MATERIAL GESTURE
The idea behind the research on material gesture is to shift the focus towards the process of working with a material and the unique gestures that it dictates. It seeks to find an expression of architecture as a result of intervening in the process of making.

SITE: PALESTINE
Alongside local experts from architects to chefs and historians, we study different places of production related to glass, soap, food, and stone.

Students: Tatjana Bergmeister, Pierre Eichmeyer, Alixe Bucher, Vittoria Guglielmi, Egzon Haliti, Monika Ruseva,Noemi Koch, Milaim Racipi, Laura Balanzategui Schmit, Sandra Gygax, Monique Cruz Lopez, Leandro Gregorio, Leandra Graf, Till Nüesch, Viviane Hug, Carole von Ziegler, Nick Baumann & Joris Weiss, Livio Giuliani & Gian Luca Muheim, Joel Köber & Samuel Labhard, Philipp Gmür & Michelle Schenk, Anais Hunziker, Zoe Struzina, Hannes Pabst, Valentin Wegenstein

Experts: Naseer Arafat, Mirna Bamieh, Adian Lahoud, Elias Anastas, Yousef Anastas, Dima Srouji, Nadi Abusaada, Sandi Hilal, Armin Linke, Mario Monotti

Team: Anne Holtrop, Yuiko Shigeta, Philip Stöckler, Arturo López Ayala, Stephan Lando, Grace Prince

December 21: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8903...
December 22: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8534...

MATERIAL GESTURE
The idea behind the research on material gesture is to shift the focus towards the process of working with a material and the unique gestures that it dictates. It seeks to find an expression of architecture as a result of intervening in the process of making.

CHANGE - Towards Hydroscopic Design
Our relationship with water is complex and contradictory. Water is vital to all forms of life and to the genesis of matter, organic and inorganic. And yet it remains relatively invisible, and as a design agent, underestimated.

Students: Achenbach Jannik, Bayramova Violetta, Bedin Piera Francesca, Blind Jasper, Bovier Julie, Danila Ioana, Dervishaj Florian, Esslinger Ella, Freudenreich Lida, Halvorsen August Junge, Hefti Josua, Holzer Patrick, Honshuku Yutaro, Horkulak Lewis, Inglima Joseph, Jamshidi Helia, Kilian Hannah, Koch Dominik, Küchel Mederic, Mairon Theresa, Nguyen Dinh Hiep Florian, Nikolov Nikola, Schwegler Nicolas, Serpell Covarrubias Martin, Stutz Nico, Troger Jonathan, Uzun Ali, Von Holst Anton, Rezzonico Sacha, Wick Moritz, Ziegler Joshua

Experts: Sebastian Behmann (Studio Olafur Eliasson), Giuseppe Ielasi (sound artist), Dr. Shantena Augusto Sabbadini, Dr. Gabriel Spreitzer (VAW Lab), Dr. Daniel Farinotti (VAW Lab), Raphael Hefti (artist), Prof. Flavio Anselmetti (geologist), Brian McArdell (debris flow researcher), Leonard Maret (Fixit responsible), Prof. Tom Emerson (architect), Prof. Silke Langenberg (architect), Sarem Sunderland (Phd researcher), Rune Frandsen (Phd researcher), Nicole de Lalouvière (Phd researcher), Irène Von Meiss-Leuthold (architect), Cristiano Aires Teixeira (architect)

Team: Anne Holtrop, Stephan Lando, Yuiko Shigeta, Jonas Kissling, Grace Prince, Cecilia Marzullo

June 1: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/6510163...
June 2: https://ethz.zoom.us/j/6595112...


MATERIAL GESTURE
The idea behind the research on material gesture is to shift the focus towards the process of working with a material and the unique gestures that it dictates. It seeks to find an expression of architecture as a result of intervening in the process of making.

TEXTILES
In times of constant and unpredictable change, we look at textile as one of the most adaptive and comforting materials. With the focus on textile, we can study space as an adaptive environment, from rugs and tents that can be traveled with, to technologically advanced woven fabrics that can transform to changing conditions such as climate or acoustics. Or we can use textiles that express our personal and cultural identities and lifestyles, or those we wish to connect with.

Students: Ban Paul Theodor, Barras Rachelle, Baumann Eric, Boss Amineh,Bovet Milena, Bruderer Arno, Carlier Nicolas, Corte Real e Brito Correia Antonio, Diem Alanis, Endres Nikola, Gigon Eliane, Günter Roderic, Haghighat Shoar Keivan, Henz Janine, Anna Ludwig, Nicolis di Robilant Leone Alvise, Orsi Davide, Schmidlin Moritz, Siegrist David, Stöckel Gerda, Uribe Gomez Sofia

Experts: Mariana Popescu (architect and post-doctoral researcher), Philip Ursprung (professor), Rebecca Jeffs (fashion designer), Francesca Simone (Renzo Mongiardino's grandaughter), Chiara Klinger Mazzarino (Rubelli), Petra Blaisse, Aura Luz Melis (architect), Peter Niessen (textile designer), Mitul Desai (architect and photographer), Francesca Torzo (architect)

Team: Anne Holtrop, Stephan Lando, Yuiko Shigeta, Grace Prince, Cecilia Marzullo

https://ethz.zoom.us/j/9745232...
https://ethz.zoom.us/j/9846332...

MATERIAL GESTURE
The idea behind the research on material gesture, is to shift the focus towards the process of working with a material and the unique gestures that it dictates. It seeks to find an expression of architecture as a result of intervening in the process of making.

STONE
It all comes down to this: stone is a piece of rock made usable for men – a portion of rock used as building material. The material presence is in multiple sites from the rock formation, the quarry, the building and the village. They all build up to an understanding of all sites in which the material is a constant.

Students: Bejm Pawel, Bugla Paula Marie, Dabrowski Jan Maciej, Deppeler Dominic, Fernandez Vila Roman, Ferraz Xufré Albert, Filser Leo, Gruber Leonce, Gysin Dario, Huber Mara, Jonsson Jökull, Kempf Carmen, Kwon Hyuk Sung, König Nicolas, Li Zhaoye, Lopes Daniel, Lopez Ayala Arturo, Mele Simona, Menoud Pierre, Mu Yuting, Pizzolotto Riccardo, Rohrer Luzia, Sjoqvist Linda, Skorik Anastasia, Wuite Eric, Xu Linquan

Experts: Elias and Yousef Anastas (architect), Pierluigi D’Acunto (structural engineer), Mitul Desai (architect and photographer), Fabio Gramazio (architect), Stefan Heuberger (head of the Georesources Switzerland Group), Aglaia Konrad (artist), Claudio Madonna (lab manager of the Rock Physics and Mechanics Laboratory and senior researcher at ETH Zürich), Mario Monotti (structural engineer and professor of Structural Design at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio), Patrick Ole Ohlbrock (structural engineer), Pia and Sokrates Truffer (head managers of the Truffer AG in Vals)

Team: Anne Holtrop, Stephan Lando, Yuiko Shigeta, Cecilia Marzullo