YEAR 5
Studio Peris+Toral
Housing in Barcelona
01_Material Atlas
RAMMED EARTH
@epflarchitecture
architecture +toral
spaper enac
YEAR 5
Studio Peris+Toral
Housing in Barcelona
01_Material Atlas
RAMMED EARTH
@epflarchitecture
architecture +toral
spaper enac
Formes d’habiter
Jean-Claude Frund, associé du bureau frundgallina architectes à Neuchâtel, était l’invité de l’atelier du Prof. Emmanuel Rey du Laboratoire d’architecture et technologies durables (LAST) pour parler de son travail d’architecte à travers une sélection de projets. Intitulée « Formes d’habiter », sa conférence a permis aux étudiantes et étudiants de découvrir une variété de projets d’habitation se confrontant à divers contextes et échelles.
@last_epfl @epflarchitecture
@frundgallina
_epfl
https://actu.epfl.ch/news/formes-d-habiter/
Lausanne, 2017. Bibliothèque de l’École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, SANAA Architectes.
📷 Hasselblad 500 CM
🎞️ Kodak Tmax 400
photography
NEIGHBOURS – VOL. 5
LECTURES ON HISTORY & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE
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. For more information, visit memento.epfl.ch/architecture.
27.2
EYAL WEIZMAN
Forensic Architecture / Goldsmiths University
Conditions of Life Calculated
18.30, Foyer SG
@eyal_weizman
@forensicarchitecture @cra_goldsmiths @goldsmithsuol
19.3
HANNAH LEROUX
University of Sheffield
The Africa Section: foreign aid drawings in the development decades
12.30, AAC 020
@architecturesheffield_sal
2.4
DAVID WENGROW
University College London
Origin Stories: An Archaeological Perspective on Human Freedoms
18.30, CO-1
@ucl @bartlettarchucl
16.4
THEODORA VARDOULI
McGill University
“Graph Vision”
12:30, Archizoom Space
@theodora.vardouli
@mcgillu @mcgill_architecture
7.5
DEBJANI BHATTACHARYYA
University of Zurich
The Double Commodification of Monsoon: Risk and Cyclone Science
12.30, Archizoom Space
@university_of_zurich
21.5
GIORGIO GIANIGHIAN
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Towards a Global History of Castelforte San Rocco, Venice (1548-50)
18:30, Archizoom Space
@shanghai_jiao_tong_uni
@epflarchitecture @athiermann @thema_epfl @burning.farm @epflenac
Hello all!
Next Monday (03.03) the 6th edition of the unlearning center will take place in the SG Foyer from 9 am to 12:30
This time, we will address the topic of the curriculum and ask our selves basic questions: How, What, When, Where, Who, Why do/should we learn?
See you all Monday :)!
students architecture
SCHOOL LECTURE 1/7
Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 pm
HOUSING VOL.2
Housing and Reuse: Six Exemplary Projects
LÜTJENS PADMANABHAN
Zwhatt Sufficiency Project
The longitudinal building is designed as a pilot project on the topic of sufficiency. The residential structure was developed as an urban terraced house with maisonette lofts in four different sizes (S,M,L,XL). Its concise building shape links with the adjacent residential tower block and corner shop to form a memorable ensemble that promotes a sense of identity.”
Oliver Lütjens and Thomas Padmanabhan established Lütjens Padmanabhan Architects in 2007 in Zurich. The Zurich-based practice has been recognized nationally and internationally for its innovation in the field of affordable housing and for its joyful embrace of the expressive challenges of contemporary construction.
The practice’s works are diverse in scale and type, spanning three continents. Recent projects include the award-winning Waldmeisterweg low-cost Apartment Building in Zurich, the Zwhatt Sufficiency Housing Project in Regensdorf, the Unterfeld Lake Power Plant, the residential development Göbli in Baar, as well as the Residences for the Swiss Ambassadors in Algiers and Bogotà.
Oliver and Thomas have taught as assistants at ETH Zurich, and as guest professors at TU Munich, EPF Lausanne and Harvard GSD. They are currently guest professors at ETH Zurich.
Project image by Philip Heckhausen
Portrait image by Walter Mair
@epflarchitecture
@luetjenspadmanabhan
@epflenac @epflcampus @epflstudents
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🇫🇷 L’EPFL à Lausanne ne se contente pas d’être une référence académique, son architecture est aussi une véritable œuvre d’art !
