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Kurt Aellen Ltd.
Kurt Aellen, Architect EPUL BSA SIA SWB
Project Development / Consultant
Incorporation January 2011
History
In 1968, I and four other independent architects, Franz Biffiger, Urs Hettich, Daniel Reist and Bernhard Suter, joined to form arb. Our merge was motivated by having a common belief in "industrialized construction" inspired by models from Konrad Wachsmann, Jean Prové or Fritz Halle. The name arb (Arbeitsgruppe für rationelles Bauen) can be translated to "Rational Construction Work Studio". In this spirit, major projects such as the school house building system CROCS in Neuenegg, the Freie Gymnasium in Bern and the signal tower Ulmizberg in collaboration with Jean Prouvé were completed. In the seventies, an economic downturn disrupted the industrialization efforts. As a result, we continued building in a more conservative style, but with continued success. I headed the partnership at arb for 25 years as chairman. In 2011 I passed my position to the next generation ...
Project Development / Consultant
Incorporation January 2011
History
In 1968, I and four other independent architects, Franz Biffiger, Urs Hettich, Daniel Reist and Bernhard Suter, joined to form arb. Our merge was motivated by having a common belief in "industrialized construction" inspired by models from Konrad Wachsmann, Jean Prové or Fritz Halle. The name arb (Arbeitsgruppe für rationelles Bauen) can be translated to "Rational Construction Work Studio". In this spirit, major projects such as the school house building system CROCS in Neuenegg, the Freie Gymnasium in Bern and the signal tower Ulmizberg in collaboration with Jean Prouvé were completed. In the seventies, an economic downturn disrupted the industrialization efforts. As a result, we continued building in a more conservative style, but with continued success. I headed the partnership at arb for 25 years as chairman. In 2011 I passed my position to the next generation ...
