smarch

Ursula Stücheli was born in Zurich in 1963. Diploma from ETH Zurich in 1988. Teaching assistant to Prof. Alfredo Pini, ETH Zurich in 1994. From 1999 member aesthetic commission, City of Berne. Lecturer, polytechnic Muttenz in 2000. Beat Mathys was born in Berne in1962. Diploma from ETH Zurich in 1989. Teaching assistant to Prof. Adrian Meyer and Prof. Ruggero Tropeano at ETH Zurich in 1994. From 2000 guest critic at ETH Zurich with Prof. Christian Kerez, Prof. Adrian Meyer. In 2004 writes restraint theory of architecture. They founded the rock band “sweet nothing” in 1987 and smarch in 1991. Developed low cost Diogenes Project. In 1997 founded the group “discourse for Berne” for a competition of the new Paul Klee museum (now under construction) with artist Giro Annen. In 2001 utopia for a Swiss Federal Library together with Christian Waldvogel. In 2002 first prize, competition for New Apostolic Church Zuchwil. In 2003 exhibition at Van Alen institute, New York and Kunsthalle Bern.