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Offering a broad platform for exchange on patents as drivers of innovation in architecture. 

Executed in just four weeks, the Anti-Ruin installation was shaped through close collaboration, uniting artistic intent, construction logic, and cutting-edge additive manufacturing.

Karen Antorveza Paez reflects on how exhibiting her project at the Venice Biennale positively impacted her research and opened up opportunities to share it with a broader public.

First public visitors climb the White Tower.

Last week’s Biennale preview days brought together many of our ITA community. We congratulate all our ITA faculty, researchers, and collaborators who have successfully authored, co-authored, or contributed to this year’s exhibition through projects.

The much-anticipated opening of the Tor Alva, or the “White Tower”, in the alpine village of Mulegns in Canton Graubünden is scheduled for 20 May 2025.

ITA hosts numerous academic talks and events, and that includes the now established Design++ Seminar Series.

Block Research Group, ETH Zürich, proudly announced the completion of an important project in South Africa – the Indovlu floor.

Professor Maria Yablonina opens the Spring Semester talks.

ITA members invited to contribute works.

Once again, close to 200 applications received.

Two MAS programmes, with focus on computational design and fabrication, are on offer at ITA.

Shaping the next generation of talent!

Bringing together leading experts from academia, industry, and government to discuss critical advancements in the construction sector with focus on sustainability and leveraging new technologies. 

Studio "Architecture in Large Quantities" will be taught by Gilles Retsin and Johan Wijesinghe, both are guest faculty and will be here at ITA for the next 9 months. 

In the upcoming Autumn Semester 2024, the Chair of Structural Design, led by Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Pauli, will offer two new elective design courses focusing on space, structures, and materials.

A four-week long journey into (re)discovering ordinary spaces, materials, and low-tech construction methods.

Redefining the Art of Structural Design

ITA Doctoral Fellow Andrea Shin Ling leads the collective to represent Canada at the Biennale di Venezia 2025