- Lecturer
- Institute of Architecture and Planning
- Education
- 2012
Habilitation "Städtebau? Eine Sozial- und Wissensgeschichte", gta Institut, ETH Zürich, Schweiz
- 2008
Dr. sc. ETH Zürich, ETH Medal for excellent PhD
made possible thorugh different grants:
"Fellowship for prospective researchers", the Swiss National Science Foundation"
"Exchange scholarships for excellent young ETH Zürich Scientists: Tokyo Institute of Technology"
travel grant - "Erich-Degen Stiftung
Scholarship "Urban Forms. Conditions and Consequences" at the gta institute, ETH Zürich - 2004 — 2008
Doctoral student at the ETH Zurich: Dissertation thesis: "City as text. Peter Eisenmann and the utopia of the narrator-city. Studies for a theory of urban metaphors". Prof. Dr. Lampugnani (ETHZ) and Prof. Dr. Bronfen (University Zurich). Awarded with ETH MEdal
- 2003 — 2005
Hearer at the University Zürich, literature, linguistics and philosophy
- 2000
Architecture diploma ETHZ
- 1993 — 2000
Architectural studies, ETH Zurich, dipl. Arch. ETH, Diploma thesis with Prof. Oswald
- 1993
High school graduation in Chur, Switzerland
- Career
- since 2011
Senior lecturer, History and Theory of Architecture, ZHAW Winterthur
- 2010 — 2012
Senior lecturer, History and Theory of Architecture, University of Liechtenstein
- 2009 — 2011
Head of the postgraduate program "Mutationes urbaines" (with Ghorayeb and Sautereau), Ecole spéciale d'architecture de Paris
- 2008 — 2011
Assistant professor at the École Spéciale d'Architecture de Paris:
- 2008 — 2010
Research fellow, University of Luzern
- 2007 — 2008
Visiting professor, École Spéciale d'Architecture de Paris
- 2002 — 2004
Assistant ETHZ, Prof. Angélil
- 2002 — 2004
Project architect and architect in charge for Peter Eisenman, New York
- 2000 — 2002
Project architect and architect-in-charge, Peter Eisenman, New York
- Awards
- 2012 — 2015
"Ambizione Grant", the Swiss National Science Foundation for the project: "Urbanism? A history of knowledge", gta Institut, ETH Zürich
- 2006 — 2007
"Fellowship for prospective researchers", the Swiss National Science Foundation, Columbia University, New York/ETH Zurich, Referent Prof. Frampton
- 2006
Exchange Scholarships for excellent young ETH Zurich Scientists: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Prof. Tsukamoto (Atelier Bow-Wow)
- 2004 — 2006
Scholarship holder of the postgraduate program "Urban Forms. Conditions and Consequences" at the gta Institute, ETH Zurich
Gerber, A., Staub, P., & Alessi, A. (2014). Metageschichte. Ein Lehrbuch für angehende Architekten und Architekturhistoriker. Bielefeld: Transcript.
moreGerber, A., & Patterson, B. (2013). Metaphors in Architecture and Urbanism. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag.
moreGerber, A., Kurath, S., & Schurk, H. (2013). Methodenhandbuch für Lehre, Forschung und Praxis, in Architektur und Städtebau. Winterthur: ZHAW.
moreGerber, A., Staub, P., & Alessi, A. (. (2013). Raumkultur und Identität. Salenstein: Niggli Verlag.
moreGerber, A. (2012). Theorie der Städtebaumetaphern, Peter Eisenman und die Stadt als Text. Zürich: Chronos Verlag.
moreGerber, A., Unruh, T., & Geissbühler, D. (2010). Forschende Architektur. Luzern: Quart Verlag.
moreGerber, A. (2004). Peter Eisenman. Rom: Edlistampa.
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P. Staub, A. Alessi & A. Gerber (Eds.). (2013). Positionen 6: Raumkultur und Identität. Sulgen: Niggli Verlag.
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