- 06.01.2021
Dialogue process A5 Motorway, Biel
The dialogue process is over, the official motorway project is abandoned. The recommendations represent a major paradigm shift in urban and mobility planning: a source of inspiration for other cities. Read more in the expert report on this website!
- 07.12.2020
Village centres, Schaffhausen
The city council approved the guideline plans for the 3 village centers of Buchthalen, Hemmental and Herblingen!
- 27.11.2020
International Bauforum, Magistralen in Hamburg
The book "Put People First" documents the results of the Bauforum Hamburg on the topic of inner-city main transport axes. VDW was one of 14 international offices invited and worked on the Steindamm - Meinendorferstrasse main street together with, among others, SMAQ, André Poitiers and WES Landschaftsarchitekten.
- 26.11.2020
Urban Academy Zhytomyr UA
On the future development of Ukrainian city centers, VDW is organizing a workshop procedure as part of the "Urban Academy" project; conference on 26.11. in Zhytomyr by Burkhard Horn, Urs Thomann and Han van de Wetering.
- 20.11.2020
MSP Masterplan Centro Città - Lungolago Lugano
VDW is one of the selected teams! Collaboration with Studio Bürgi, Mateo Arquitectura, Emch+Berger and Anastasi+ Partners.
- 19.10.2020
Swiss landscape congress 2020
Pascal Posset (Hager) and Han van de Wetering talk about future urban landscapes and the importance of integral solutions.
- 16.10.2020
Symposium "Taking back housing"
Symposium about housing in the city, 16.10 in Rotterdam, organized by the "International New Town Institute" and the "Independent School for the City". Input by Han van de Wetering about new cooperative housing models.
- 25.09.2020
Office excursion Lausanne and Pays de Vaud
From 25th to 27th of September
- 01.09.2020
T9 Turtmann
Redesign of the Main Street of Turtmann: We are one of the selected teams!
- 27.08.2020
Forum Architektur Winterthur
Event "district stations": Han van de Wetering talks about the future of suburban train stations.
- 21.07.2020
Spatial Masterplan Salgesch
Together with Extra Landscape Architects we have been selected to develop a spatial masterplan for the village of Salgesch!
- 01.06.2020
Inforaum 2/2020
Our spatial development concept for the small community of Münchwilen is considered as a model for other village communities. Article about the project and its development process.
- 08.05.2020
Future public transport, Zurich
With Metron Traffic Planners we have been selected to develop the vision 2050 for the public transport of Zürich!
- 05.04.2020
Lucerne, main station
The integral reconstruction of the main station of Lucerne (180'000 passengers / day) and its station district is one the largest and most complex traffic infrastructure and urban development projects of Switzerland. VDW won the tender and is one of the selected test-study teams!
- 12.03.2020
1st prize Crypto site in Steinhausen!
With Axess Architects, Leutwyler Partner and Hager we have won the competition for the development of the Crypto site in Steinhausen!
- 24.02.2020
Hochparterre.Wettbewerbe
Article about the international urbanism competition Ronquoz21 in Sion, one of the most important urban development projects in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
- 23.02.2020
High rise building strategy, Herzogenbuchsee
We have won the tender for the development of a high-rise building strategy for the town of Herzogenbuchsee!
- 07.02.2020
RES Ostermundigen
The municipal council approved the spatial development strategy!
- 03.02.2020
Development vision, Bakuriani GE
For the Georgian ski resort of Bakuriani in the Lesser Caucasus region, VDW and EGIS are working on an urban development vision as part of the multimodal transport strategy.
- 31.01.2020
Bern-Mittelland AP4
Public participation agglomeration program 4th generation for the region of Berne-Mittelland. With Ecoptima, Metron and Ecoplan we developed the integral regional vision and development strategies.
- 14.01.2020
Spatial Development Strategy Horw
The participation process for the spatial development concept of Horw has started!
- 13.01.2020
Magazine Ruimte 44
Special issue “The urban region”, article “De Zwitserse Agglomeratieprogramma’s” by Han van de Wetering about the state of the agglomeration programs in Switzerland.
- 06.01.2020
Urserntal 2040
Test study Urserntal 2040: VDW is one of the 3 selected teams to develop an urban vision for the alpine touristic region Urserntal.
- 12.12.2019
Workshop talks Swiss Heritage Award 2019, Langenthal
Workshop Talks about urban development of Langenthal, panel discussion and presentation on 12.12. by Roman Hanimann about the Garden City Agglomeration of Langenthal.
- 02.12.2019
Urban structure plan town center of Lyss
Public participation and conference (2.12.) concerning the high-rise building strategy and the development concept for the city center.
