Raphael Zuber Explained

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

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] [7]}

Works

• 2007–2011: schoolhouse, Grono with Conzett Bronzini Gartmann and Maurus Schifferli^{[8] [9] [10]}
• 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^{[11] [12]}
• 2018–2024: house at the Black Sea with Laura Cristea
• 2018–2026: public swimmingpool, 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
• Important Buildings. A personal choice made by students with Raphael Zuber. Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, Juni 2011
• Raphael Zuber – Four Projects. Pelinu Books, Bukarest 2020

External links

• Archinform
• Instagram
• Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: architectmagazine.
2. Web site: aefoundation.
3. Web site: Foros 2015: Raphael Zuber Monday, 16 February. 12 February 2015.
4. Web site: Ofhouses. 2015.
5. Web site: RAPHAEL ZUBER · Divisare.
6. Web site: swissarchitecturalaward 2014.
7. Web site: swissarchitecturalaward 2022 .
8. Web site: Raphael Zuber . archello. 2016.
9. Web site: metalocus.
10. Web site: Swiss School in Grono by Raphael Zuber. The Architectural Review. 2012.
11. Web site: AHO's award winning Inverted House has opened in Japan. 8 June 2016.
12. Web site: Raphael Zuber | a f a s i A. 18 December 2019 .