As one of 12 projects, ELLI has been awarded gold in the "best architects 19" competition.

The goal is to design a high quality, recognizable, self-sufficient, flexible, intermodal container for a wide range of artistic interventions on a global scale.

As part of the MakeCity festival, the nearly finished container-built student housing project Frankie & Johnny can be visited on guided tours, taking place on June 18th and 19th, 2018, at 1 pm.

The permanent exhibition at Alpinarium Galtür "At The Very Top —  Stories About Galtür and the World" is expanded by the history of Gentiana Punctata L. in Galtür; occasion of the expansion is the recognition of Galtür's tradition of collecting and processing of spotted gentian as UNESCO cultural heritage. Special topic sections such as "The Plant and the Medicine" and "History and Tradition" shed light on the significance and value of the rare plant. Content and design carry on the current exhibition's style.

Architecture department lead Volker Mau was invited to the eco2friendly day, a summit where experts from various fields talk about different aspects of sustainability. He presented his view on sustainable architecture and illustrated his thoughts with projects.

Tristan Kobler is invited as a speaker to Creative Zurich Wednesday to talk about parasite architecture, and its respective challenges and opportunities, and how they shape society. Redensification project ELLI will be examined more closely as an example of a special kind of parasite architecture.

Following the speeches, Tristan Kobler and the other invited speakers, Tanja Trampe, Gudrun Ongania, and Ueli Ansorge, discuss in a panel how high quality growth is possible that is also sustainable.