Jurg Conzett: engineering matters: Jurg Conzett is not an architect. This shouldn't be considered a handicap, though it is a surprise, for Conzett is the man representing Switzerland at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale--the world's most prestigious platform for showcasing contemporary architecture.

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Jurg Conzett: engineering matters: Jurg Conzett is not an architect. This shouldn't be considered a handicap, though it is a surprise, for Conzett is the man representing Switzerland at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale--the world's most prestigious platform for showcasing contemporary architecture.

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"It was fantastic news, but yes, it was a huge surprise when I heard of my selection," he laughs, "after all, I'm an engineer and not an architect."

Conzett lives and works in Chur. He studied engineering at the polytechnic in Lausanne (EPFL) then went on to the acclaimed ETH in Zurich, graduating in 1980.

A quiet-spoken man, Conzett is self-effacing when I suggest he is more than an engine...

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