurich is an architecture school of worldwide reputation, providing education in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and urban design. It has around 1,900 students and 350 staff,[1] and an annual budget of CHF 40 Millions.
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
Distinguished graduates
- Gottfried Semper, architect (Professor at the ETH)
- Hendrik Petrus Berlage, architect (student of the ETH)
- Aldo van Eyck (student of the ETH)
- Santiago Calatrava, architect (student of the ETH)
- Max Frisch, architect (student of the ETH)
- Jacques Herzog (student of the ETH, professor at the ETH, Pritzker Prize in 2001)
- Pierre de Meuron (student of the ETH, professor at the ETH, Pritzker Prize in 2001)
- Aldo Rossi, architect (Professor at the ETH, Pritzker Prize in 1990)
- Bernard Tschumi, architect (student of the ETH)
- Peter Märkli (student and professor of the ETH)
- Justus Dahinden (student of the ETH)
- Konstantin Jovanović (student of the ETH)
- Piet Eckert, architect (student of the ETH)
- Wim Eckert, architect (student of the ETH)
- Schak Bull, Norwegian architect (Student at the ETH)
- John Engh, Norwegian architect (Student at the ETH)
- Othmar Ammann, Swiss-american structural engineer(Student at the ETH)
- Karl Moser (student of the ETH)
- Miroslav Šik (student and professor of the ETH)
- Hans Benno Bernoulli (student of the ETH)
- Bernhard Hoesli (student of the ETH, professor at the ETH)
- William Lescaze (student of the ETH)
- Christian Kerez (student and professor of the ETH)
- Marc Angelil (student and professor of the ETH)
- Werner M. Moser (student of the ETH, professor at the ETH)
- Hans Auer (student of the ETH)
- Alfred Friedrich Bluntschli (student of the ETH)
- Livio Vacchini (student of the ETH, professor at the ETH)
- Roger Diener, Diener & Diener (student of the ETH, professor at the ETH)
- Mike Guyer, Gigon/Guyer (student of the ETH)
- Annette Gigon, Gigon/Guyer (student of the ETH)
- Luigi Snozzi, Swiss architect, (student of the ETH)
Notable current or former lecturers
- Gottfried Semper, German architect (Professor at the ETH and Founder of the ETH)
- Aldo Rossi, Italian architect, (Professor at the ETH) Pritzker Prize
- Kazuyo Sejima, Japanese architect, (Design Studio at ETH) SANAA Pritzker Prize
- Eduardo Souto de Moura, Portuguese architect, (Guest Professor at the ETH) Pritzker Prize
- Peter Eisenman, American architect, (Design Studio at ETH)
- Frank Gehry, American architect, (Design Studio at ETH), Pritzker Prize
- Dominique Perrault, French architect, (Design Studio at ETH)
- Daniel Libeskind, American architect, (Design Studio at ETH)
- Kees Christiaanse, Dutch architect, (Professor at the ETH)
- Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian of art and culture (Professor at the ETH)
- Paul Feyerabend, Austrian philosopher of science (Professor at the ETH)
- Christian Menn, Swiss bridge designer (Professor at the ETH)
- Valerio Olgiati, Swiss architect, (Design Studio at ETH)
- Greg Lynn, American architect, (Design Studio at ETH)
- Giorgio Grassi, Italian architect, (Design Studio at ETH)
- Elia Zenghelis, Greek architect, (Design Studio at ETH)
- Hani Rashid, American architect Asymptote, (Design Studio)
- Hans Kollhoff, German architect, (Professor at the ETH)
- Günther Vogt, landscape architect (Professor at the ETH)
- Josep Lluis Mateo, Spanish architect (Professor at the ETH)
- Dietmar Eberle, Austrian architect Baumschlager Eberle, (Professor at the ETH)
- Tony Fretton, British architect, (Professor at the ETH)
- Philippe Rahm, Swiss architect, (Design Studio at ETH)
- Karin Sander, German artist, (Professor at the ETH)
- Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, Italian architect, (Professor at the ETH)
- Adam Caruso, British architect, Caruso St John, (Professor at the ETH)
- Dieter Kienast, Swiss landscape architect,(Professor at the ETH)
Institutes
- ITA - Institute of Technology in Architecture
- gta - Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture
- NSL - Network City and Landscape
- Institute for Landscape Architecture
- Institute for Urban Design
- Contemporary City Institute - Studio Basel,
- IDB - Institute of Historic Building Research and Conservation
- FCL - Future Cities Laboratory
Degrees
The D-ARCH (German: Departement Architektur), offers 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)
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