- 29.11.2019
Test study economic development site Sisslerfeld
VDW is one of the invited teams!
- 15.11.2019
Dialogue process, A5 Motorway, Biel
The expert reports provide important information on the handling of large transport infrastructures in a dense urban context. Article in Bieler Tagblatt.
- 15.11.2019
Communal urban masterplan, Emmen
Approval by the municipal council!
- 12.11.2019
Village center of Anières GE
We are invited to develop ideas for the redesign of the public spaces in the village of Anières.
- 09.11.2019
Urban boulevard B14, Stuttgart
Together with traffic engineers of Basler Hofmann we are invited by Aufbruch Stuttgart and the IHK to develop a vision to transform the innercity motorway B14 into an urban boulevard.
- 03.10.2019
Forum Raumentwicklung 1/2019
Theme "Building and Landscape": Article by Han van de Wetering about the new landscape-oriented spatial planning in Switzerland.
- 20.08.2019
Masterplan Luzernerstrasse, Sempach
As part of the revision of the zoning plan we have developed the masterplan for the Luzernerstrasse, the most important access road of the town along the shores of Lake Sempach.
- 19.08.2019
International Bauforum Hamburg 2019
Avenues, boulevards, high streets, paseaos, magistrals: VDW is one of the 13 selected international offices to develop, within an interdisciplinary team, visions for the 7 main traffic corridors of the city of Hamburg.
- 16.07.2019
Spatial development strategy Münchwilen
The municipal council approved the spatial development strategy!
- 11.07.2019
Office excursion Lviv and rural surroundings
From 11th to 14th of July
- 01.05.2019
Stadtraumkonzept Zug
As part of the new communal structure plan and planning revision, the city of Zug developed the "Stadtraumkonzept". It defines the guidelines for a qualitative, contextual urban development.
- 26.04.2019
Collage 2/2019
Last year we won the Swiss Urbanism Award ("Stadtlandpreis"): article about the awarded project, the positive aspects of traffic in dynamic urban areas and first realisations.
- 09.04.2019
Urbanität der Kleinstädte
Series of lectures architecture, Bern University of Applied Sciences: lecture by Han van de Wetering, 9th of april in Burgdorf.
- 06.03.2019
FHNW, Master Course’s Architecture
Roman Hanimann is guest lecturer, lectures about new planning instruments for a qualitative development of suburban communities.
- 19.02.2019
Town center Kehrsatz, 1st. prize!
VDW will develop the masterplan for the new town center and station district of Kehrsatz!
- 08.01.2019
Development historic core, village of Hitzkirch
With Burkhalter Derungs we win the tender for the development of a future-oriented village center for Hitzkirch!
- 25.12.2018
De stad van morgen
Documentary by the Belgian public television VRT about housing in the city of tomorrow with a contribution by VDW concerning cooperative housing districts in Zurich.
- 23.11.2018
Participation town center Niederwangen
Participation process for the urban development project "Town center and station district of Niederwangen" in Köniz.
- 19.10.2018
Atuprix 2018
Award building culture canton of Berne Atuprix 2018 for the urban development concept (STEK) of Berne!
- 05.10.2018
Werk, Bauen + Wohnen Nr. 10
Debate development of rural suburban communities: article "Mehr Städtebau in der Ortsplanung" by Roman Hanimann about new orientations in town planning for a qualitative development of rural suburban communities.
- 13.09.2018
Vision Urban Region Cologne-Bonn
Presentation of the urban development visions for the region of Cologne-Bonn (4 Mio. Inhabitants), 13th of september 2018 at the Max Ernst Museum in Brühl.
- 26.08.2018
Museum District Berne
Together with Bogner Knoll we develop the urban design masterplan for the Kirchenfeld Museum District in Berne, one of the largest and most visited cultural hubs of Switzerland.
- 24.08.2018
Mobility Strategy Lviv
Together with Basler & Hofmann and Burkhard Horn we have won the tender for the development of a mobility strategy for the ukrainian city of Lviv!
- 23.08.2018
Swiss Landscape Congress
Conference by Han van de Wetering about new planning instruments focussed on landscape and open space.
- 11.07.2018
Urban vision Emmen, 1st. prize!
We have won the competition for the urban development vision for the community of Emmen! (collaboration with mrs, Fahrni and HSLU).
- 10.07.2018
Urban development line Prospect Kotsyubinskoho, Vinnytsia
Public participation for the future of the Kotsyubinskoho Prospect: exposition of the results of the first test study in Ukraine!