Conçus pour favoriser la luminosité naturelle, des puits de lumière percent les bâtiments, créant un jeu subtil d’ombres et de reflets. Ils illuminent les espaces de travail et offrent une atmosphère à la fois futuriste et apaisante.
Un parfait équilibre entre design et fonctionnalité !
Avez-vous déjà exploré ces espaces baignés de lumière ? 💡
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🇬🇧 EPFL in Lausanne is not only an academic reference but also an architectural masterpiece!
Designed to enhance natural brightness, skylights punctuate the buildings, creating a subtle play of shadows and reflections. They illuminate workspaces, offering an atmosphere that is both futuristic and soothing.
A perfect balance between design and functionality!
Have you explored these light-filled spaces? 💡
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Moderne
Contemporaine
lumières
@epflarchitecture @epflcampus
Kicking off this new semester with pictures from the ROOMS Reviews, the AFFORDANCES workshop and the end of year exhibition.
Pictures: Julien Heil
@julienheil @d.e.t.r.i.t.u.s @yann.salzmann @capucinefouquin @faire_architecture @romanalonso @annabthu @r.climon @kfmnn.3dm @emixi.archi @annailocs @met.astudio @matthieu_friedli @carlafreaks @opheliedozat
@epflarchitecture @epflenac
PhD Seminar “Neighborhoods in Transition II”
Organized by the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) within the axis Integrated Design, Architecture and Sustainability (IDEAS) in partnership with the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA, London), the PhD seminar “Neighborhoods in Transition II” will explore, from 26-28 April 2025, the potentials of urban slopes in the context of a post-carbon society.
👉 Contact and registration:
https://www.epfl.ch/schools/enac/education/interdisciplinary-teaching/ideas/doctoralorientation/neighbourhoods-in-transition/
@last_epfl @aaschool @edar @epflarchitecture @epflenac
@buchnerbrundler @meierhugarchitekten @sascha_marko
architecture _epfl
*NEW PROGRAM*
SCHOOL LECTURE SERIES – HOUSING VOL.2
Introducing the second edition of the School Lecture Series this spring 2025, we invite six architecture offices to discuss housing and reuse through six exemplary projects. The lecture series will be complemented by the launch of Professor Charlotte Malterre-Barthes’s “A Moratorium on New Construction”.
Housing Vol.2.
Housing and Reuse: Six Exemplary Projects
Reuse of existing buildings is increasingly becoming a good practice. Yet, reuse is easier said than done. Within a capitalist society, buildings are produced as commodities and, as such, they are not meant to last. Moreover, what is at stake within reuse is not simply the reuse of buildings per se, but the whole process of building production behind each architectural project.
This lecture series explores projects of reuse in which former offices, factories, or houses are transformed or expanded as residential spaces. Each lecture will focus on one building in order to shed light not only on the advantages of reuse but also on its limits and challenges.
Save the dates and join us on Tuesday evenings! Find the recordings of the lectures on our YouTube channel @epflarchitectureschool
4. 3
LÜTJENS PADMANABHAN @luetjenspadmanabhan
Zwhatt Sufficiency Project
18.3
HARQUITECTES @harquitectes
Organizing matter: Social housing in Palma de Mallorca
1.4
INGE VINCK @architectenjdviv
Friant, about this and that and so on
15.4
MENNA AGHA, CHARLOTTE MALTERRE-BARTHES
@agha_menna @charlottemalterrebarthes @riot_epfl
"A Moratorium on New Construction" Book Launch & Talk
29.4
ANNA HEILGEMEIR
WiLMa 19 – Communal Living in collective Ownership
13.5
AVIOLAT CHAPERON ESCOBAR
Transformation d’un immeuble au chemin Guillaume Ritter à Fribourg
27.5
BHSF @axelhumpert
Güterstrasse 8, Berne
School Lecture Series
@epflarchitecture
Graphic design
@romankarrer @timetravel3000
@epflenac @epflcampus @epflstudents @sternbergpress_official @mitpress
Agrandissement de l’École-Mairie, Satigny, Genève
Primary school extension, Satigny, Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 6/6 Janvier January 2025 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @satigny–mandement @edms_ingenieurs @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.satigny.ch www.edms.ch www.102virgule2.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.atelier-adr.ch www.aqplus.ch www.paolacorsini.com
Résidence Les Cèdres, Confignon, Genève
Residential building, Confignon Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 5/5 Décembre December 2024 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @mairiedeconfignon @edms_ingenieurs @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @oa.paysage @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.confignon.ch www.edms.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.oapaysage.ch www.paolacorsini.com
Agrandissement de l’École-Mairie, Satigny, Genève
Primary school extension, Satigny, Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 5/6 Janvier January 2025 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @satigny–mandement @edms_ingenieurs @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.satigny.ch www.edms.ch www.102virgule2.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.atelier-adr.ch www.aqplus.ch www.paolacorsini.com
