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16/05/2023 HZ's Mirjam talking tonight @EPFL - Round table: Ukraine. Architectures of Emergency. https://t.co/UkA8M2FVh2 #RebuildingUkraine #Architecture #CircularBuilding

09/05/2023 SteNiGa Kick-off today: Plan an industrial area on the biggest land reserve of the Rhône valley in Oberwallis CH - such an exciting task! #greenfield #brownfield #industrialarea #infrastructure #NEAT #circulareconomy #urbanplanning https://t.co/qCKoPL7jyT

26/04/2023 HZ w/ Rombo and Böe have received a follow-up commission to elaborate the revitalization plans for the Eastern Center of Rapperswil-Jona on the lake of Zurich. Scale model showing the current situation. #weplace #urbanrenewal #revitalization #bettercitybetterlife #urbandesign https://t.co/AXOPaaaPn4

30/03/2023 HZ‘s Mirjam talks about Sustainability in Urban Development and Architecture today at ‚Immo Dialog Ost‘ in St. Gallen https://t.co/DQ9Xx3sm3G

07/03/2023 HZ's Mirjam organized a successful podium discussion on Sufficiency in Building and Construction industry for ZBV at the Architekturforum Zürich last night - full house and a lively, fruitful discussion! #sufficiency #sustainability #constructionindustry #buildingindustry https://t.co/OytRbkHKfR

22/02/2023 HZ’s Mirjam gives a lecture tonight on circular construction in the context of rebuilding Ukraine! #RebuildingUkraine #CircularConstruction https://t.co/H0PbgMhW7t

15/01/2023 Rebuilding Ukraine from Debris - article by Philipp Meuser in the latest @ZEITmagazin referring to work done by HZ’s Mirjam and Natasha Kozub for New European Bauhaus #rebuildingukraine https://t.co/OG83pD4myP

13/01/2023 HZ made development studies for #Nokianpuisto Helsinki made with Ateljé Sotamaa and Arkitekturum - time to create a centre for this growing arts district! https://t.co/WLTyMVU3ou

10/01/2023 Happy new year! This small house for a nice family close to Copenhagen DK will be ready this year. #house #smallhouse #singlefamilyhouse #villa #chalet #traditional #modern #swiss #scandinavian #architecture #helsinkizurich #copenhagen #illustration #visualization https://t.co/n1374at7W9

09/12/2022 Nice weekend to you all! Our friends at Indievisual just sent an atmospheric image of an old project in Helsinki - well fitting to current weather in Zurich (in Helsinki it’s snowing) #visualization #finnishdesign #swissarchitecture #nordicnoir #hospitalitydesign #hoteldesign https://t.co/YglogzddU8

03/12/2022 The relation between man, animals and nature. HZ w/ Bernhard Zingler landscape architect is planning the future of the Vet clinic or Tierspital in Bern CH. The modernist campus will grow in the coming decades. #planning #modernistarchitecture #vethospital #growth #densification https://t.co/vF2sy5y6oF

29/11/2022 New Center for Davos Platz, Davos CH - HZ wins 4. Prize w/ Herzog, Lyra, Cadrage Landschaftsarchitekten and MSR and then… unfortunately gets disqualified. #prizewinner #disqualified #urbandesign #architecture #center #publicspace #trainstation #busstation #mainsquare #mixeduse https://t.co/6qrm4Hn9vk

24/11/2022 Queer spaces - Lares Input today in Zurich, @cabaretvoltaire 6-8pm, moderated by HZ’s Sevim #queerspaces #urbanity #inclusion #bettercitybetterlife https://t.co/hkUnvqahCE

08/11/2022 HZ shortlisted in SF - together with BAR and Veev Design helsinkizurich developed a set of conceptual approaches for the design of the Swiss House San Francisco in a two-staged competition. #Architecture #InteriorArchitecture #AdaptiveReuse #embassybuilding https://t.co/Fg0KzqinBo

26/10/2022 NEW ADDRESS: our Zurich office has moved - starting today you’ll find us at Grüngasse 19, CH-8004 Zurich #keeponmoving #dontstop #helsinkizurich #zurich #newperspectives https://t.co/luXU0nBzvw

20/10/2022 HZ’s Antti in Singapore on October 18-23, workshopping with @sutdsg and @AaltoDoArch on the themes of #campusdevelopment #liveability and #walkability.

