Discourse

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 4/2000. 

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 5/2000. 

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 12/2000. 

On the «RiffRaff» apartment building with cinema and restaurant in Zurich, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 3/2003. 

On the Laban Dance Centre London, by Herzog & de Meuron, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 4/2003. 

On the renovation and expansion of a single-family home in Triengen, by Lussi + Halter Architekten, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 6/2003. 

On the expansion of the school building Scherr, Zurich, by Patrick Gmür Architekten, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 11/2003. 

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 11/2003. 
Housing complex Stähelimatt, Zurich. 

On the single-family home «Zur Stiege» in Bürglen UR, by Loeliger Strub Architektur, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 3/2004. 

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 3/2004. 

On a house by Kazuo Shinohara, 1966, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 4/2004. 

On the apartment building Forsterstrasse by Christian Kerez, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 5/2004. 

On the holiday home at Flumserberg by em2n Architekten, Zurich, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 5/2004. 

On the single-family home Cartillone in Büren SO by Buchner Bründler Architekten, 2002, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 6/2004. 

On the single-family home Buscaglia in Altendorf SZ by Pool Architekten, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 7/2004. 

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 10/2004. 

On the single-family home Gartmann, Sargans, by Aschwanden Schürer Architekten, Zurich, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 10/2004. 

On the cooperative housing complex in Zurich-Leimbach by Pool Architekten, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 3/2005. 

On the housing scheme Hagenbuchrain by Bünzli & Courvoisier, Zurich, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 1/2006. 

On the housing complex «Lokomotive» in Winterthur by Knapkiewicz & Fickert, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 1/2007. 

On the holiday home at Seerücken, Thurgau, by Staufer & Hasler Architekten, Frauenfeld,
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 11/2007. 

On the atrium between Werkhof Urania and Zürcher Amtshaus III by Martin and Elisabeth Boesch,
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 11/2007. 

«Hybrid Cluster – Ein Regelwerk für das Zentrumsgebiet Sulzer-Oberwinterthur»,
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 12/2007. 

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 12/2007. 

On the exhibition «Le Corbusier – The Art of Architecture» at Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 12/2007. 

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 1/2008. 
Housing complex Stähelimatt,
 Zurich.

On the single-family home in Vaduz by Brunhart Brunner Kranz Architekten, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 3/2008. 

The housing complex Stähelimatt in Zurich is part of this year's selection of outstanding projects by Archithese editorial team. 

Wohnen 5/2008. 
Housing complex Stähelimatt,
 Zurich.

On the renovation of the housing scheme Stadtrain in Winterthur by Knapkiewicz & Fickert Architekten, Zurich, 
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 9/2009. 

«Die Übereinstimmung von Form und Inhalt – ein kleines ABC der Eleganz»,
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 5/2010. 

On the housing scheme Schürliweg in Zurich-Affoltern by Ueli Zbinden,
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 11/2010. 

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 1/2012. 
Pedestrian link Plessur–Halde, Chur.

hochparterre.ch. 
Housing complex Neudorfstrasse, Wädenswil. 

Bauwelt 23/2012. 
Pedestrian link Plessur–Halde, Chur. 

NZZ. 
Pedestrian link Plessur–Halde, Chur. 

The pedestrian link Plessur–Halde in Chur wins the bronze award at «Die Besten 2012» by Hochparterre. 

Hochparterre 12/2012. 
Pedestrian link Plessur–Halde, Chur. 

Steel Doc 1/2013. 
Pedestrian link Plessur–Halde, Chur. 

Der Bund. 
Housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost, Bern.

Hochparterre 6–7/2013.
Apartment buildings Schönberg-Ost, Bern. 

Hochparterre 8/2013. 
Housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost, Bern.

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 11/2013. 
Housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost, Bern. 

On the factory building of Loro & Parisini by Luigi Caccia Dominioni,
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 12/2013. 

The housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost in Bern wins the golden award at «Die Besten 2013» by Hochparterre. 

Hochparterre 12/2013. 
Housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost, Bern. 

Bauwelt «Brick 2.0/03». 
Housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost, Bern. 

The housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost in Bern is among the winners of this year's «Arc Award». 

The pedestrian link Plessur–Halde in Chur wins the steel construction award «Prix Ancier». 

Steel Doc 4/2014. 
Pedestrian link Plessur–Halde, Chur. 

hochparterre.ch. 
Apartment and commercial buildings
Zollstrasse-Ost,
 Zurich. 

«Die Tiefe der Oberfläche – über das Dilemma der Authentizität»,
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 3/2015. 

