Engineering sciences - Architecture & Buildings

The Institute of Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment has produced "The Voice of Architecture," which explores the evolution of photovoltaics in architecture thanks to three international masters: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Shigeru Ban Architects & Jean de Gastines Architects, Foster + Partners.

Buildings shape the appearance of our landscape and those outside the building zone in particular contribute significantly to the identity of the landscape.

Demolition is not the only option: two ETH professors aim to give buildings and building materials a second life.

Swiss Construction and Real Estate Forum: Sustainable construction - sustainable real estate. "Sufficiency - How less becomes more": The focus topic of this year's Swiss Construction and Real Estate Forum attracted over 110 construction and real estate experts to Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Rotkreuz. They discussed sufficiency in construction - from an architectural, operational and economic perspective. And they all agreed: sufficiency is not a sacrifice, but an honest answer to the question: What do we really need?

Construction still relies on concrete and steel - at a high cost to the climate. But interest is shifting back to natural and reusable materials. 

Caught between circular ideals, social realities and forgotten traditions, architecture must become more efficient but also more adaptable. Five perspectives on the future of construction.