05/10/2022  HZ’s Antti talks in ‘The Other Perspective’ architecture seminar at @Cambridge_Uni on the 6th of October. #architecture #wellbeing #health https://t.co/uu1FbiA6gy

01/10/2022 Open House Zürich this weekend! Go check the pair of a beautiful ronschampesque Lutheran church and our hybrid building attached to it on Kurvenstrasse! #openhousezurich #architecture #modernistchurch #hybridbuilding https://t.co/7wZxcpwr9L

25/09/2022 HZ selected to study the future potential of Ryffel-Areal - a small industrial site in transformation - in Wetzikon CH #transformation #urbandevelopment #homesfortomorrow #industrialheritage https://t.co/hMp9CCo24q

22/09/2022 New photos of our ‘small hybrid building’ project - parish house and apartments attached to a heritage church in downtown Zurich - coming up! #infillarchitecture #densificiation #heritage #winner https://t.co/L8CK7dOh3Z

20/09/2022 HZ wins! Evoco - an innovative Private Equity firm - has chosen HZ to design their new Headquarters in the center of Zurich. Four stories of workspaces and an attic space to be used as a break space for employees and visitors. #adaptivereuse #interiorarchitecture #futureofwork https://t.co/gUiatE1fYb

17/09/2022 It’s a people business: people-centered approach, participation and stakeholder management needed in order to deliver added value - HZ w/ team help Swiss Property and municipality of Köniz develop a new neighborhood with 140 sustainable homes in Niederscherli. #participation https://t.co/C2l3QHdo5I

12/09/2022 Awesome ✌🏽 - HZ collaborating with Veev Design and @BARArchitects in San Francisco - 🤞🏽it all works out https://t.co/H9djIzWxJx

05/09/2022 HZ's Tommi gave a lecture and a seminar today at MAS ETH in Raumplanung / NSL kicking off the new semester focusing on the "underground". Tommi's key messages are to see the underground as a resource for more efficient cities #undergroundurbanism #undergroundcities https://t.co/fS6at9497W

31/08/2022 Heilpädagogisches Schul- und Beratungszentrum Sonnenberg in Baar CH - we kicked off a test planning process opening up, rearranging, expanding and densifying the curative center #adaptivereuse #urbandesign #architecture #housing #school #peoplewithspecialneeds #integration https://t.co/Z8J20jS0fv

19/08/2022 The (eastern) center of Rapperswil-Jona - Just this week we kicked off a test planning process for the future of the center. #urbanrenewal #centerdevelopment #revitalization https://t.co/Fu2mx5pXHR

18/07/2022 RT @Scandit: 🏆 Our Zurich HQ, designed by @helsinkizurich, is a winner in the DNA Paris Design Awards 2022! The new office has stood out in…

14/07/2022 Scandit's HQ = WINNER! HZ's design for Scandit’s HQ in Zurich CH is a winner in the DNA Paris Design Awards 2022! In the category of Interior Architecture, Workplace Scandit's HQ stands out. #DNAParisDesignAwards #Winner #InteriorArchitecture #Workplace #FutureofWork #Scandit https://t.co/D3623uthbN

11/07/2022 COME JOIN US! Zurich@helsinkizurich.com #praktikum #praktikantin #praktikant #internship #intern https://t.co/S0526B4IBX

08/07/2022 HZ wins in Enge Zürich CH! HZ w/ Stephan Brunner, Hager Partner, Denkmalwerkstatt, Steiner Hutmacher and Planbar win the competition for revitalizing the historic Parish House into a vibrant community center. #Heritage #Architecture #Revitalization #AdaptiveReuse #winner https://t.co/cBG1BImGdb

07/07/2022 HZ with Haagla, Ruumfabrigg Architekten GmbH ETH SIA and ARCHOBAU win competition for the masterplan for the industrial area of Buchholz Glarus. The project transforms the industrial area step-by-step into a walkable mixed-use neighborhood. #transformation #masterplan #winner https://t.co/fx5Y0ge3zm

01/07/2022 Prize ceremony in Glarus CH - 1st prize for HZ with Haag la and Ruumfabrigg. HZ’s @tommimakynen presenting the winning project for transforming the large industrial site of Buchholz into a differentiated mixed use neighborhood. #urbandesign #urbanplanning #transformation https://t.co/T8iwFq2jKA

29/06/2022 RAZOMZUSAMMEN - Dnipro Center for Contemporary Culture and Kivet Oberhausen, June 29, Wednesday, 19:00 Discussion Architecture During and After the War: the Restoration of Ukrainian Cities and Villages w/ ⁦@TommiMakynen⁩ and Oleksandr Shevchenko https://t.co/99QNPwDWCX

