DO ROBOTS DREAM OF CONSTRUCTION SITES?
9 September – 5 December 2026
Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm
Open Tuesday evenings until 8 pm
Archizoom, SG building, Place Ada Lovelace, EPFL
What if robots didn’t replace us, but worked alongside us? Robots are capable of assembling, analysing, experimenting and learning from their mistakes. Could they take on construction work without replacing human labour? Research carried out by the CRCL – Lab for Creative Computation at EPFL explores a form of collaboration between humans and machines that departs from the traditional promise of automation. It opens the way to more inclusive building sites and non-standardised, more environmentally friendly architecture that goes beyond the mere logic of replacement and productivity.
An exhibition produced in collaboration with the CRCL - Lab for Creative Computation, led by Stefana Parascho
PROGRAMME
Opening
Tuesday 8 September
6.15pm – Introduction by Cyril Veillon
6.30pm – Discussion between Stefana Parascho and Aude Billard, moderated by Pier Vittorio Aureli
7.30pm – Opening doors and aperitive
Night of the Museum
Saturday 26 September
2pm-midnight – Exhibition open
Guided tours at 3pm, 6pm and 9pm
2pm–9pm – Social Contract 4.0, an interactive robotic installation by the artist Madeline Gannon
Festival Les Culturelles at EPFL
Tuesday 13 October
5.30pm – Guided tour of the exhibition
7pm – Opening concert for the NO/NC (Normally Open, Normally Closed) installation, created by the artists AATB – Practice for Non-Industrial Robotics
14-24 October – Continuous interactive robotic installation
Scientastic
Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 November
10am-5pm – Exhibition open + Social Contract 4.0, an interactive robotic installation by the artist Madeline Gannon
11am & 4 pm – Guided tour of the exhibition
Guided tour
Tuesday 24 Novemeber
5.30pm – by Stefana Parascho, in English
6.30pm – Opening of the exhibition The Extraction of Value with Paolo Tombesi
Robots in operation during guided tours
Guided tours are upon registration
Guided tours can be organised on request for groups