Introducing the third edition of the School Lecture Series this Autumn 2025, we invite seven practitioners to open a discussion around the topic of Community, through exemplary projects and case studies.
Community Vol.1
Seven Exemplary Projects And Case Studies
Community is an ambivalent concept. It involves both gathering through shared customs and exclusion. Some claim that inclusive communities do not exist. Recent history shows people more often unite through exclusion than inclusion. However, communities are not sealed. Philosopher Roberto Esposito explains that community 'is not a property or territory to defend but a void, a debt, and a gift to others, reminding us of our otherness.
This lecture series explores the topic of community through architecture. How does architecture explore, define, or enable communities? Can architects collaborate directly with communities, bypassing institutional entities? How can design convey a collective experience? Seven emerging and established architectural figures respond to these questions through their work, which spans film, exhibitions, and communitarian buildings.
Tuesdays, 18:30, SG Building
EPFL, SG Building, Ada Lovelace Square, 1015 Lausanne
16.9
ROCÍO CALZADO
The Great Together
23.9
LÉA-CATHERINE SZACKA
Pioneers of the XXth Century: Gae Aulenti, Ada Louise Huxtable, Phyllis Lambert
Opening lecture of the exhibition Crossed Histories at Archizoom
30.9
BURO HACKE, MAX HACKE
The Study Pavilion
14.10
BAUKUH, ANDREA ZANDERIGO
House of Memory
04.11
AFF ARCHITEKTEN, MARTIN FRÖHLICH
Spore Initiative Berlin
18.11
WEYELL ZIPSE ARCHITEKTEN
Come In! Guggach Primary School in Zurich
09.12, 19:00, ARCHIZOOM SG
BRUTHER, STÉPHANIE BRU
Caen Research Center – New Generation