Urban Design
An eye on reconstruction in Ukraine
Research
ETH Zurich
Ukrainian building materials professor Viacheslav Troian left his homeland with his family because of the war. At ETH Zurich, he is researching the role that recycled concrete might play in future reconstruction.
“Google Earth on steroids” gives a boost to urban development
TechTransfer
EPFL
Uzufly’s technology uses aerial imaging to generate 3D models of cities and regions with advanced precision, enabling urban planners to incorporate full-scale designs of all types of architectural and urban structures.
Urban planning helps mitigate extreme weather effects in Haut-Valais
Teaching
EPFL
Olivier Lalancette, an EPFL Master’s student in architecture, has come up with some development proposals for the Brig-Visp-Naters conurbation. His suggestions, relatively modest in scope, could help these cities better withstand the droughts and heavy rainfall that are expected to intensify by 2050. Lalancette hopes his study will start a conversation about the region’s future.
Architect Anne Lacaton wins the Erna Hamburger Award
Teaching
EPFL
The prize, awarded by the EPFL Women in Science and Humanities (WISH) Foundation, has been delivered at a ceremony at EPFL’s Rolex Learning Center on 7 November.
Discover how landscapes sound
Research
ETH Zurich
The creaking of the shimmering Morteratsch Glacier, the rumbling of ash-coloured dams and the steady sloshing of water in grey-blue Zurich reservoirs... In the “Serendipity” seminar series of Chair of Landscape Architecture Christophe Girot, researchers and students leave the seminar room to explore how places sound and how they can be explored by ear. They do this using no more than a microphone and an analogue camera.
“Yes, but not like this!” – Why densification often lacks public acceptance
Research
ETH Zurich
Densification is a fundamental principle of urban planning and development today. Nevertheless, it often encounters local resistance. A group of ETH researchers has now systematically investigated factors influencing public acceptance of densification, focusing on the canton of Zurich and six cities of global importance. One key factor: affordable housing.
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