20.05.2026 - 23.05.2026
Future of Construction 2026
SAVE THE DATE: 20—23 May 2026 for the next Future of Construction Symposium at ETH Zurich. Sign-up below for updates.
20.05.2026 - 23.05.2026
SAVE THE DATE: 20—23 May 2026 for the next Future of Construction Symposium at ETH Zurich. Sign-up below for updates.
25.11.2025
The NCCR DFAB and Innovationspark Siwitzerland Zurich invite builders, architects, engineers, planners, contractors, and end-users to explore the potential of resource-efficient additive manufacturing processes and the associated modern data and information…
28.10.2025
Join Nora A. Escherle (SVIN) and Kaitlin McNally (NCCR Digital Fabrication) for an engaging dialogue on regeneration. This lunch webinar brings together voices from food culture, farming, urban design, and futures thinking to explore how regeneration can shape our daily practices and collective futures. Featuring insights…
27.09.2025
Am Samstag, dem 27. September öffnet das Arch_Tech_Lab seine Türen für Besucher*innen im Rahmen der Veranstaltung Open House Zürich. Unter dem Motto «Architektur für Alle» organisiert der Verein jährlich geführten Zugang zu über 150 Gebäuden, die sonst nicht öffentlich zugänglich sind. Der Nationale Forschungsschwerpunkt Digitale Fabrikation organisiert gemeinsam mit dem Institut für…
17.09.2025
Startup Architecture – Venture as a new mode of Ppractice: This conference explores the growing phenomenon of architects founding startups—not merely as a commercial extension of practice, but as a radical redefinition of what architecture can be. As traditional modes of practice face economic, technological, and cultural pressures, a new generation of architects is turning to…
25.06.2025 - 27.06.2025
Releasing over 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions and consuming over 40% of primary resources, the built environment needs an urgent transformation towards climate neutrality and circularity while hosting a booming humanity in dignified conditions under climate change. Optimising individual solutions will not be…
04.03.2025 - 05.02.2025
On its tenth anniversary, The D-ARCH ETH Parity Talks aims to reflect on where the parity and diversity project stand - and – equally important, what is yet to be done? The extended programme of Lectures, Plenary programmes an workshops take place at…
14.11.2024
On the morning of 14 November 2023, ETH Zurich will open the doors to the world of science for children! They will have the opportunity to discover a range of interesting projects as part of the NCCR DFAB programme.Please note that the places in the NCCR DFAB programme are already fully booked this year.
05.11.2024 - 07.11.2024
The Future of Construction Symposium 2024 is taking place 5–7 November 2024 at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, Switzerland. This year, the symposium will be themed “Making the Past Productive” and it is organised by the professorship on…
14.09.2024 - 15.09.2024
Construction, as any act of making, can suffer from unpredictability, thus, requiring on-the-fly adjustments. Recent advancements in construction robotics are mostly limited to predefined construction plans with few breakthroughs for unstructured environments. Human-in-the-loop workflows combine human…