Master of Advanced Studies
Urban and
Territorial Design
MAS UTD
ETH ZürichEPFL
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URBAN AGROECOLOGY FOR THE ZÜRICH METROPOLITAN COREFinal Showcase ETH Zürich

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Our Final Showcase of the MAS Studio Urban Agroecology for the Zürich Metropolitan Core which took place and hosted by Gutsbetrieb Juchhof, a Stadt Zürich Farm found within the urban fabric run by Grün Stadt Zürich. The final celebration showcased the work of the students over the Spring Semester.

Grün Stadt Zürich stands as a pioneering entity in advancing agroecological practices within the city of Zürich. With stewardship over more than 800 hectares of agricultural land, Grün Stadt Zürich is leading the initiative towards establishing a more sustainable relationship with food production and consumption.

We were delighted to be joined by be Joachim Declerck, Architect and Founder Architecture Workroom Brussels; Anja Frost and Bernhard Koch, Grün Stadt Zürich; Dr. Noami C. Hanakata, planner and Asst.Prof. at the National University of Singapore; Dr. Nitin Bathla, Chair of Sociology, ETH Zürich; James Melsom, Landscape Architect and PhD Researcher, ETH Zürich and UTS Sydney.

The guests were joined by the MAS Team EPFL: Tommaso Pietropolli, Mike Fingleton and the MAS Team ETH: Milica Topalović, Nancy Couling, and Alice Clarke.

  1. Welcome, Project Introduction
    Milica Topalović and Nancy Couling

  2. Introduction to Juchhof
    Anja Frost, Grün Stadt Zürich

  3. The Outer Edge of Zürichberg: Dübendorf: Folding Agrarian Edges: A Vision for Dübendorf
    Antonia Georgianni and Diana Zarnescu

  4. The Outer Edge of Uetliberg: Urdorf & Uitikon: Living in the Agroecological Landscape
    Yifeng Xie

  5. Lunch and Tour of Juchhof
    Provided by Grün Stadt Zürich

  6. The Inner Edge of Zürichberg : Edible Commons on the Southern Slope of Zürichberg
    Hiroaki Anamizu, Khyati Andrapiya and Francis Schoups

  7. The Inner Edge of Uetliberg: Commonwoods: a Communally Managed Agrecological Zone at the Edge of Uetliberg
    Erzë Dinarama and Manson Fung

  8. Coffee break

  9. Territorial Constitution for Zürich's Agroecological Zone: A Common Project MAS UTD students

  10. Discussion and final comments

  11. Apèro at Juchhof
    Provided by Grün Stadt Zürich

The MAS UTD programme links the ETH Zürich Department of Architecture and EPF Lausanne School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering. It is part of the ETH Zürich D-ARCH Landscape and Urban Studies Institute (LUS) and the EPFL ENAC Habitat Research Center (HRC).

Contact: info-masutd@ethz.ch

ETH Zürich D-ARCH

Programme Director
Milica Topalović, Assoc. Professor
Chair of Architecture and Territorial Planinng

Programme Co-ordinator
Dr. Nancy Couling

EPFL ENAC

Programme Director
Paola Viganò, Professor
Habitat Research Center

Programme Co-ordinator
Dr. Tommaso Pietropolli