- 07.07.2018
New Streetscape Scherbakivskoho, Kyiv
Great response final presentation redesign of the Scherbakivskoho Street in Kyiv / presentation by Han van de Wetering about „Future Urban Mobility and Street Design“!
- 11.06.2018
Future urban mobility 3Land Basel
Presentation of our integral urban development and mobility study (collaboration with Kontextplan and Rapp) for the tri-national district 3Land. More information on our website!
- 11.06.2018
Swiss Urban Design Award, second prize as well!
In addition to the Stadtlandpreis 2018, together with SKK we are also awarded for the project "Zukunft Landschaft" of the region AR, SG, Bodensee, Wil!
- 11.06.2018
Swiss Urban Design Award 2018!
We won the Swiss Urban Design Award 2018!
- 08.06.2018
Office trip outskirts of Paris, 8-10.6
- 29.05.2018
Forum Traffic and Urban Planning, Köniz
Presentation by Han van de Wetering and Ueli Weber about future main streets in cities and villages.
- 15.05.2018
Summer School Kyiv Urban Streets
Han van de Wetering and Urs Thomann are curators of the Kyiv Summer School about „New Streets for urban Qualities and Mobility“, 2 - 6 july 2018.
- 14.05.2018
Réqualification du centre, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
Test study "Réqualification du centre, Mont-sur-Lausanne":we are one of the 3 chosen teams!
- 27.04.2018
Public transport network strategy, urban region of Berne
With Infras and 3B we've won the tender to develop an integral strategy public transport and urban development!
- 25.04.2018
Career forum city planning, HSR Rapperswil
Debat about the change of city planning profession, Han van de Wetering talks about new challenges (interaction urbanism - mobility, digitization, participation).
- 02.04.2018
Regional development concept Wiesental GER
VDW wins the tender for the regional development concept Wiesental in Germany. Collaboration with Kontextplan.
- 21.03.2018
Structure plan 2.0, Ostermundigen
We've won the tender for the development of the urban development strategy for the town of Ostermundigen! Collaboration with mrs, Panorama and Lorenz Eugster.
- 01.03.2018
Agglomeration concept Cologne - Bonn
At the intermediate presentation in Leverkusen the first concept ideas for the development of the Cologne-Bonn urban region were presented and discussed. More information on the project office website.
- 22.02.2018
REK Sempach
The spatial development concept (REK) for the town of Sempach was approved by the city council!
- 07.02.2018
8.3.2018: Panel discussion "Values in suburban areas"
Presentation by Han van de Wetering about the importance of added values of densification for the population.
- 23.12.2017
Street and traffic 12/2017
Article "Zurück zur Prachtstrasse": How can main traffic roads be transformed into attractive urban life lines?
- 18.12.2017
Collage Nr. 6, 2017
Article by Han van de Wetering and Roman Hanimann about new spatial planning instruments in order to improve the qualities of public space and landscape.
- 13.12.2017
Town centre Gümligen, 1st. prize!
Urban restructuration of the Lischenmoos industrial area; public arena thursday 14.12.
- 12.12.2017
Conference about innovative planning projects: our projects urban boulevard and high-rise building strategy of Dietikon are nominated for the Swiss Urbanism Award (Stadtlandpreis) and will be presented by Han van de Wetering.
- 09.12.2017
Spatial guidelines Ostermundigen
Ostermundigen is as well an urban district, a small town as a village! As part of a participation process our vision and plans for three urban hotspots show different possibilities for a qualitative densification. More information on the project website!
- 05.12.2017
Het Rotterdams Woongenootschap
Der „Stadmakerscongres 2017“ war Startschuss für die Konkretisierung des ersten genossenschaftlichen Wohnbauprojekts in Rotterdam. Aktuelle Informationen auf der Projektwebsite!
- 01.12.2017
Test study Kehrsatz-Mitte
With Hager and B&S we will elaborate an urban design project for the strategic development area Kehrsatz-Mitte.
- 21.11.2017
Conference VSS "Guide for the design of main streets in built-up areas"
Presentation by Han van de Wetering "Grand Boulevard revisited: new design guidelines for inner city main streets"
- 15.11.2017
City axes, Zurich
The treatment of inner city main streets is one of the most complex themes in urbanism. With the concept Urban Spaces 2040 the city of Zurich makes it a strategic issue of urban development. Within this project, Han van de Wetering is expert for the integral design of main streets.
- 10.11.2017
Stadmakerscongres Rotterdam
Project „Het Rotterdams Woongenootschap“: Han van de Wetering talks about socio-spatial urbanism and new developments in cooperative housing in Switzerland.
- 01.11.2017
Collage Nr. 5, 2017
Theme "Mobility: Quo vadis?": article about the mobility strategy for the Rhine Valley of St. Gallen.
