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International Conference “Architecture & Patents”

Offering a broad platform for exchange on patents as drivers of innovation in architecture.
Pietro Odaglia on the Anti-Ruin project and the path it set for his next venture.

Executed in just four weeks, the Anti-Ruin installation was shaped through close collaboration, uniting artistic intent, construction logic, and cutting-edge additive manufacturing.
Reflecting on Venice Biennale - we talk to researcher Karen Antorveza Paez

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.
Tor Alva Unveiled

First public visitors climb the White Tower.
The Venice Biennale 2025 is now officially open.

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.
Tor Alva nears completion.

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.
Design++ Seminar Series Continues

ITA hosts numerous academic talks and events, and that includes the now established Design++ Seminar Series.
Block Research Group goes fully circular in South Africa.

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

Professor Maria Yablonina opens the Spring Semester talks.
Venice Biennale 2025

ITA members invited to contribute works.
ITA Architecture & Technology Doctoral Fellowship

Once again, close to 200 applications received.
January is the time to consider undertaking further education

Two MAS programmes, with focus on computational design and fabrication, are on offer at ITA.
National Future Day in Switzerland

Shaping the next generation of talent!
Future of Construction Symposium 2024

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.
ITA Welcomes Guest Faculty Gilles Retsin and Johan Wijesinghe

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.
Two new electives by the Chair of Structural Design

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.
Learning from the Ordinary

A four-week long journey into (re)discovering ordinary spaces, materials, and low-tech construction methods.
The IASS 2024 Symposium

Redefining the Art of Structural Design
Congratulations to Andrea Shin Ling!

ITA Doctoral Fellow Andrea Shin Ling leads the collective to represent Canada at the Biennale di Venezia 2025
Fewer utopias, more concrete solutions.

The Future Cities Laboratory Global is in the news.