News
SNSF-funded research project on timber bridges in the circumalpine region
A research project on timber bridges in the circumalpine region, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation ( SNSF ), will be carried out at the chair for four years starting in autumn. We are currently looking for two PhD students (4 years each, 100%) to work on this project. If you are interested, please go to https://jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_ethz_GT1qnyKAA6qLKheqKP
Golden Owl for Professor Stefan M. Holzer
Professor Stefan M. Holzer has been awarded the Golden Owl of the VSETH for his outstanding achievements in teaching. We cordially congratulate him for this award.
European Heritage Days 2022
The spotlights of the 29th edition of the European Heritage Days will be directed at sites of art, recreation and sport on 10 and 11 September 2022 under the motto "Leisure - Temps libre - Tempo libero - Temps liber".
Two doctoral theses published online
The respective dissertations by Martina Diaz and Martin Gantner on timber structures in Italy and Switzerland are now available in the Research Collection.
Second Zurich Colloquium on Building Archaeology
On Thursday, 30 June 2022, our chair will host the second edition of the Building Archaeology Colloquium in cooperation with the Gesellschaft für Bautechnikgeschichte.
52nd Koldewey Conference in Strasbourg, 25 - 29 May 2022
The 52nd Conference for Excavation Science and Building Archaeology of the Koldewey Society on the topic "Sacral Buildings as 'Speaking' Witnesses of Jewish History" will take place in Strasbourg from 25 to 29 May 2022. Free participation via Zoom is provided as well.
Second consecutive award in the SNSF's scientific image competition
Patrick Fleming and Petronella Mill have been awarded first prize in the annual SNSF Image Competition for their entry, 'Section of a library', in the competition’s main category, Objects of Study.
Book "Die Erfindung des Verblendsteins" published
Wilko Potgeter's book "Die Erfindung des Verblendsteins: Bautechnik des Backstein-Rohbaus im Zeitalter der Industrialisierung" was recently published in Stefan M. Holzer's new series "Berichte zur Bauforschung und Konstruktionsgeschichte" by Michael Imhof Verlag.
9th Annual Conference of the Construction History Society, Cambridge April 1-3, 2022
The 9th CHS Conference will be held in Cambridge from April 1-3. All sessions of the conference will also be available as free Zoom webinars.
New research and dissertation projects started
At the beginning of March, three new doctoral students started at the Chair of Building Archaeology and Construction History. This also marks the start of the latest SNSF project on medieval masonry bridges.