The «Auszeichnung Berner Baukultur» foundation honores the housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost in Bern with the «Atuprix» award.  

Tagesanzeiger, Das Magazin 10/2013. 
Pedestrian link Plessur–Halde, Chur. 

A reply to the article «Neue Deutschschweizer Realitäten» by Tibor Joanelly, in: Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 12/2015. 

Edited by Burgergemeinde Bern and the city of Bern. 
Apartment buildings Schönberg-Ost, Bern. 

hochparterre.ch. 
Housing scheme Kuppe, Trift district, Horgen.

Hochparterre, Sonderheft 4/2016.
Apartment buildings Schönberg-Ost, Bern. 

Hochparterre, Sonderheft 4/2016.
Apartment buildings Schönberg-Ost, Bern. 

hochparterre.ch. 
Marketplace Flawil. 

Hochparterre 6–7/2017.
Housing complex Neudorfstrasse, Wädenswil. 

hochparterre.ch. 
Expansion of the school complex Mettmenstetten. 

hochparterre.ch. 
Apartment and commercial buildings
Zollstrasse-Ost,
 Zurich. 

Wohnen 3/2018.
Housing complex Neudorfstrasse, Wädenswil. 

Archi 1/2018.
Housing complex Neudorfstrasse, Wädenswil. 

architekturbasel.ch. 
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse, Basel.

Modulør 7/2018.  
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse, Basel.

The apartment buildings Maiengasse and Hebelstrasse are among the winnig projects at «Auszeichnung Guter Bauten» of the cantons Basel-Landschaft and Basel-Stadt.

The apartment buildings Maiengasse and Hebelstrasse are among the projects awarded by Heimatschutz Basel. 

Hochparterre 12/2018.  
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse, Basel.

The apartment buildings Maiengasse and Hebelstrasse win the bronze award at «Die Besten 2018» by Hochparterre. 

Tracés 145.
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse, Basel.

Archithese 1/2019 («Swiss Performance»). 
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse, Basel.

The apartment buildings Maiengasse and Hebelstrasse in Basel are among the selected projects for «Swiss Performance 2019» by Archithese. 

Lignum Holzbulletin 130.
Housing complex Neudorfstrasse, Wädenswil. 

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 4/2019.
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse, Basel.

Wohnen 11/2019.
Housing scheme Oberzelg, Winterthur. 

Wohnen 9/2019.
Housing complex Neudorfstrasse, Wädenswil. 
Housing scheme Oberzelg, Winterthur. 

hochparterre.ch. 
Apartment and commercial building Stellwerk 2, Winterthur. 

Hochparterre 12/2019. 
Apartment and commercial buildings
Zollstrasse-Ost, Zurich.

The apartment and commercial buildings Zollstrasse-Ost in Zurich are honored with a recognition at «Die Besten 2019» by Hochparterre. 

NZZ. 
Apartment and commercial buildings
Zollstrasse-Ost, Zurich.

The housing scheme Oberzelg in Winterthur-Sennhof is among the nominated projects for this year's «Architekturpreis Kanton Zürich». 

NZZ. 
Apartment and commercial buildings
Zollstrasse-Ost, Zurich.

Modulør 2/2020. 

Schweizer Illustrierte 7/2020. 
Apartment and commercial buildings
Zollstrasse-Ost, Zurich.

TEC21 4/2020. 
Apartment and commercial building Stellwerk 2, Winterthur. 

architekturbasel.ch. 
«irides» residential, care and retirement centre, Basel. 

Deutsche Bauzeitung 4 /2020.
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse, Basel.

Modulør 4–5/2020. 
Apartment and commercial buildings
Zollstrasse-Ost, Zurich.

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 5/2020. 
Apartment and commercial buildings 
Zollstrasse-Ost, Zurich. 

hochparterre.ch. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel. 

«Lob des Hintergrunds – Vom Missverständnis, die Architektur gewinne an Bedeutung, je mehr Aufmerksamkeit sie beansprucht», Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 6/2020. 

TEC21 25/2020. 
Apartment and commercial buildings 
Zollstrasse-Ost, Zurich. 

hochparterre.ch.
Housing scheme Oberzelg, Winterthur. 

The housing scheme Oberzelg in Winterthur-Sennhof is one of the awarded projects. 

The apartment and commercial buildings Zollstrasse-Ost in Zurich are among the projects awarded by the city of Zurich. 

The apartment and commercial buildings Zollstrasse-Ost in Zurich are among the preselection for «Fritz-Höger-Preis für Backsteinarchitektur 2021». 

The housing scheme Oberzelg in Winterthur-Sennhof wins the special award for the overall effect of rendering and colour. 

