Jürg Conzett (Conzett, Bronzini, Gartmann AG)
Jürg Conzett is a Swiss civil engineer mainly known for designing bridges and footbridges. After studying at ETH Zurich and working for the architect Peter Zumthor, he co-founded the civil engineering office Conzett, Bronzini, Gartmann AG in 1998. Their most famous realization is a series of three footbridges located on the Veia Traversina trail in Viamale, Switzerland. Although many of Conzetta’s works are in Switzerland, he also designed a number of bridges abroad. One bridge over the Coupure canal in Bruges built in 2002 was even named Conzettbrug (Dutch: Conzett’s Bridge) in his honor. Conzettt, Bronzini, Gartmann AG collaborates on construction projects with architects and other construction professionals. One such project is the chapel of St. Benedikta in Sumvitg, which he realized with Jürg Buchli according to the design of the architect Peter Zumthor. Another noteworthy project is the Mehrzweckhalle Vrin – a multi-purpose hall built in Vrin in 1995 and designed in collaboration with architect Gion A. Caminada or the school building in Gron designed together with architect Raphael Zuber.