At the University of Zurich, we supported the seamless connection of tradition and innovation through tailored access solutions. Our expertise ensured smooth integration across historic and modern buildings while meeting the diverse needs of students, staff, and visitors, enabling secure, future-ready access across the entire campus. | dormakaba

Zurich’s new University Children’s Hospital is organized as a dual-building campus that separates care from research while maintaining a coherent architectural language. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the project comprises an acute-care hospital and a dedicated teaching and research facility, each responding differently to program, scale, and use. The acute-care hospital is structured as a three-story concrete frame with finely articulated wooden infill elements that soften its presence and rel

The Ice Giants Aren’t What We Thought - New research from the University of Zurich suggests Uranus and Neptune may not be icy, static worlds after all, but dynamic, rock-rich planets with convecting interiors that could explain their strange magnetic fields and challenge the very idea of “ice giants.” | The Brain Maze