Where the River Hides

Rivers worldwide are facing the consequences of human intervention and climate change. Droughts shrink them, flash floods reshape them. These extremes isolate aquatic life and threaten biodiversity. In Switzerland’s Töss River, the effects are increasingly visible, even as restoration efforts continue. This project explores design responses to these disruptions, creating prototypes that ask how rivers might reclaim space and agency in a changing climate.

Students

Silvana De Paola, Silvan Roth, Dominic Sutter

Instructors

Prof. Dr. Karmen Franinović
Dr. Joëlle Bitton
Luke Franzke
Duy Bui

Course

Ecological Interactions / Biodesign Challenge, MA Spring Semester 25


Course-Project 2025
Where the River Hides
Where the River Hides
Where the River Hides
Where the River Hides
Where the River Hides
Where the River Hides
Where the River Hides
Where the River Hides