Habitat Research Center Day 2024
October 16, 2024
13:00 – 16:00 (Standing lunch and coffee included)
Location: Archizoom, SG-EPFL
First Session
• 13:00 – 13:05: Kick-off and overview of the day’s agenda by Ben Gitai, HRC Coordinator
• 13:05 – 13:30: Opening remarks by Paola Viganò, HRC Director
• 13:30 – 14:15: Roundtable discussion with Elena Cogato Lanza (LAB-U EPFL) Florence Graezer Bideau (HAT, CDH EPFL), Luca Pattaroni (LASUR-EPFL) , Paolo Perona (PL-LCH EPFL). Moderation by : Ben Gitai (HRC Coordinator)
Second Session
• 14:20 – 15:10: Workshop - Group work sessions to gather valuable insights and suggestions Moderation by: Anna Karla De Almeida (HRC executive board)
• 15:15 – 15:45: Closing remarks
• 15:45 – 16:00: Aperitif
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The initial buildings on the EPFL campus were designed by architectural practice Zweifel, Strickler & associates, winner of the architectural competition held in 1969. They were inaugurated in 1978.
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Excursion architecturale à la Siedlung Halen
L’atelier du Prof. Emmanuel Rey du Laboratoire d’architecture et technologies durables (LAST) a effectué une excursion architecturale pour visiter la Siedlung Halen en périphérie de la ville de Berne. Cet enseignement extra-muros a permis aux étudiantes et étudiants de découvrir ce quartier iconique, avec une attention particulière aux typologies des logements, aux espaces partagés et aux aménagements publics. Cette visite entre en étroite résonance avec les enjeux abordés dans le cadre de l’atelier de projet Reliefs urbains.
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The exhibition and research : Atacama/Hamburgo conducted by the Laboratory of History and Theories of Architecture, Technology and Media , directed by and integrated by , , and , opened last week at @ccplm Centro Cultural La Moneda, Santiago, Chile.
Exhibiting a vast and previously unseen collection of archival material gathered between Germany and Chile, Atacama / Hamburgo examines the relationship between a monumental and emblematic building built in the city of Hamburg -the Chilehaus- and the nitrate industry established in the Atacama Desert in the early 20th century. The material, explored through various visual and sonic media, highlights the alchemical transformation of nitrates -extracted and processed by workers under precarious conditions- into symbolic and financial capital on the other side of the world. Without critically revising its history, the Chilehaus was listed as a World Heritage in 2015.
This exhibition, therefore, aims to reflect on the elements that constitute a monument and to challenge the processes of memory and heritage designation. At the same time, it offers a method for observing the local effects generated by the global dynamics of extractive, industrial, and financial capitalism, highlighting a historical episode yet with multiple contemporary reverberations.
The research was conducted in collaboration with historian and researcher with sound design by
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SCHOOL LECTURE 3/7
fala Atelier
HOUSING VOL.1
Cheshire cats & Trojan horses
165 homes willfully bending expectations and regulations. Within a context of dire need for affordable housing on the one hand, and a growing homogenization of domestic spaces on the other, innovative strategies suggest a reconsideration of what could be good housing.
Join us Tuesday 15 October at 6.30pm at @epflarchitecture to exchange with members of fala Atelier.
fala is an architecture practice founded in 2013. In its first decade, the atelier’s central endeavour has been a constellation of housing projects and transformations built in portugal.
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Thank you Catherine Mcneur, Maarit Ströbele and Roland Fuhrmann for your presence and precious contributions to the SUPERSTUDIO lecture and open discussion on Forum 1: FOCUS !
