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The latest news, publications, datasets and media outputs from in and around FCL Global, its research modules and associated projects

Our Latest Publications

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A list of recent ETH Research Collection publications by members of Future Cities Laboratory Global, its modules and projects

Date
Authors
Title
Mar. 2026
Elvarsson Arnor B. • Zani David • Adey Bryan T.
Fast-lane for planning cycling infrastructure: On the effectiveness and efficiency of cycling infrastructure planning processes
Feb 2026
Xiong Shuyan • Krych Kamila • Zea Escamilla Edwin • Habert Guillaume
Beyond Building Structure: Estimating the Material Stock of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems
Feb 2026
Pei Wanyu • Wang Xinzhe • Yuan Philip F. • Stouffs Rudi
From lifecycle material tracking to urban-scale material stock modeling: A tool for building material assessment from low-LOD BIM models
Jan 2026
Lee Huimin Denise • Vargas Joshua • Syariffudin Evi
Mapping the Everyday
Jan 2026
Paulos Julio
Die Welt wird zur Stadt

Exhibitions

Symposium & Exhibition Singapore. Future Cities: Science, Design, & Policy for Urban Transitions

Symposium & Exhibition Singapore. Future Cities: Science, Design, & Policy for Urban Transitions

On September 4-5, 2025, FCL Global researchers and experts gathered in Singapore at the National Design Centre and CREATE Campus in Singapore for this event, which documented five years of research, demonstrating how science, design, and policy can drive systemic change in urban environments.
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Venice Biennale Architettura 2025

Venice Biennale Architettura 2025

FCL Global is part of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, which will open to the public on 10 May and run until 23 November. FCL will be exhibiting “PERSPECTIVES” and “Designing resilient blue-green infrastructures” at the Arsenale. Moreover FCL will participate in the “Time Space Existence” exhibition of the European Cultural Center at Palazzo Mora.
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Exhibition FCLG Conference 2023

Exhibition FCLG Conference 2023

The exhibition held during Future Cities Laboratory Global Conference October 2023 hosted at ETH Zürich showcases the results of the ongoing research activities. Bringing together science, design, engineering and governance, FCL Global actively promotes the development of more sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities, setting the stage for a more liveable urban future.
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Venice Biennale Architettura 2023

Venice Biennale Architettura 2023

20 May - 26 Nov | FCL Global presented their research at the exhibition titled `By Science. By Design. In Place. Over Time at the Biennale Architettura. As part of the exhibition titled TIME SPACE EXISTENCE, organised by the European Cultural Centre (ECC), FCL Global presented the results of its research into the sustainable future development of cities at Palazzo Mora in Venice.
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Recent News and Updates

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Articles, updates and posts from Future Cities Laboratory Global and its various projects and modules

Future Cities Laboratory Global Book Launch

Five years of groundbreaking interdisciplinary research and international collaboration at the Future Cities Lab are now summarised in the book “Future Cities Laboratory Global”.

Open Link FCL official news Published 26. Aug 2026

C40 Cities director visits FCL

Hélène Chartier, director of urban planning and design at C40 Cities, visited ETH Zurich on 22 / 23 April 2026. 

Open Link FCL official news Published 02. May 2026

FCL Global organises Future Cities Symposium & Exhibition Singapore 2025

by Joshua VARGAS, Programme Coordinator (Communications & Research) FCL Global Singapore 

Open Link FCL official news Published 23. Oct 2025

90th LCA Discussion Forum - Reduction of Building Embodied Impacts: Circular Construction

On May 7, 2025, the Circular Future Cities project hosted the 90th Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) titled "Reduction of Building Embodied Impacts: Circular Construction".

Read more News & Blog Posts by Kamila Krych (ETH Zurich) Published 21. May 2025 (Updated 1 year ago)

TEC21 releases FCL Global Special Issue

21 May | The Swiss architecture and engineering magazine TEC21 has released a special issue dedicated entirely to the Future Cities Laboratory Global programme.

Open Link FCL official news Published 21. May 2025

FCL Global and Smart City Zürich Organise Networking Event

25 Mar | The event brought together 30 representatives from the City of Zurich and 20 leading professors and researchers from the FCL Global programme.

Open Link FCL official news Published 25. Mar 2025

Visit to FCL by the Urban Greenery Systems team, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

FCL Global Singapore hub welcomed a delegation from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) Department of Landscape Planning and Design, Poland.

Open Link FCL official news Published 19. Mar 2025

FCL Global, SUTD, NUS, bioSEA, and Arup Launch ‘Urban Ecological Corridors’ Research Project

Launch of ‘Urban Ecological Corridors’ research project

Open Link FCL official news Published 17. Mar 2025

New Paper: Architectural Cognition in Practice: A Framework for Integrating User Cognition Evidence into Architectural Design

Read ACP's latest publication on our framework for integrating user cognition evidence into architectural design.

Open Link External Content by Lara Gregorians (SEC) Published 05. Mar 2025 (Updated 1 year ago)

Building Breathable Cities: Bio-Centric Urban Design

FCL Global Director Prof Dr Thomas Schroepfer and Associate Director (Research) Dr Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan will be part of the lecture “Building Breathable Cities,” hosted by the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore.

Open Link FCL official news Published 18. Feb 2025

Urban Vitality Survey

This study aims to understand how urban residents in Singapore and Zurich experience urban vitality. In this blog post, participants of the online survey may retrieve information about updates and outcome of this study.

Read more News & Blog Posts by Patricia Wepfer (ETH Zürich) Published 29. Nov 2024 (Updated 1 year ago)

An Ecosystem of Ecosystems

The Engagement Platform strengthens the connections within the FCL Global Ecosystem, enhancing the programme’s overall quality and value

Read more News & Blog Posts by @Nicolo Guariento (ETH Zürich) Nicolo Guariento (ETH Zürich) Published 10. Sep 2024

Tools

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As part of our scientific work and its results we develop and maintain a suite of software tools ranging from desktop applications to web services, addons, plugins and processing pipelines.

City Energy Analyst (CEA)

City Energy Analyst (CEA)

City Energy Analyst helps you to analyse the effects of building retrofits, land-use planning, district heating and cooling and renewable energy on the future costs, emissions and energy consumption of neighbourhoods and districts.

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Natcap Tool

Natcap Tool

The NatCap Tool is an Singapore-oriented 3D platform that allows users to easily show and modify different types of raster-based landcovers and to calculate several different ecosystem services on top of those landcovers.

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Bike To The Future

Bike To The Future

A cycling simulator tool to understand and evaluate behavioural reactions of cyclists to street design interventions.

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IÖ App

IÖ App

The IÖ app furnish students with a hands-​on tool for appraising real estate parameters in real-​world settings, visibly reinforcing for them the direct link between the built environment and its surrounding economic context.

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BOMBYX

BOMBYX

The goal of Bombyx is to allow for simplified whole building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of buildings during early design stages.

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ur-scape

ur-scape

ur-scape is a visual and interactive planning support tool. It integrates data at multiple scales to support efforts to make more sustainable and resilient cities and regions. It is designed for rapidly urbanising areas where data is often difficult to access and uneven in quality, and where development needs are especially urgent and challenging.

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Datasets

Contribute, federate and collaborate - Join the Future Cities Laboratory Dataverse on our Instances in Switzerland and Singapore.

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