Prof. em. Alexander Henz

Alexander Henz was Full Professor of Architecture and Planning at the ETH Zurich since 1 July 1980 and he retired October 1, 1998.

Born on March 10, 1933, from Aarau AG, Prof. Henz studied architecture at the ETH Zurich. From 1958-1960 he was with S.E.T.A.P., an architectural and planning firm in Paris, where he worked on the planning and design of buildings in the south of France, Guinea, Senegal and Mauretania. In 1961 Henz founded his own architectural firm together with Hans Rusterholz. In 1965 he co-founded the employee-owned, multidisciplinary architectural and planning firm of METRON in Brugg, AG. There he worked on the planning and design of industrial facilities, residential housing as well as schools and university buildings. Henz was also involved with various urban and regional planning projects in a planning, coordinating and consulting function and conducted research in the field of residential rental housing.

At the ETH Zurich Henz teached design and planning to 3rd and 4th year students. Together with Susanne Gysi and Dr. Markus Brändle he founded the "ETH Wohnforum", which focuses on research and consulting activities concerning residential rental housing as well as on broader issues of sustainable urban development. Furthermore, Henz was involved with planning and construction in developing countries.