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Zurich: Barbara Petri (Thumbnail)
Barbara Petri
Basel, Zurich

Barbara Petri, Dipl.-Ing. Architect RWTH SIA

Barbara Petri, born in Rheinhausen (Germany). Studied architecture at RWTH Aachen with a diploma under Gottfried Böhm with an exchange year at ETH Zurich under Giancarlo Durisch. 2 years of office work at OM Ungers in Frankfurt. From 1982 worked as an architect in Zurich and St. Gallen. Shared office with Markus Schaefle from 1985 to 1988. 12 years as a teaching assistant in design and construction at the ETHZ with Prof. Herbert Kramel, 10 years as a lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Stuttgart and 5 years as a lecturer at the Zurich University of Technology ZHAW. Partner and guide at ARCHiTOUR since 2005.

Tours in German, English.

Zurich: Claudia Frigo Mallien (Thumbnail)
Claudia Frigo Mallien
Basel, Zurich

Claudia Frigo Mallien, dipl. Architect ETH

Claudia Frigo Mallien, born in Baden (Switzerland). Studied architecture in Zurich at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETHZ. Office work in Basel in the area of ​​hospital planning and in planning and consulting offices in Zurich. 7 years assistant at the ETHZ for design & construction with Prof. Arthur Rüegg, organizing all study trips for students. She writes about architectural projects in the Swiss Building Documentation magazine. She has been working as an architect in Baden at Schoop De Santis Architekten AG since 2008 and is a partner and guide at ARCHiTOUR.

Tours in German, English, Italian, French.

Zurich: Kristin Müller (Thumbnail)
Kristin Müller
Basel, Zurich

Kristin Müller, dipl. Architect ETH SIA

Kristin Müller, born in Zurich (Switzerland). Studied architecture in Zurich at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETHZ. Office work in Seville (Spain) with G. Vazquez Consuegra arquitectos, then own office in Zurich, two architects. Since 1992 until today as project manager and since 2014 partner at Ryf Partner Architects. From 2000 to 2017, lecturer in design and construction at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW. 2002 Founding of ARCHiTOUR.

Tours in German, English, French, Spanish.

Zurich: Olivia Bucher (Thumbnail)
Olivia Bucher
Basel, Zurich

Olivia Bucher, MSc ETH Arch

Olivia Bucher, born in Bern (Switzerland). Studied architecture in Zurich at the ETH with exchange semesters in São Paulo at the FAU and in Lausanne at the EPFL. Office work in Bern at Büro B and Co. Architekten, in Lausanne at Pont12 architectes and in Zurich at Ryf Partner Architekten. She works in project development at EBP in the Construction + Real Estate division. Guide since 2022 and partner at ARCHiTOUR since 2024.

Tours in German, English, French, Spanish.

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Zurich

“Zurich is built” is the credo of Zurich’s construction director in the 1990s. It was one of the cornerstones for new planning instruments that were exemplary for the whole of Switzerland. Cooperative planning enables Zurich, as the largest Swiss city, to also focus on quality and sustainability in development areas. Non-profit housing construction has a long tradition in Zurich and is currently the most active in Switzerland. The successful concept is based on numerous architectural competitions held by the city, cooperatives and private investors.

Large-scale area reuse for industry, commerce and transport led to solid framework conditions for attractive developments through planning at the urban development level.

The university area on the edge of the historic old town is constantly experiencing top-class additions due to its rapid development.

Our tour offering is not just limited to the larger Swiss cities. Discover with us the architectural highlights in smaller towns, in the agglomerations or in the countryside.

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