Act of Building together The year culminates in a series of interventions conceived and built within the park of Battelle-Tambourine in Carouge. These resonant architectures and landscapes respond to one another—connecting, transforming, emerging, disappearing, and reappearing across different parts of the site. In doing so, they activate and re-connect public space creating a network of experiences that anticipates the future of the park. 27 Mai : AAD 101 - AAD 201 28 Mai : BATTELLE TAMBOURINE (CAROUGE GE)

20.05.26 - Our travel habits are changing as our attitudes toward transport shift – with a greater emphasis on comfort and the latest technology. For insights into this trend, we spoke with sociologist and EPFL professor Vincent Kaufmann. How will we be moving around over the next 50 years? Discussions about the mobility transition underway in Europe are nothing new – they were also the topic of Vincent Kaufmann’s PhD thesis in the 1990s. “European policymakers wanted to encourage the use of public transport in urban areas and get people out of the car and into the train,” says Kaufmann, …

18.05.26 - EPFL and Unil students are working towards a more resilient society through tangible solutions: renovating vulnerable neighborhoods, revitalizing parched rivers, making grocery cooperatives more inclusive and giving children a safe space to express their concerns. All these initiatives are designed to make sure no one gets left behind. The Durabilis Award recognizes outstanding sustainability-related projects carried out by bachelor’s and master’s students at EPFL and the University of Lausanne (Unil). All five winners of the 2025 prize are driven by the goal of taking concrete steps towards a positive impact on the environment and society. The students’ enthusiasm …

12.05.26 - Portrait of Cammy Brothers, new Professor of History of Architecture. An internationally recognized historian of art and architecture, her work has significantly reshaped the understanding of the Italian Renaissance and the exchanges between Europe and the Islamic world. She joins EPFL Architecture and will develop the CHAART – Critical Histories of Architecture and Art. We are pleased to welcome Professor Cammy Brothers to EPFL Architecture. Previously Professor at Northeastern University in Boston, she has been appointed Full Professor of History of Architecture in the Institute of Architecture and the City, part of the ENAC Faculty. At EPFL, she …

06.05.26 - Portrait of Rebecca Hartwell, new Tenure-Track Assistant Professor. A material scientist & engineer working at the intersection of materials science, architecture, and sustainability, she joins EPFL Architecture and will lead the MATR Lab (Materials in Transition Laboratory) at the Smart Living Lab in Fribourg. Previously Postdoctoral Researcher at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, she has been appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Architecture in the Institute of Architecture and the City, part of the ENAC Faculty. At EPFL, she will lead the MATR Lab (Materials in Transition Laboratory) at the Smart Living Lab in Fribourg. Rebecca …

26.03.26 - The exhibition Des Cèdres à Dorigny (EPFL, Archizoom) featured the restoration of a tracing paper drawing by Jean-Pierre Vouga, held in the Archives de la construction moderne. Through this case, it highlighted the material and scientific challenges involved in preserving architectural documents. As materials age and respond to mechanical stresses and environmental conditions, stabilising such fragile supports becomes essential to ensure their long-term transmission and legibility. From March 4 to September 29, 2026, the exhibition From Cèdres to Dorigny: Building the School of Architecture, presented at Archizoom on the EPFL campus, traces the origins and development of architectural …

This documentary on the 2025 Master's projects at EPFL Architecture offers a glimpse into the topics addressed and investigated by master’s students: resources and craftsmanship, issues related to urban and territorial scales, social housing and individual housing, and interventions in existing buildings, including transformation, rehabilitation and renovation, are among the topics covered during the PDM. The PDM year at EPFL offers a rare freedom: the choice of one's own subjects and collaborations. It is a crucial moment when everyone takes a stand, not only in their studies but also in relation to the role of the architect. The video does …

EPFL architecture graduates, Vincent Digneaux, Solène Guisan and Vincent Kastl, were crowned winners of the Sustainable is Beautiful student architecture prize for their modular footbridge over the Chamberonne river. Designing the structure, which serves as both a crossing and a meeting place, gave them their first taste of life as an architect. Several years ago, the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) at EPFL’s School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) launched Sustainable is Beautiful, a competition run in partnership with public and private organizations involved in green-transition projects, to help equip budding architects for their future role.

WINNER OF THE 2023 RIBA CHARLES JENCKS AWARD

The Dogma practice, founded in 2002 by Pier Vittorio Aureli, associate professor at the EPFL Architecture Department (ENAC), and Martino Tattara, has been awarded the prestigious Charles Jencks 2023 Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Created in 2003 to reward an individual (or office) who has recently made a major contribution to both the theory and practice of architecture, this prestigious prize has distinguished architects such as Peter Eisenman, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron over the years.

Housing is a major contributor to Switzerland's carbon footprint and energy consumption, but it is also a basic need. Research on climate change mitigation strategies has so far paid insufficient attention to households' preferences and their contribution to housing sustainability. Depicting residential preferences requires an understanding of the multilevel, context-specific, and interrelated determinants of the match between households and dwellings, which are made explicit in the residential mobility process.