"Land is a non-extendable good, increasing the responsibility of all involved – land owners, investors, public authorities, planners and architects - to cultivate it into beautiful spaces worth living, from an urban planning and an architectural perspective.“ Tomaso Zanoni
From late 2003 to early 2008, Tomaso Zanoni headed the Department for Urban Planning of the city of Zug as its municipal architect, contributing decisively to the fast-paced growth of the city with impressive architecture. In this capacity, he was responsible for studies and competition procedures as well as project development with private owners, representation of the awarding authority for municipal buildings, management of project planning and execution, collaboration with the Cityscape Committee, coordination of municipal and cantonal construction projects and the design of public space. It should be pointed out that Zug’s urban development did not lay emphasis solely on individual outstanding projects, but in equal measure on the junction of city fragments. Tomaso Zanoni has remained in the city’s employ, as well as that of the canton Zug, as an independent consultant. He has been a member of Bülach’s (canton Zurich) development team since 2005 and President of its Committee for Urban Design since 2008. Since 2007, he has furthermore been co-responsible for setting up an urban planning and architectural consultancy for Appenzell (AI).
Tomaso Zanoni graduated in architecture and town planning from the ETH Zurich in 1980, undergoing further training on a regular basis in a variety of specialist fields and in management. After his studies, he worked for Theo Hotz in Zurich and in 1982, his own architecture, town planning and consultancy office. His practice focuses on urban planning, architecture, interior design, consulting, expert reports, preparation and monitoring of planning processes. Tomaso Zanoni has lectured at universities in Switzerland and in the US and is regularly invited to sit as an expert on selection committees and monitoring bodies for competitions and project developments. Amongst others, he was guest critic at UNITEC in Auckland, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, New Zealand in 2004 and has been a member of the Zurich Consulting Centre bzz since 2003. Tomaso Zanoni has published books and numerous articles on architectural and urban development issues in specialist magazine in Switzerland and abroad.
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