The Schwerpunktgespräche öffentlicher Raum are a public lecture and discussion series exploring the history, significance, and future of public space through perspectives from architecture, art, and urban research.
The series runs from January to May 2026 in Zurich and online, is free to attend, and begins with its first lecture this Wednesday.

Our Munich and Zurich teams came together for our traditional pre-holiday dinner, celebrating a successful year with great food, fun games, and even better company.

In Prague, Lukas Schweingruber highlighted how urban open spaces help shape city identities while acting as catalysts for sustainable transformation amid the pressures of urban growth.

A new bridge for Lucerne is on the horizon: the New Reuss Crossing at Nordpol will enhance connections for pedestrians and cyclists while adding lasting value to urban mobility and public space – and we’re excited that our proposal was selected to bring this vision to life.

The impressive university campus from the 1970s in Stuttgart-Vaihingen will be renovated by Studio Vulkan over the next few years.

The City of Zurich’s White Paper “Zurich Main Station 2050,” presented through a public exhibition, showcases a forward-looking vision for transforming the station area into a vibrant, human-scaled urban space that balances mobility, climate adaptation, and long-term environmental quality.

Starting in March 2026, Florian Strauß will take on the professorship for “Sustainability, Design, and Construction in Landscape Architecture” at the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences.

In Friedrichhafen, we explored the role of water in urban environments and developed ideas for a sustainable future through collaboration between two offices.

A guided tour of Zurich’s notable parks showcased their history and evolution, featuring presentations on Oerliker Park and other key green spaces by leading landscape architects.

New Urban Wilderness“ in Bergamo – Beim internationalen Landschaftsarchitekturfestival Arketipos in Bergamo sprach Florian Strauß am 20. September 2025 über das veränderte ästhetische Empfinden für naturnahe, wilde Flächen in der dichten mitteleuropäischen Stadt