Swiss Coloniality and Its Industrial Architectures

Research Studio Autumn 2023

‘Sites-and-Services’

The minimal urban design of a major 1970-80s housing paradigm in Kenya, El Salvador, Egypt.

Her Agency

This online exhibition shows the result of the seminar The City in Theory – Her Agency, co-tutored by Dr. Cathelijne Nuijsink (ETH Zürich) and Dr. Léa-Catherine Szacka (The University of Manchester) during the Spring 2022 semester. 

© Photo Hans Wotin

Zurich Urban Elements

Urban Entrances

Students explore the city of Zürich by examining one of its constitutive architectural elements: Urban Entrances.

Zurich Urban Elements

Balcony

Students explore the city of Zürich by examining one of its constitutive architectural elements: The Balcony.

Zurich Urban Elements

Street Corners

Students explore the city of Zürich by examining one of its constitutive architectural elements: Street Corners.

Call for Lost Entries:

The Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition,
1965-2020

SESC and the City