Canton Zurich and Winterthur coordinate expansion of the ZHAW
Winterthur - Der Kanton Zürich und die Stadt Winterthur spannen für die Weiterentwicklung der Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW) zusammen. Von der gemeinsamen Planung des Ausbaus sollen Studierende, Lehrende und die Bevölkerung von Winterthur profitieren.
The number of students at the ZHAW is expected to increase by between 0.8 and 2.0 percent annually until 2035. The ZHAW therefore needs additional space in Winterthur, the Canton of Zurich ‘s Department of Construction informs in a statement. The canton wants to coordinate the expansion of the university with the ZHAW and the city of Winter thur. Both the university staff and the city’s population should benefit from coordinated planning. A binding basis for the spatial development of the ZHAW is laid down in a declaration of intent already signed by the three partners.
According to the agreements, the expansion of the university is to be concentrated on the three sites Sulzer-Areal, Technikum and St.Georgen. On the Sulzer site, expansions can take place on the area already belonging to the university. Between the Technikum and the armouries, on the other hand, new areas are to be used. Here the city of Winterthur wants to create a knowledge quarter together with the ZHAW. To this end, it is planned to relocate current third-party uses to Teuchelweiherplatz.
At the St.Georgen site, the use of the Linde site is being examined. The SBB site, which is no longer needed for railway operations, could be considered as a possible new location for the ZHAW, writes the construction directorate. The construction directorate, the education directorate, the ZHAW and the city of Winterthur have set up an area management team to concretise and implement the plans. “This will ensure that the complex work is carried out in the long term from an overall perspective and in a coordinated manner,” the statement says.