Peter Märkli at the ETH

With an exhibition and accompanying book, the Architecture department is paying tribute to Peter Märkli, who ceased his teaching activities at the ETH Zurich in the fall of 2015.

Emptiness and boundaries are central themes in Peter Märkli’s teaching of architecture and construction at the ETH Zurich. Structural design involves formulating a conception of life that is reflected in architectural structures.

The articulation of empty outdoor spaces is as essential as the expression of a facade, the design of the boundary between inside and outside. With this exhibition and accompanying book (published by gta Verlag), the Architecture Department is paying tribute to Peter Märkli, who ceased his teaching activities at the ETH Zurich in the fall of 2015. As a professor of architecture and construction, Märkli conveyed his conception of architecture to his students. A selection of roughly 110 student projects carried out in his department since 2002 illustrates his concerns and his approach, and attests to the abundance and rich variety of his teaching.

The exhibits is displayed in the Main Hall of the ETH Zurich within a site-specific architecture specially designed for this purpose by Peter Märkli himself and Chantal Imoberdorf.