Under the theme of building in wood, we first visited one of the temporary sports halls by pool Architekten in the Enge district, which was awarded the Prix Lignum Holzbauten 2024 in gold. This was followed by the row house settlement in Baden by EMI Architekten, whose houses are only 3.75 metres narrow and reveal a generous spatial experience inside. In the afternoon, we were given a guided tour of the new Erne office building by Burkard Meyer Architekten in Stein. Here, as with the Hortus project in Allschwil by Herzog & de Meuron, we were shown innovative constructions that use sustainable, regional materials and minimise the ecological footprint of all the elements used. Many thanks for the inspiring guided tours on site.

image: Erne Holzbau office building, Stein

On Thursday 28 November, the ground-breaking ceremony for the new building of the University of Applied Sciences Grisons Centre in Chur took place with all those involved and construction work will officially begin on 3 December 2024. At the Pulvermühle site, the previous five FHGR locations in Chur will be combined with the existing main building to form one campus and a modern infrastructure for interdisciplinary collaboration, innovative teaching and learning methods and future-oriented study and research will be created. We are looking forward to the completion of the new building, which is planned for the end of 2027 with occupancy in mid-2028.

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link media release from the Hochbauamt Graubünden

The beautiful weather has lured us into the mountains the weekend before last. Some employees from various teams visited the via ferrata near Kandersteg and tackled some interesting traverses. They returned to the office on Monday in good health.