About

Ariel Huber

Ariel Huber is an Architectural Photographer based in Switzerland. He is documenting projects across Europe and South Asia with a special interest in construction processes, craftsmanship, urban landscapes, and built heritage.

Education and Practice

1971 Born in Bern, Switzerland • 1991–1998 Architectural studies at ETH Zurich and ETSA Barcelona • 1993 internship at W+K Steib Architects, Basel • 1998–2000 project architect at Studio Daniel Libeskind, Berlin • 2000–2001 project architect at Barkow Leibinger Architects, Berlin • since 2001 partner at EDIT Architectural Imaging, Zurich • since 2001 Work as freelance architectural photographer in Zurich • 2005–2009 collaboration with Marc Lendorff as Huberlendorff Photographers • since 2009 based in Lausanne, Switzerland

Lectures

2008 CEPT university, Ahmedabad – on architectural photography • 2008 Liechtenstein University – on architectural imaging • 2011 ZHAW Winterthur – on Indian architecture • 2013 IIC, New-Delhi – on architectural photography • 2014 HSLU Lucerne – on modern architecture in India • 2014 ETH Zurich – on Mahendra Raj • 2015 Swiss-Indian Society, Basel – on projects in India • 2015 Swiss Embassy, New-Delhi – Panel Discussion with Ram Rahman and Diwan Manna • 2016 BSA Lucerne – lecture on projects in India • 2016 ETH Zurich – Panel Discussion with Mahendra Raj, Joseph Schwartz, Johannes Käferstein • 2016 EPF Lausanne – Panel Discussion with Mahendra Raj, Aurelio Muttoni, Eric Lapierre • 2016 AIV Berlin – Panel Discussion with Mahendra Raj and Baerbel Hoegner • 2016 Librairie Volume, Paris – Dialogue with Mahendra Raj • 2018 HTW Chur – Documenting Avasara Academy • 2019 Swiss Embassy, Seoul: “Of Time and Slowness” – Dialogue with Hélène Binet

Publications

Ariel’s photographs have been published in a wide range of international architectural magazines, newspapers and book publications. A selection of publications is featured under “notes”.

Exhibitions

2013 Swiss Embassy New Delhi: “Studio Mumbai – Architecture as an Open Process” • 2013 NID Ahmedabad: “Studio Mumbai – Architecture as an Open Process” • 2013 Studio X Mumbai: “Studio Mumbai – Architecture as an Open Process” • 2014 EWZ-Unterwerk Selnau, Zurich: Swiss Photo Awards, “Die Besten 2013” • 2016 NGMA, Mumbai: “The State of Architecture: Practices and Processes in India” • 2016 Lausanne, Zurich, Bern, St. Gallen: “Bundesbauten. Die Architektur der offiziellen Schweiz” • 2018 Biennale Architettura, Venezia: “Case Design – A School in the Making” • 2019 Danish Cultural Institute, New Delhi: Installation Avasara Academy by Malene Bach • 2019 Archizoom, Lausanne: “Co-Operate” • 2019 Zeughaus Teufen: “Apropos – Flüchtige Blicke” • 2019 VAI Antwerp: “Case Design. The Craft of Collaboration” • 2020 Timișoara Architecture Biennial: Installation Avasara Academy in collaboration with Case Design and Malene Bach • 2021 Villa “Le Lac” Le Corbusier, Corsier: “En toutes transparences” – the oeuvre of Brauen Waelchli Architectes • 2021 Open House, Basel: “B-Sides” – group exhibition of IG Architekturfotografie Schweiz • 2021 Villa “Le Lac” Le Corbusier, Corsier: “Dans le sillage de la Villa” · 2022 “La Vitrine” @ Dreier Frenzel Architectes

Affiliations

Clients

AM Architects · Andrin Schweizer Company · Architecture BRIO · Arya Architects · Bart Buchhofer · BGM Architekten · Blättler Heinzer · Bonhôte Zapata · Brauen Waelchli Architectes · Bundesamt für Bauten und Logistik · Bundesamt für Kultur · Burrus Nussbaumer · Canton de Vaud · Case Design · Castiello Architekten · CHUV · cBmM Architectes · Corpus · Diethelm + Spillmann · Domus Magazine · Drexler Guinand Jauslin · Dreier Frenzel · Egli Rohr Partner · EPFL, Archizoom · ETHZ, Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture · Felder Architektur · Garrigues Maurer · Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte · Gut Deubelbeiss · Halter AG · Hochparterre · Holzer Kobler · Hurst Song · Jean Pfaff · Kapok Berlin · Kaeferstein Meister · Kanton Basel-Stadt, Planungsamt · Kanton Zürich, Hochbauamt · Kantonale Denkmalpflege Basel-Land · Karamuk Kuo · Karim Noureldin · Kerim Seiler · Kuhlbrodt Peters · Kim Strebel · Christian Kerez · LLJ Architectes · Lüchinger + Meyer Ingenieure · MACH Architektur · Maki Associates · Mark Magazine · MDM Arquitectos · Meletta Strebel · Mijong · :MLZD · Monocle · Moser Architektur · MplusV · Mueller Sigrist · Oliv Brunner Volk · _opolis · Pedrocchi Architekten · Pictet Group · Pinistrauli · Rahul Mehrotra Associates · Reichert Architekten · Rohrer Sigrist · Romero Schaefle · Schneider & Schneider · Stefan Eicher · Studio Mumbai · Swiss Embassy, New Delhi · TEC21 · Thulir · Unfolded · Université de Lausanne · Vehovar Jauslin · Vitra · Vukoja Goldinger · Werk, Bauen + Wohnen · Yves Niederreuther · Zindel Broennimann Ferrario

Social Media

Some experiments are posted on glass.photo and occasional updates on instagram