Raphael Zuber (born 5 June 1973 in Chur) is a Swiss architect.

Biography

Raphael Zuber studied at ETH Zurich until 2001 and practiced with Valerio Olgiati in Zurich. After graduating, he founded an architectural office in Chur.^[1][2] Zuber taught at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, the EPF Lausanne, the ETH Zurich and at the Cornell University Ithaca. ^[3][4] Raphael Zuber was invited by Alejandro Aravena to the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2016, where he showed four of his most recent projects.^[5][6][7]

Principal works

• 2007–2011: schoolhouse, Grono with Conzett Bronzini Gartmann and Maurus Schifferli^[8][9]
• 2005–2016: apartment building Fravi, Domat/Ems with Patrick Gartmann
• 2015–2016: inverted house, Hokkaido with the Oslo School of Architecture and Design and Kengo Kuma and Associates^[10][11]
• 2018–2023: house at the Black Sea with Laura Cristea
• 2018–2025: public swimmingpool, Gossau with Patrick Gartmann and Maurus Schifferli

Awards

• 2012: Architecture and engineering prize for earthquake-proof construction for schoolhouse Grono
• 2013: Auszeichnungen für gute Bauten Graubünden for schoolhouse Grono
• 2018: Recognition award from the city of Chur

Literature

• Important Buildings. Istituto Svizzero di Roma, Kaleidoscope Press, Milano 2010 ISBN 978-88-97185-01-7
• Important Buildings. A personal choice made by students with Raphael Zuber. Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio, Juni 2011 ISBN 978-3-033-02464-9
• Raphael Zuber – Four Projects. Pelinu Books, Bukarest 2020 ISBN 978-973-0-29819-2