Modulør 3/2021.
Apartment buildings Friedackerstrasse, Zurich.  

The apartment and commercial buildings Zollstrasse-Ost in Zurich are among the nominated projects at «Arc Award 2021». 

Zentralwäscherei in Zurich is ideal in order to practice strategies for dealing with existing buildings. The nature of the ensemble forces situational, specific interventions and does not allow for abstract, rule-based thinking.

Hochparterre 10/2021.  
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse, Basel.

The apartment building Maiengasse in Basel wins the golden national award as well as the 1st rank in «Region Nord». 

The apartment buildings Maiengasse and Hebelstrasse in Basel are honored at «Premio Europeo di Architettura Matilde Baffa Ugo Rivolta 2021». 

«Premio Europeo di Architettura Matilde Baffa Ugo Rivolta 2021: Concorso per il social housing – i risultati»,
espazium.ch. 
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and 
Hebelstrasse, Basel. 

The housing scheme Kuppe in Horgen is part of the selected projects for this year's edition of «Swiss Performance» by Archithese. 

TEC21 12/2022. 
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse, Basel.

The workbook provides an insight into the working processes and the results of the past fall semester at Atelier Esch, USI Mendrisio.

We approach the complex topic of «re-use» in several ways at the same time. The results of the semester are not intended to be end products, but rather snapshots of a process.

«Great Minds Think Alike oder­ Gedanken aus der Sicht eines Jurymitglieds», Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 10/2022. 
Housing scheme Kuppe, Trift district, Horgen.

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 10/2022. 
Housing scheme Kuppe, Trift district, Horgen. 

The apartment and commercial buildings Zollstrasse-Ost in Zurich are among the nominated projects at this year's edition of «Architekturpreis Kanton Zürich». 

The housing scheme Kuppe is doubly awarded! In addition to the regular award, it also received the “Green Leu”, the special award for sustainability.

The housing scheme Kuppe in Horgen is part of the preselection for «Arc Award 2022».  

architekturbasel.ch. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel. 

baunetz.de. 
Housing scheme Kuppe, Trift district, Horgen. 

TEC21 3–4/2023. 
Apartment buildings Friedackerstrasse, Zurich. 

The apartment buildings Friedackerstrasse in Zurich win the silver award! 

hochparterre.ch. 
On the design of the shopping arcade at Zurich main station by Trix and Robert Hausmann.

Archi 2/2023. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel.

Archi 2/2023. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel.

hochparterre.ch. 
Apartment buildings Friedackerstrasse,
 Zurich. 

The apartment buildings Friedackerstrasse in Zurich are part of the preselection for «Swiss Architecture Yearbook – SAY 2023». 

The housing scheme Kuppe in Horgen is part of the preselection for «Swiss Architecture Yearbook – SAY 2023». 

naiz.eus. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel. 

Contribution to Forderungen der Zeit: Hamburger Architektur- und Stadtdiskurs Wohnen, edited by Katja-Annika Pahl et al., Hamburg 2023. 

Werk, Bauen + Wohnen 6/2023. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel.

The workbook provides an insight into the working processes and the results of the past fall semester at Atelier Esch, USI Mendrisio.

Edited by BETA, AM, 2023. 
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse, Basel.
Housing scheme Kuppe, Trift district, Horgen. 

Hochparterre 6–7/2023. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel.

domusweb.it. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel.

Bauwelt 17/2023. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel.

beton2030.ch. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel. 

hochparterre.ch. 
Housing scheme Kuppe, Trift district, Horgen. 

This year, Atelier Esch is devoted to concepts for the conversion of the multi-faceted existing buildings at the port of the historic city of Trieste.

The residential and commercial buildings Zollstrasse-Ost in Zurich are honored with the golden award at «Erich-Mendelsohn-Preis für Backsteinarchitektur». 

swiss-architects.ch.
School complex Sirius and maintenance depot, Zurich. 

Tracés 3535. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel.

Archi 5/2023. 
Apartment and commercial buildings 
Zollstrasse-Ost, Zurich. 

The expansion of the school complex Mettmenstetten is honored with a nomination at «Arc Award 2023». 

Weinlager residential conversion wins at this year's edition of «Arc Award» in the housing category! 

TEC21 37/2023. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel.

Weinlager residential conversion belongs to the awarded projects at «Auszeichnung Gutes Bauen» of the cantons Basel-Landschaft and Basel-Stadt.  

Digital wood construction archive of Berner Fachhochschule.
Apartment buildings Maiengasse and
Hebelstrasse,
 Basel. 
Housing scheme Kuppe, Trift district, Horgen.

Weinlager residential conversion wins the golden award at «Die Besten 2023» by Hochparterre. 

