Elli Mosayebi, Violeta Burckhardt, Julian Meier Matthew Phillips, Nelly Pilz, Franziska Singer (eds.)
Anatomy of Change
Architecture and Time in Ticino
Book design: Maike Hamacher, Zurich
Pre-order. Release date: June 2025
English, ca. 112 pages, ca. 100 images, 22 × 31 cm, softcover with linen spine
Euro [D] 32.–, Euro [A] 32.90
ISBN
978-3-03863-094-4
• Opening of exhibition Anatomy of Change in June 2025 at ZAZ Bellerive Zurich with book launch
• From temporary to circular to permanent – strategies for dealing with the building stock according to different requirements
• Included projects address key issues such as climate change, demographic shifts, and resource use
The combined, interconnected forces of climate, demographic, and economic change are resulting in profound and unpredictable changes in architecture, landscape, and urban space.
Within Switzerland, Ticino is particularly affected by these developments. The canton in the South of Switzerland has a unique microclimate, a widespread infrastructure network, access to construction and energy resources, diverse migration flows, and a rich cultural heritage.
At a fundamental level, the publication understands change as a constitutive element of resilience, documenting the projects comprehensively with plans, construction details, architectural models, artistic images and collages. This effectively illustrates not only the specific projects but also their underlying design ideas and highlights how the narrative is key to communicating new strategies.
About the Editors
The six authors work at the Chair of Elli Mosayebi at ETH Zurich while also pursuing their own projects:
Elli Mosayebi is a partner at EMI Architekt*innen.
Violeta Burckhardt has her own landscape architecture firm studio erde.
Julian Meier also has his own architecture studio.
Matthew Phillips heads the interdisciplinary studio HSZJN398.
Nelly Pilz and her firm studiopilz work on projects at the interface between architecture and art.
Franziska Singer has her own firm with a special focus on transformation.