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Websites :
https://www.catherinemcneur.com/
https://rolandfuhrmann.de
Instagram: @catherine_mcneur_writer @fuhrmann.roland
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1/ Piggery War – New York Post, 2015 (Catherine Mcneur)
1/ Extrait Forum 1: FOCUS ! (Catherine Mcneur)
3/ Extrait Forum 1: FOCUS ! (Catherine Mcneur)
4/ Land use in Switzerland vs. Use of agricultural surface in Switzerland – OFS (Maarit Ströbele)
5/ Solar Panels – CCE Holding (Maarit Ströbele)
6/ Burgdorf Castle fondue (Maarit Ströbele)
7/ Extrait Forum 1: FOCUS ! (Roland Fuhrmann)
8/ Extrait Forum 1: FOCUS ! (Roland Fuhrmann)
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Prix de la Ville d'Ecublens 2024 pour un projet réalisé au LAST
Le projet de master de Julien Pignat, réalisé au sein du Laboratoire d'architecture et technologies durables (LAST), a reçu le Prix de la Ville d’Ecublens, qui lui a été remis lors de la récente magistrale 2024. Son travail porte sur la question du remploi de composants en architecture dans le contexte de la transition urbaine.
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https://actu.epfl.ch/news/prix-de-la-ville-d-ecublens-2024-pour-un-projet-re/
Thank you Blaise Hofmann, Julia von Mende and Johnny Fleury for your presence and precious contributions to the SUPERSTUDIO lecture and open discussion on Forum 1: FOCUS !
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1/ Surface agricole utile par exploitation– OFS 2024 (Johnny Fleury)
2/ Exploitations agricoles– OFS 2024 (Johnny Fleury)
3/ Die Landschaftsgärtner Familie – Kurt Gloor, 1969 (Blaise Hofmann)
4/ Superstudio (Blaise Hofmann)
5/ Transitory Spaces (Julia von Mende)
6/ Cooked: A natural history of transformation (Julia von Mende)
7/ Kaneko Mouly Cover Story – Ivan Brunettis Comfort Food (Julia von Mende)
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Websites :
https://www.blaisehofmann.com
https://www.blw.admin.ch/blw/fr/home.htm
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The @epflcampus is transforming, with the future creation of a new building underneath the Esplanade, as well as the renovation of the CO building.
These renovations will provide an additional 1500 seats distributed through modular lecture halls, ranging from 200 to 500 seats, in the new building that will replace the current underground parking beneath the Esplanade.
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The SUPERSTUDIO team is happy to launch the second Forum of the semester: DIGEST.
Students, teachers, and guests will gather to discuss on food, power, territory and types.
When: 08 & 09 October
Where: Project Room, SG Building, EPFL
Under the title 'Domesticated Foodscapes,' Superstudio explores hidden perspectives and design strategies related to food, examining its transformative impact on spatial and cultural practices. Since humanity settled down from a nomadic lifestyle as hunter-gatherers, we have continually shaped our environment to accommodate our needs for sustenance, shelter, and community. This ongoing process of cultivation extends from the micro level of our bodies cellular structures to the macro level of territorial ecologies. Among the many products of human labor, food uniquely embodies this interconnection, shaping our identities and intertwining with the landscapes and cities we inhabit. It creates shared cultural patterns and influences a diverse range of architectural typologies. However, since the onset of industrialization and the rise of global transport networks, these typologies have been decoupled from their original territories. Technological advancements have enabled artificial climate zones, while international trade has made food accessible far beyond its place of origin. Although food production continues to shape landscapes today, in many regions it also degrades them - especially where the demand far exceeds local needs.
In light of global population growth, the call for rationalizing food production is growing louder. But does this rationalization come at the expense of local traditions? Are these traditions still viable in the face of contemporary challenges, or are they being eroded by the push toward efficiency? Do we need to rethink the concept of tradition and identity?
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Graphic Design : Matteo Venet
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SCHOOL LECTURE SERIES — HOUSING VOL.1 @epflarchitecture
Introducing the first edition of its School Lecture Series for Autumn 2024, the EPFL ENAC School of Architecture invites six architecture offices to discuss affordable housing through six exemplary projects. The series will begin with philosopher Emanuele Coccia, author of The Philosophy of Home.
