Gret Loewensberg

Margaret " Gret " Loewensberg (* 1943 in Zurich ) is a Swiss architect. She is also known as a partner and now wife of former Federal Councillor Moritz Leuenberger.

Life

Gret Loewensberg learned in 1974 Moritz Leuenberger know, both then a member of the Zurich city council. 1975 their son Manuel was born. Loewensberg is a board member of the Association Gessnerallee theater in Zurich.

Policy

The architect places great importance on independence and avoids the public. Still, she was present during state visits and trips abroad of her husband, for example, on 28 June 2001 during the visit of Václav Havel or on 28 - 30th March 2001 during the visit of Kofi Annan. In 2003, she ran for the Zurich Cantonal Council.

Architecture

Gret Loewensberg studied architecture at the ETH Zurich and is a member of the SIA. Created a name has Loewensberg as an architect with buildings like the Student Village Network at the Bülachstrasse in Zurich together with Alfred Pfister. The structure of the settlement is reminiscent of a grid or mesh, the courtyards in the " mesh " are popular for summer meeting rooms. Due to the low building with only three floors and the vertical layout of the apartments of the building acts as a residential estate. Nevertheless, the population density is high, on the reasonable grounds 250 rooms could be built. The infrastructure is very good, the network also means a private computer network television channels from all over the world, party rooms and a built crèche.

Also with Alfred Pfister Wohnüberbauung " Melchrüti " in Wallisellenstrasse was realized. In addition Loewensberg was appointed to various juries, such as the new building of the town hall in Affoltern am Albis, or in the award of the timber price Solothurn 04

For some turmoil caused the reorganization of offices of her husband in the House of Parliament. It was about the question of whether the federal government or private Leuenberger have to pay for these costs.

Many projects were not implemented for various reasons despite competition derived, for example, the House of Culture " Laurana " in Kilchberg.