Résidence Les Cèdres, Confignon, Genève
Residential building, Confignon Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 4/5 Décembre December 2024 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @mairiedeconfignon @edms_ingenieurs @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @oa.paysage @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.confignon.ch www.edms.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.oapaysage.ch www.paolacorsini.com
Agrandissement de l’École-Mairie, Satigny, Genève
Primary school extension, Satigny, Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 4/6 Janvier January 2025 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @satigny–mandement @edms_ingenieurs @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.satigny.ch www.edms.ch www.102virgule2.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.atelier-adr.ch www.aqplus.ch www.paolacorsini.com
Résidence Les Cèdres, Confignon, Genève
Residential building, Confignon Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 3/5 Décembre December 2024 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @mairiedeconfignon @edms_ingenieurs @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @oa.paysage @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.confignon.ch www.edms.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.oapaysage.ch www.paolacorsini.com
Agrandissement de l’École-Mairie, Satigny, Genève
Primary school extension, Satigny, Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 3/6 Janvier January 2025 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @satigny–mandement @edms_ingenieurs @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.satigny.ch www.edms.ch www.102virgule2.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.atelier-adr.ch www.aqplus.ch www.paolacorsini.com
Résidence Les Cèdres, Confignon, Genève
Residential building, Confignon Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 2/5 Décembre December 2024 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @mairiedeconfignon @edms_ingenieurs @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @oa.paysage @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.confignon.ch www.edms.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.oapaysage.ch www.paolacorsini.com
Agrandissement de l’École-Mairie, Satigny, Genève
Primary school extension, Satigny, Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 2/6 Janvier January 2025 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @satigny–mandement @edms_ingenieurs @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.satigny.ch www.edms.ch www.102virgule2.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.atelier-adr.ch www.aqplus.ch www.paolacorsini.com
Agrandissement de l’École-Mairie, Satigny, Genève
Primary school extension, Satigny, Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 1/6 Janvier January 2025 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @satigny–mandement edms @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.satigny.ch www.edms.ch www.102virgule2.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.atelier-adr.ch www.aqplus.ch www.paolacorsini.com
Résidence Les Cèdres, Confignon, Genève
Residential building, Confignon Geneva
2022-2025
Photo 1/5 Décembre December 2024 © Paola Corsini
@giorgisrodriguezarchitectes @mairiedeconfignon edms @conti&associesingenieurs @srg-engineering @oa.paysage @paolacorsiniphotographer
suisse geneve
www.giorgisrodriguez.ch www.confignon.ch www.edms.ch www.conti-ingenergy.ch www.srg-engineering.ch www.oapaysage.ch www.paolacorsini.com
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[MAS UTD ETHZ EPFL – Final Showcase, fall 2024]
FINAL SHOWCASE DESIGN STUDIO EPFL “Counterprojects. Counterspaces.”
The MAS UTD Studio Final Showcase at EPFL marked the conclusion of a semester filled with critical thinking, debates, and collaboration. Three counter-projects had been developed by the students for the Great Geneva transborder region of the Chablais.
Throughout the semester, the involvement of local associations, public authorities, practitioners, academics, and experts deeply connected to the Chablais, along with invited guests from fields such as activism, education, spatial planning, circular economy, and silviculture, greatly enriched the discussions. Their contributions offered invaluable insights into how these projects could shape local policy and inform long-term planning strategies.
We were honored to have the presence of Matthias Armengaud, Architect and Director of AWP / Guest Professor at ENSA Paris-Versailles, Andréa Finger-Stich, Environmental Expert and PhD in Forestry and Environmental Sciences, and the ACPAT Association (Association for Consultation and Proposals on Urban Planning and Transport) [https://acpat.e-monsite.com] represented by Grégoire Berthon. The guests were joined by members of the MAS Team from ETH—Milica Topalović, Nancy Couling, and Alice Clarke—and from EPFL—Paola Viganò, Tommaso Pietropolli, and Loan Laurent.
We look forward to seeing these students continue their journey at ETH, carrying with them the insights from the MAS UTD Studio to support their academic and professional growth.