07/06/2022 HZ’s @TommiMakynen hosting a group of urban planning Alumni from @AaltoPRO visiting Basel, Regionale 2025 in Limmattal, @stadtzuerich & @stadtluzern #urbandevelopment #urbanplanning #landscapeplanning #urbandesign #densification #architecture #publictransportation #climatechange https://t.co/kfPHCO5lYG

23/05/2022 New Center for Andermatt CH - Back in 2011 HZ won a Prize in the int’l urban design competition for a new center for the growing alpine town. Today we kicked off the next steps. w/ Hager Partner & TRATUS. #newcenter #urbandesign #architecture #walkability #makingplaces https://t.co/cnepQ24JXX

20/05/2022 HZ goes art! We won third prize in the open #publicart competition 'Engineering Materials' in Espoo FI with the entry Graffiti. https://t.co/wnZa0I2caA

20/05/2022 Cheers, mate! HZ’s Antti is working on #campusdesign #adaptivereuse #energychallenge and #futurehousing @univofcambridge at the moment https://t.co/LWh8I5cGjw

17/05/2022 140 sustainable apartments here please - HZ won the pitch for the Haltenrain masterplan in Niederscherli Köniz CH. A wooden neighborhood will surround a listed old farmhouse in the future. W/ westpol_la, IBV Hüsler, Zeugin Gölker and hlsarchitekten #urbandesign #masterplan https://t.co/bcbWr8ku3E

16/05/2022 HZ shortlisted for rejuvenating the parish house in Enge Zürich CH #heritage #adaptivereuse #architecture #interiorarchitecture https://t.co/0H7POgxgc4

11/05/2022 HZ’ Partners @MirjamNiemeyer and @TommiMakynen are part of ro3kvit - an Ukrainian-European group of experts to rebuild Ukraine. ro3kvit will develop strategies for: #rebuild #ukraine #architecture #urbanplanning #housing #sustainabledevelopment https://t.co/X2STcBONy1 https://t.co/kwIrpujvDs

09/05/2022 BREAKING NEWS: HZ has just won a urban design competition in Glarus CH! We’re transforming Buchholz industrial area into a mixed use quarter. More details later when the jury report is out. #urbanplanning #urbandesign #transformation #brownfield #mixeduse #Glarus

27/04/2022 HZ’s @TommiMakynen hosting a group urbanists from @AaltoPRO with Ukrainian guests visiting Basel, @Limmatstadt , @stadtzuerich and @stadtluzern #urbandevelopment #urbanplanning #urbandesign #architecture https://t.co/aa2dIiiMEX

27/04/2022 HZ’s ⁦@MirjamNiemeyer⁩ chairs a panel discussion: UKRAINIAN ARCHITECTS AND THE WAR / Episode #2: Spatial (re)development Initiatives and Institutional cooperations – International Urbanism | University of Stuttgart https://t.co/fkq8zweNwd

20/04/2022 HZ’s @MirjamNiemeyer talking about her former and current activities in Ukraine tonight in Zurich! #Ukraine #RebuildUkraine https://t.co/U4v31e6reC

20/04/2022 HZ’s @TommiMakynen hosting a group of Finnish Traffic Planners from @AaltoPRO - today @ETH_en talking with Professor Kay Axhausen about the future of mobility. #Mobility #urbandevelopment https://t.co/tNQDbpnwqm

29/03/2022 Kick-off on the Rhein! HZ w/ Westpol, Transitec and Dost selected for developing future scenarios for Rheinufer Ost in Schaffhausen CH. #riverpark #publicspace #adaptivereuse #homesfortomorrow #urbandesign https://t.co/T4Phojd85y

27/03/2022 HZ wins bid in Lucerne - the Urban Planning Department of the City of Lucerne selects HZ for the Feasibility Study for an Infill and Revitalization Project by Rotsee #urbandesign #infill #housing #urbandesign #neighborhood #revitalization https://t.co/FJi5JqTEyt

11/03/2022 Almost finished. Parish house and housing ELKZ, Zürich CH 2019-2022 - Open doors on Saturday afternoon. The small hybrid building with a parish center and apartments on top tucked in a tight spot downtown Zurich is ready. #architecture #infill #hybridbuilding https://t.co/K8msvZ9MVN

08/03/2022 Happy international Women’s day! Part of our Zurich team on a rooftop. A lot of women here. #internationalwomensday https://t.co/wHTE7Nhrld

04/03/2022 Now the sovereignty of Ukraine is under attack. A huge humanitarian tragedy is a fact. We want to express our support. We have already donated for Ukraine. We encourage you to do so too. #StandWithUkraine️ https://t.co/rImUWkG4NN