The aim of these lectures is to not stare to romantically at affordable housing, but rather to show how building affordable housing is both difficult and possible. The lecture series will be inaugurated by philosopher Emanuele Coccia - author of the acclaimed book The Philosophy of Home - who will introduce the house as a place where to imagine new and unprecedented communities that can challenge the way in which we build and inhabit housing today.
Save the dates and join us on Tuesday evenings! Find the recordings of the lectures on our YouTube channel @epflarchitectureschool
10.9
Emanuele Coccia
Bringing the Planet Home. Notes on the Future of Domestic Topology
1.10
Summacumfemmer
San Riemo Cooperative Housing, Munich
14.10
Fala Atelier
Cheshire cats & Trojan horses
29.10
Peris+Toral Arquitectes
Modulus Matrix
12.11
RC Architects
Vivoli, Affordable Housing Mumbai
26.11
Plan Común
Architecture of Commons. La ‘Maison Commune’
16.12
Esch Sintzel Architekten
Permanence and transience - Converting a warehouse into a collective residential building
A program proposed by Sophie Delhay and Pier Vittorio Aureli, directors of the Architecture Section and the Institute of Architecture of EPFL.
Graphic design
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SCHOOL LECTURE 2/7
SUMMACUMFEMMER
HOUSING VOL.1
San Riemo Cooperative Housing, Munich
San Riemo is an experimental, cooperative housing project in Munich. It is a built attempt to overcome conventional boundaries of living together, operating both with strict limitations and unexpected opportunities.
Join us Tuesday 1st October at 6.30pm at @epflarchitecture to exchange with the architects Anne Femmer and Florian Summa, founders of the Leipzig office SUMMACUMFEMMER.
Their realized projects include the experimental cooperative residential building San Riemo in Munich, which they designed collaboratively with Büro Juliane Greb. In 2023, they were co-curators of the German Pavilion at the 18th Architecture Biennale in Venice. They have taught at ETH Zurich, TU Munich and TU Graz and are currently visiting professors at the Berlin University of the Arts.
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Démarrage de l'unité d'enseignement UPCYCLING
Partie intégrante de l’axe « Design intégré, architecture et durabilité (IDEAS) », l’unité d’enseignement UPCYCLING s’intéresse à l’intégration des questions de durabilité au projet architectural sous l’angle de l’économie de moyens. Dédiée à la conception interdisciplinaire d’un pavillon temporaire, elle réunit une quarantaine d’étudiants de l’EPFL, encadrés par des enseignants du Laboratoire d’architecture et technologies durables (LAST), du Laboratoire de performance intégrée au design (LIPID) et du Laboratoire d'exploration structurale (SXL).
@epflenac @epflarchitecture @last_epfl @sxl.epfl.ch
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https://actu.epfl.ch/news/demarrage-de-l-unite-d-enseignement-upcycling-5/
It is a pleasure to announce the of a lecture series established in 2023 by the joint effort of the and . Every semester Neighbours gather and in the field of architectural history to present their work or books. Lectures take place on , either during lunch break or in the late afternoon at the Archizoom exhibition space. For more information, visit memento.epfl.ch/architecture.
Lecture Calendar:
25.09, 5pm
Irina Davidovici @idavidovici
The Autonomy of Theory: Ticino Architecture and its Critical Reception
9.10, 12:30pm
Léa-Catherine Szacha @lc_szacka
Paolo Portoghesi: Architecture Between History, Politics and Media
6.11, 6pm
Alfredo Thiermann @athiermann
Radio-Activities: Book Launch with Sarah Nichols and Pier Vittorio Aureli
20.11. 12:30pm
Anooradha Siddiqi @iyersiddiqi
Minnette De Silva: Intersections
4.12 , 12:30pm
Moritz Gleich and Sarine Waltenspül @moritz_gleich
Inhabited Machines and Models in Films
@epflarchitecture @thema_epfl @burning.farm @epflenac
@dominiqueperrault Mechanics Hall @epflcampus Lausanne
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OPEN FIELD LUNCHES
Productive Habitats
24 Sept 2024
12:15 - 14:00 CET
Archizoom EPFL
Productive Habitats: Shaping Urban Environments Through Capital of Industry
The Productive Habitats Open Field Lunch 2024 invites EPFL scholars to critically examine the profound influence of companies in shaping urban environments over the last three centuries. Through their extractive activities and industrial dominance, corporations have not only molded cities, towns, and entire regions, but have also left an indelible mark on the spatial, environmental, and socio-political landscapes.
