Posts by: Orkun Kasap

Fabian Kastner

Fabian Kastner email kastner@arch.ethz.ch Research Areas Life cycle thinking (LCT) for the built environment, Environmental Planning and building preservation, Digital Tools, Serious Games, CR (Corporate Responsibility), Material efficiency Curriculum Vitae Fabian is a research assistant and PhD candidate at the Department of Construction Heritage and Preservation and the NCCR dfab (National Compentence Centre in Digital Fabrication). […]

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Nina Irmert

Nina Irmert email irmert@arch.ethz.ch Research Areas Cultural Heritage and Preservation, Architectural History of the 20th Century, Architectural Patents, History of Industrialized Materials and Building Products Curriculum Vitae Since October 2022, Nina is a research assistant at the Chair of Construction Heritage and Preservation and a doctoral student in the SNSF-funded project Architecture & Patent. The […]

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Nadia Göntem-​Wachtel

Nadia Göntem-​Wachtel email goentem@arch.ethz.chphone +41 44 633 01 47 Address ETH ZurichNadia Göntem-WachtelBuilding Archaeology and Construction HistoryInstitute for Preservation and Construction HistoryHIT H 43Wolfgang-​Pauli-Str. 278093 ZurichSwitzerland CV (ETH)

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Matthias Brenner

Matthias Brenner email brenner@arch.ethz.ch Research Areas Construction Heritage & Preservation, Repair, Digital Fabrication, Innovative Constructions & High-Tech Architecture Curriculum Vitae Scientific Staff and Doctoral Candidate at the Chair of Construction Heritage and Preservation at ETH Zurich (since August 2020). As part of the interdisciplinary research project “High-Tech for High-Tech”, Matthias is investigating the potential of […]

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Orkun Kasap

Orkun Kasap email kasap@arch.ethz.ch Research Areas Construction Heritage, Preservation, Repair, Digital Fabrication, Innovative Construction Methods Curriculum Vitae Orkun studied architecture and urban planning in Turkey, Denmark, and Switzerland. After completing his Master’s degree in Architecture at ETH Zurich in 2014, he worked as a scientific assistant at Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich. He then served […]

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Prof. Dr. Silke Langenberg

Prof. Dr. Silke Langenberg email langenberg@arch.ethz.ch Research Areas Preservation, Recent Construction History, Rationalisation in Construction, System Buildings, Repair Curriculum Vitae Silke Langenberg is Full Professor of Construction Heritage and Preservation at the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich. Her professorship is affiliated with both the Institute for Preservation and Construction History (IDB) and the Institute of […]

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Master’s Thesis FS23

BETWEEN PRESERVATION AND CIRCULARITY:A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW Studentin: Kira Kulik  Betreuer: Matthias Brenner & Fabian Kastner mit Brandon Byers Diese Masterarbeit untersucht die Beziehung zwischen zwei Ansätzen zur Nachhaltigkeit in der gebauten Umwelt: Erhaltungstheorien und Zirkularitätskonzepte. Der bestehende Gebäudebestand stellt eine wichtige Gelegenheit dar, Herausforderungen wie Ressourcenknappheit zu begegnen und letztendlich die Reduktionsziele für CO2-Emissionen […]

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Focus Work FS23

2 Projekte – 1 Fassade: Eine Spurensuche Students: Manuel Scherrer & Maximilian Bächli Supervisors: Robin Rehm & Matthias Brenner Between 1970 and 1977, two large-scale urban projects were built in Switzerland, the Immeubles administratifs et commerciaux place Chauderon in Lausanne by AAA and the Grossacker shopping center in St. Gallen by Heinrich Graf. Both are […]

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Focus Work FS23

Justus Dahinden: Trigondorf Zürich Student: Eileen Welzel Supervisors: Robin Rehm & Matthias Brenner “The sensual qualities of architecture affect people’s emotions and thus indirectly their souls.” For Justus Dahinden, architecture has to be more than just useful. Using the expressive shape of the triangle and the bright colors orange, yellow, red or blue, in 1969 […]

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Focus Work FS23

Justus Dahinden: Ferro-Haus Students:  Florina Asfour and Raphael Hecht Supervisors: Robin Rehm & Matthias Brenner The Ferro-Haus or also known as the “Pyramid on the Lake” stands like a utopian icon at the forefront of lakeside buildings in Zurich. Justus Dahinden was commissioned for this building in 1967 as the company headquarters of the Swedish […]

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Focus Work FS23

Farben im Hochschuhlkontext Student: Allegra Milesi Supervisors: Robin Rehm & Matthias Brenner In the context of the in-depth work, it is examined how the bright colors (yellow, red and green) are used in the interiors of the ETH and the University of Zurich. In particular, it is important to investigate how striking and also irritating […]

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