TEC21 40/2023. 
School complex Sirius and maintenance depot, Zurich. 

Zement+Beton 1/2024. 
Weinlager residential conversion,
 Basel.

Arquitectura Entre Vistas – Abroad. 

«Housing. Not flats – A conversation with Philipp Esch», daidalos.org. 

TEC21 4/2024. 
Modernisation housing scheme Dennlerstrasse, Zurich.

Weinlager residential conversion is part of this year's project selection by the editorial team of Archithese. 

Talk by Philipp Esch, followed by a panel discussion within the 6th «BDA-Hochschultag der Architektur».

Deutsches Architektur Zentrum DAZ, Berlin.

Marco Rickenbacher guides through the newly completed residential conversion of a former wine warehouse. 

Weinlager residential conversion wins both the jury and the audience award! 

The housing scheme Kuppe is part of the preselection for the «Best Collective Housing Development» award in the «New Construction» category of «European Collective Housing Award 2024».   

Weinlager residential conversion is the winner in the «Renovation» category at «European Collective Housing Award 2024». 

The housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost can be viewed within the event. 

The workbook provides an insight into the working processes and the results of the past fall semester at Atelier Esch, USI Mendrisio.

Lecture by Philipp Esch as part of the series «Irrtum Abriss» of Architekturforum Bern. 

Stadtsaal Kornhausforum, Bern, 7.00 pm. 

L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui 462.
Weinlager residential conversion, Basel. 

This semester, Atelier Esch is exploring the built heritage of traditional textile production in the canton of Glarus. 

Marco Rickenbacher is part of the «Hänggitürme Glarnerland» meeting of experts in Schwanden. 

At «Die Schweizer Architekturpreise 2024» Weinlager residential conversion is honored with a special mention. 

Essay in Banal Buildings, edited by Stellan Gulde, Banal Books, 2024. 

Weinlager residential conversion is honored with the audience award. 

TEC21 25/2024. 
Regensbergbrücke high-rise, Zurich.

Marco Rickenbacher speaks about the «irides» residential, care and retirement centre of Stiftung Blindenheim Basel, which was completed in April. 

Didi Offensiv, Erasmusplatz 12, Basel, 7.00 pm. 

Hochparterre 11/2024. 
«irides» residential, care and retirement centre,
 Basel. 

Weinlager residential conversion is one of the award-winning projects. 

Weinlager residential conversion is part of the exhibition at Architekturschaufenster Karlsruhe. 

Vernissage: 3.12.2024,
Exhibition: 4.12.2024 – 28.02.2025.  

Philipp Esch gives a talk within the «School Lecture Series N°7 – Housing» at EPFL. 

Auditorium SG, 6.30 pm. 

Esch Sintzel Architekten: Bauten und Projekte/ Buildings and Projects, edited by Martin Tschanz, Zurich: Park Books, 2025.

Weinlager residential conversion is part of the exhibition at Euskadiko Arkitektura Institutua. 

Exhibition: 27.02. – 1.06.2025.

Philipp Esch gives a talk on the Weinlager residential conversion in Basel. 

École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Nancy. 

The workbook provides an insight into the working processes and the results of the past fall semester at Atelier Esch, USI Mendrisio. 

Housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost can be visited within the event. 

Philipp Esch gives a talk on Weinlager residential conversion in Basel. 
ArchitekturWerkstatt, Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, St. Gallen, 6.00 pm. 

Marco Rickenbacher is a guest at Fassadenkongress «Faszination Fassade». 

Architektenkammer Baden-Württemberg, Danneckerstraße 54, Stuttgart. Remote participation is possible. 

Weinlager residential conversion can be visited within Open House Basel. 

«New Masters & Old Houses/ 
nuovi maestri & vecchie case», 
6850 1/2025. 

Weinlager residential conversion is part of the exhibition at Deutschen Architekturmuseum. 

Exhibition: 14.06. – 15.10.2025.

Contribution to Five Good Swiss Plans/ Fünf gute Schweizer Pläne, edited by Kate Finning & Guillermo Fernández-Abascal, Lucerne: Quart-Verlag, 2025. 

Weinlager residential conversion in Basel is among the nominated projects for the inclusion in the 2025/26 edition of «Swiss Architecture Yearbook – SAY». 

«irides» residential, care and retirement centre in Basel is among the nominated projects for the inclusion in the 2025/26 edition of «Swiss Architecture Yearbook – SAY». 

Lecture by Philipp Esch on the invitation of Studio Piet Eckert Wim Eckert, TU Dortmund. 
Baukunstarchiv NRW, Dortmund, 7.00 pm.