This interdisciplinary dialogue, hosted by the Habitat Research Center, will explore both the decline and potential resurgence of these corporate-driven settlements. By investigating the relationships between market forces, corporate governance, and societal well-being, this event aims to offer fresh perspectives on the intersection of capitalism and the built environment.
At this occasion, we will welcome as keynote speaker Prof. Víctor Muñoz Sanz from the Department of Urban Design at TU Delft (Netherlands) that will bring how the Bata company built and administrated a “Network Utopia” of towns and settlements in different countries and production sites.
Keynote speaker: Ass Prof Victor Munoz Sanz, TU Delft. “Networked utopia: the architecture and urbanism of the Bata Shoe Company satellite cities”.
EPFL Research presentations:
Elena Calafati, Laboratory of Urbanism EPFL. “Production and real estate. Siemens’ construction of the city”
Anna Karla de Almeida Milani, Habitat Research Center EPFL. “Company towns never died”
Credits for the image: Sanz, VM. Networked Utopia
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CONFERENCE
Monday 23 Septembre 18:30 CET
In collaboration with Archizoom, the Habitat Research Center is delighted to welcome author, photographer, and landscape architect Anne Whiston Spirn, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning at MIT, for a lecture and discussion with Professor Paola Viganò (LAB-U EPFL) in the framework of the “Water Designs: l’eau dessine la ville” exhibition.
Anne’s work promotes community-oriented spaces that are functional, sustainable, meaningful, and artful. As she says:
“Human survival depends upon adapting ourselves and our landscapes – cities, buildings, roadways, rivers, fields, forests – in new, life-sustaining ways, shaping places that are functional, sustainable, meaningful, artful, and just, places that help us feel and understand the relationship of the natural and the built. My career as an author, photographer, landscape architect, and teacher has been dedicated to this goal.”
Anne Whiston Spirn is an American landscape architect, photographer, and author. She is a pioneer of a socially engaged design with water. Her work promotes community-oriented spaces that are functional, sustainable, meaningful, and artful. Spirn is Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. She is the 2001 winner of the International Cosmos Prize.
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Visions spatiales pour la ville de demain
Han van de Wetering, fondateur de l’atelier d’urbanisme Van de Wetering à Zurich, était l’invité de l’atelier du Prof. Emmanuel Rey du Laboratoire d’architecture et technologies durables (LAST) pour parler de son travail d’urbaniste à travers deux projets de planification communale. Intitulée « Visions spatiales pour la ville de demain », sa conférence a permis aux étudiantes et étudiants de découvrir des projets urbains pour les villes de Zoug et Neuchâtel, intégrant notamment les mutliples enjeux urbanistiques liées la pente.
@last_epfl @epflarchitecture @epflenac
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https://actu.epfl.ch/news/visions-spatiales-pour-la-ville-de-demain/
Petite chronique sur les ambiguïtés de la densification vers l'intérieur en temps de néolibéralisme. Si le mitage a été le débat phare des dernières décennies c'est peut-être désormais la question du bourrage qui doit être soulevée...pour retrouver les outils d'une densification écologiquement et socialement responsable (lien vers l’article en bio). @lecourrier.ch @epflarchitecture
Kengo Kumas ArtLab @epflcampus Lausanne
3 institutions under a 235m long roof
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Here is the long awaited program !
See you all next Monday !
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TNT arrive sur Instagram !
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