Prof. Christoph Gantenbein
Prof. Christoph Gantenbein
Full Professor at the Department of Architecture
ETH Zürich
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Research area
Christoph Gantenbein’s research: In the age of globalization, the metropolises are experiencing unprecedented growth. This social and economic dynamic necessitates and facilitates the development of contemporary cities; this is the challenge of our time. The architecture of the city is our object of research. Using the method of typological transfer, he examines the potential of existing city architecture as a building block for a sustainable, dense and urban city of the future.
Christoph Gantenbein has been a Full Professor of Architecture and Design in the Department of Architecture since 2018.
He was born in St. Gallen in 1971. Christoph Gantenbein studied architecture at ETH Zurich, graduating under Professor Hans Kollhoff in 1998.
In 2000-2002, he worked as a design assistant for Axel Fickert at ETH Zurich. From 2002-2003, he lectured at the Hochschule fuer Gestaltung und Kunst (HGK) in Basel. From 2004-2006 he was a guest professor at the Accademia di Architettura Mendrisio, Design Studio. In 2008 he was a guest professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and in 2009 back at the Accademia di Architettura Mendrisio, Design Studio. From 2010-2015 he was an assistant professor at ETH Zurich, 2015-2017 visiting professor at Harvard GSD. Since 2018 he is a full professor at ETH Zurich. In 2021, he was appointed Kenzo Tange Design Critic in Architecture at Harvard GSD.
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Hong Kong Typology monograph for the exhibition Teaching Architecture at the Istituto Svizzero, Venice |
| 2010 | Iakov Chemikhov International Prize , nomination |
| 2009 | Ancient Tree, Jinhua, China |
| 2009 | ar Award for Emerging Architecture , The Architectural Review |
| 2009 | Swiss National Museum, renovation 2nd stage, Zurich |
| 2008 | "Auszeichnung Guter Bauten 2008 , house in Bildstöckliweg, Arlesheim |
| 2008 | Der beste Umbau 2008 , house in Friedensgasse, Basel |
| 2006 | Bautenprämierung 2006 des Heimatschutzes Basel , Shedhalle an der St.Alban- Vorstadt, Basel |
| 2005 | Architekturpreis Beton 05 , Cemsuisse, house in Bildstöckliweg, Arlesheim |
| 1999 | Scholarship from the Ernst Schindler Stiftung, Zurich |
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Christoph Gantenbein has been a board member of the SIA (Swiss Association of Engineers and Architects) since 2008.
1998 Christoph Gantenbein founded the architecture firm Christ & Gantenbein in Basel together with Emanuel Christ.
Course Catalogue
Spring Semester 2025
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 052-0542-25L | Architectural Design IV: The University and the City (E.Christ/Ch.Gantenbein) |
| 052-0544-25L | Architectural Design IV: Public Space Behaviorology in Switzerland (Kaijima) |
| 052-0546-25L | Architectural Design IV: Material und Ort (R. Boltshauser) |
| 052-0548-25L | Architectural Design IV: Topic (De Vylder) |