Liveable neighborhoods
- Sustainable neighborhood and settlement development
- Density qualities and qualities of the living environment
- Site analysis and needs assessment
Inclusion in the neighbourhood
The project examines neighbourly relations and opportunities for interaction in the immediate living environment. Read more
Digital Neighbourhoods - Local Online Spaces and Their Potential for Social Inclusion
What is the potential of local online spaces for promoting socially inclusive neighborhoods? The one-year interdisciplinary SNF project investigates the phenomenon in the Swiss context. Read more
Daylight in Sustainable Urban Design
Up to six billion people are expected to live in urban areas by 2050. Urban growth and densification make the integration of daylight into future urban design essential. Read more
Jugendjobbörse Winterthur
Documentation and process evaluation of a job-app. Young people are connected with elderly people who need support in everyday life. read more
Integrative neighbourhood Glattpark - resident survey
In connection with the "Ageing in Place" project, ABZ has initiated the pilot project "Integrating neighbourhood in Glattpark" together with ETH Wohnforum. Read more
Art-based urban upgrading initiatives in Bogota: Policy expectations vs. local impacts
Examining the wider societal impacts of Habitarte, a large-scale programme aimed at the upgrading of public spaces and home facades in informal settlements through colourful mural paintings. Read more
Integration through voluntary participation in non-profit projects in housing cooperatives
Research project in cooperation with the housing cooperative "more than living". Read more. Read more
Redevelopment of “Heiligkreuz”: Site Analysis and Needs Assessment
Study commissioned by Max Pfister Baubüro AG. Read more
Alternative Energien für Fitness- und Wellnessangebote als Beitrag zu einem nachhaltigen urbanen Lebensstil
Sozialwissenschaftliche Begleitstudie zur Solaren Fitness- und Wellness-Unit im Forschungszentrum NEST an der Empa in Dübendorf. Read more
The Future of the Rotach Neighbourhood
Assessment of the social sustainability of the Rotach housing project Read more
Repair, Maintenance and Urban Assemblage
Repair and maintenance become key features of 21st century urban development Read more
ANANAS
Enhancing urban density through sustainable housing development strategies (in German: ANANAS – Angebotsstrategie NAchhaltig NAchverdichteter Städte) Read more
Module X Future Cities Laboratory Singapore
Interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between density and liveability with focus on the use, and appropriation of common spaces in Singapore high-rise housing Read more
Construction Site - Metamorphoses in the City
Either it is already existing - or it will be there by the next day latest Read more
S5-City. Agglomeration im Zentrum
Gesamtschau und Qualifizierung des Agglomerationsgebietes entlang der Bahnlinie S5 Read more
Siedlung "Im Schachenfeld" in Widen - Befragung II
Haushaltsbefragung II im Anschluss an die Leitbild-Studie. Read more
Strategies for the sustainable development of single-family housing
How can single-family home residential districts be sustainably developed? Read more
Siedlung "Im Schachenfeld" in Widen - Befragung I
Haushaltbefragung im Anschluss an die Leitbild-Studie. Read more
Siedlung "Im Schachenfeld" in Widen - Leitbild
Studie zur Sanierung der zweiten Siedlungshälfte. Read more
KraftWerk1 and Regina-Kägi-Hof, Study I
Evaluation von zwei neuen Wohnsiedlungen in der Stadt Zürich. Read more
Davidsboden in Basel II
Second evaluation of the housing complex Davidsboden in Basel - 8 years later Read more
AGS Future Cities: Towards Sustainable Cities
Methods and Tools for a Multi-Systems Analysis of Sustainable Urban Development Read more
