Described as “a cutting edge artifact from the future”, the ETH Zurich Pavilion, designed by a team of ETH architects and engineers, was created from repurposed waste materials. A satellite hub for the New Museum’s IDEAS CITY Festival, the ETH Pavilion was it’s own main attraction, and also played host to a series of events (15 in total over 4 days), a mix of panels, presentations, and think tanks which we programmed and co-produced with local partners. (See the full program).
Highlights were an exclusive Preview Party, co-hosted by the Swiss Consulate General of New York, and the flagship event “In the Future There Will be No Waste”, which I co-curated with AIANY.
The panel, moderated by Mark Wasiuta, featured stars and innovators of the “new materials” architecture movement: David Benjamin, Dirk Hebel and Philippe Block. The Pavilion was a direct result of relationships I had developed between to the New Museum /IDEAS CITY Festival and ETH Zurich at the Zurich Meets NY festival a year earlier. As local producer, I worked in tandem with the ETH architectural team on the project from the ground up: location scouting / local contractors / interface with NYC Parks / DOB Permits / cocuration of program / event logistics / catering / local partnerships.
I also worked with the ETH team to enhance the ETH brand, ensuring that the Pavilion got maximum coverage in international design / architecture / lifestyle publications .
Watch a time-lapse video of the Pavilion construction here. More about ETH Zurich Pavilion.
