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Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta), ETH Zurich
Established1 January 1967;
57 years ago
 (1967-01-01)
DirectorPhilip Ursprung (director), Laurent Stalder (deputy director)
Administrative staff
c. 100 (headcount, status May 2017)
Location
Zürich
,
Switzerland
AffiliationsEAHN (European Architectural History Network), icam (international confederation of architectural museums), Docomomo (International Working Party for Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement), Werner Oechslin Library Foundation, Bund Schweizer Architekten, ABA-ARCH (Archives et Bibliothèques d’Architecture Suisse), Föderation deutscher Architektursammlungen
Websitegta.arch.ethz.ch
Book cover of Reden und Vortrag zur Eröffnung (Opening Speeches and Lecture)

The Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (German: Institut für Geschichte und Theorie der Architektur; gta) is a teaching and research institute at the Department of Architecture of ETH Zurich, situated on the ETH Zurich’s Hönggerberg Campus site.

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