Holcim Foundation Fellowship at ETH

Holcim Foundation Fellowship at ETH

"Designing Incentives for Change": ETH Zurich will host the fourth cohort of the Holcim Foundation Fellowship in Brussels from September 1st-12th, 2025.
Hosted by the Chair of Arno Brandlhuber station+, the two-week course “Designing Incentives for Change” will take place in Brussels. Open to students enrolled at universities across Europe, this fellowship enables participants to collaborate with lecturers, tutors, and industry partners working in the field of adaptive reuse advocating for the renovation and transformation of existing buildings rather than their demolition and reconstruction.

Selected participants receive accommodation, travel assistance, and full tuition.
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Throughout the fellowship, students will engage with a broad range of stakeholders, including architects, clients, developers, investors, construction firms, industry representatives, and politicians: Learning about their methodologies, engaging in dialogue about key challenges, observing projects on site, and analyzing the underlying processes and dependencies. By critically examining existing norms, narratives and systems, participants will develop interdisciplinary strategies for designing incentives that drive change.

Applications are open to those in the fields of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Historic Preservation, Structural/Civil/Construction Engineering and Real Estate Development. The candidate will finish their studies no later than the 31st October 2025 or is a recent Masters graduate who graduated no sooner than the 1st January 2023.

This form must be submitted by 12:00pm on Monday 19th May 2025.
Any questions? Please send an email to: station.plus@arch.ethz.ch
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A 800-word reflection paper covering the following themes: The role of systemic change and incentives in transforming the building sector. The importance of advancing the adaptive reuse of existing buildings and the impact on an urban scale.
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