- 26.10.2017
Redesign Arbon town centre
Article about the redesign of public spaces in the historic centre of Arbon
- 25.10.2017
Metron Themenheft 33
Article "Future mobility in compact cities and villages: simple solutions for a complex problem" by Han van de Wetering, regarding public transport and pedestrian traffic as traffic modes for future compact attractive towns.
- 24.10.2017
Metron congress 2017 "Pulbic transport as backbone for urban development"
Presentation by Han van de Wetering "Future mobility for compact cities and villages: simple solutions for a complex problem"
- 05.09.2017
1st. prize test study "Business District Ebnat West"
Based on our urban design for the business district of Ebnat West in Schaffhausen a masterplan will be developped.
- 04.09.2017
City vision 2050, Zug
Article in Stadtmagazin Zug about our urban development strategy.
- 01.09.2017
Vision Urban Region Rorschach
At 30.8.2017 the canton of St. Gallen and the communities of the urban region of Rorschach presented the new urban development concept for over 650 interested persons.
- 29.08.2017
Urban Corso Vinnytsia
VdW is commissioned for the organisation of a test study for the urban space Prospect Kotsyubinskoho in Vinnytisa, Ukraine.
- 24.08.2017
SVI-conference "Mobility and urban densification"
Presentation "Urban qualities and mobility" by Han van de Wetering about traffic in the compact, attractive city of the future.
- 10.07.2017
Motorway A6 Bypass-East, Berne
With 3B architects, Weber Brönnimann and Vogt we are commissioned for the design and urban development concept for the new motorway bypass in the eastern urban region of Berne.
- 05.07.2017
Regional development vision Cologne-Bonn
VDW is one of the 4 chosen international teams to develop a development vision for the dense urban region of Cologne - Bonn!
- 01.07.2017
Ostermundigen, urban infill strategy
For the dynamic suburban community of Ostermundigen we will develop a qualitative urban infill strategy
- 27.06.2017
REK Sempach
Presentation of the spatial development concept for the small town of Sempach at 27.6.2017, start of the participation process.
- 05.05.2017
Werk Bauen Wohnen Nr. 5
In his article "Masterpläne statt Eignungsgebiete" Han van de Wetering writes about the problems of conventional high rise building strategies and pleads for simple but precise concept.
- 02.05.2017
Hochparterre Wettbewerbe 2.2017
Article "Mägenwils Mut zur inneren Verdichtung" about our Masterplan for the small town of Mägenwil.
- 20.04.2017
Werk Bauen Wohnen Nr. 4.2017
Article "Mittellandrealismus - Wettbewerb Sandfoore" about ambitious planning in rural regions, with our Masterplan for the centre of Mägenwil as example.
- 18.04.2017
Competition Felix Platter Area, Basel
We are one of the selected teams for "Wohnen und Mehr", one of the most ambitious urban design an cooperative housing projects in Basel!
- 15.04.2017
Weyer West, Bern
VDW ist selected out of 12 concurrents to develop an urban development project for the transformation of the urban conversion site of Weyer-West.
- 05.04.2017
Masterplan Solothurn, article in Hochparterre
The procedure and the selected project are heavily critisized. We are pleased that our proposal (collaboration with Ecoptima, mrs, Zimraum) is judged as much better!
- 17.03.2017
VRP conference "20 jaar RSV", Brussels
Within the framework of the revision of the spatial structure plan Flanders (RSV) Han van de Wetering talks about the agglomeration programs and the potentials of integrated urban and traffic planning and takes part in the debate "Ruimte en Mobiliteit".
- 11.01.2017
ZBV Program "Urban street space"
Han van de Wetering takes part in the debate "ground floos as challenge" and talks about ground floor space as planning instrument for a qualitative urban development.
- 08.12.2016
Pôle urbain de Cornavin, Geneva
For the urban renovation of the central station and station district of Geneva VDW competed against 26 international concurrents and is one of the 7 selected teams!
- 05.12.2016
Grand Genève
The third agglomeration program of Geneva (lead by GGau, team Acadie, mrs, van de Wetering, Topos, Infras, Marion Talagrand, Ecotec and Sofies) is submitted to the federal government!
- 01.12.2016
Ausstellung "Mein Lieblingshaus"
Alle Büros, die Architekturwettbewerbe gewonnen haben und zum Hochparterre Lorbeerkränzchen geladen waren, zeigen einen Referenzplan. 31 junge, erfolgreiche Architekten präsentieren nun Trouvaillen und Überraschendes. Ausstellung von 1. bis 3. Dezember im Pavillon Werd, Zürich.