The ZDA conducts its research in the Villa Blumenhalde, which was designed by Heinrich Zschokke (1771-1848), and who moved into the building with his family in 1818.
Originally from Magdeburg, Zschokke contributed substantially to the creation of the institutions of Canton Aargau and that of modern Switzerland. Thus, the current use of the building, to research democracy, is an excellent fit with Zschokke’s legacy and the history of the Blumenhalde. The neo-classical villa belongs to the Ortsbürgergemeinde Aarau.
