Raphael Zuber

Raphael Zuber (born 5 June 1973 in Chur) is a Swiss architect.

Schoolhouse, Grono

Biography

Raphael Zuber studied at ETH Zurich until 2001 and practiced with Valerio Olgiati in Zurich. After graduating, he founded an architectural office in Chur.^[1][2] Zuber taught at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, the EPF Lausanne, the ETH Zurich and at the Cornell University Ithaca.^[3][4] Raphael Zuber was invited by Alejandro Aravena to the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2016, where he showed four of his most recent projects.^[5][6][6]

Works

Apartment building, Domat/Ems

• 2007–2011: Schoolhouse, Grono with Conzett Bronzini Gartmann and Maurus Schifferli^[7][8][9]
• 2005–2016: Apartment building, Domat/Ems with Conzett Bronzini Gartmann
• 2015–2016: Inverted house, Hokkaido with the Oslo School of Architecture and Design and Kengo Kuma and Associates^[10][11]
• 2018–2024: House at the Black Sea with Laura Cristea
• 2018–2026: Public swimming pool, Gossau with Ferrari Gartmann and Maurus Schifferli

Awards

• 2012: Architecture and engineering prize for earthquake-proof construction for schoolhouse Grono
• 2013: Auszeichnungen für gute Bauten Graubünden for schoolhouse Grono
• 2018: Recognition award from the city of Chur

Literature

• Important Buildings. Istituto Svizzero di Roma, Kaleidoscope Press, Milano 2010 ISBN 978-88-97185-01-7
• Important Buildings. A personal choice made by students with Raphael Zuber. Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, Juni 2011 ISBN 978-3-033-02464-9
• Raphael Zuber – Four Projects. Pelinu Books, Bukarest 2020 ISBN 978-973-0-29819-2

External links

• Archinform
• Instagram
• Website

References

1. "Raphael Zuber, Architect".
2. "AEFoundation". aefoundation.co.uk.
3. "Foros 2015: Raphael Zuber Monday, 16 February". 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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8. ""111". Lecture by Swiss Architect Raphael Zuber | METALOCUS". www.metalocus.es. February 12, 2015.
9. "Swiss School in Grono by Raphael Zuber". The Architectural Review. 2012.
10. "AHO's award winning Inverted House has opened in Japan". 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
11. "Raphael Zuber | a f a s i A". 18 December 2019.