Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL

The 15 doctoral students attending the Seminar will be selected on the basis of the Abstract of their paper. The papers are expected to present a coherent piece of research or a dissertation chapter. Deadline to submit your abstract: 2nd May.

This lecture series explores projects of reuse in which former offices, factories, or houses are transformed or expanded as residential spaces.

Der Staatsrat des Kantons Freiburg und die ETH Lausanne haben beschlossen, ihre Zusammenarbeit für die Entwicklung des EPFL-Campus Freiburg auszuweiten und die Forschung im Bereich der gebauten Umwelt zu stärken.

Einmal jährlich küren der Architekturrat und der SIA die acht besten Masterarbeiten im Fach Architektur. Am 17. Oktober war es wieder so weit: Anlässlich der Preisverleihung an der ZHAW in Winterthur wurden die drei Preise und fünf Anerkennungen übergeben. Abräumerin des Abends war die ETH Zürich mit vier Auszeichnungen.

The motto of the European Heritage Year 1975 was “A future for our past”. 50 years later, in view of the consequences of globalisation, migration, communication technology revolutions and civil and human rights activism, the question arises as to who is actually meant by “us”. The interdisciplinary conference organised by the ICOMOS, ETH Zurich, EPFL, and the National Information Centre for Cultural Heritage is dedicated to these questions. The event will take place from 22 to 24 October 2025 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the European Architectural Heritage Year. Researchers and practitioners are warmly invited to apply for a contribution by 15 November 2024.

From the start of the 2025 academic year, a Master's degree in Urban Systems will enable ENAC students to become specialists in adapting cities and surrounding areas to climate change.

Under the title "food with/out nature", the Swiss Architecture Council is organising the 4th Summer School from 31 August to 7 September 2024 in Basel, organised by the FHNW in collaboration with the EPFL.

One way to lighten the construction industry’s heavy carbon footprint is to reuse existing materials – an approach being explored by numerous researchers. Here’s a look at some of their ideas, ahead of an upcoming speaker event at EPFL.

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An EPFL Master’s student in civil engineering has evaluated the effectiveness of new computer-based methods for inspecting potentially dangerous cracks in concrete.

This year’s UNIL-EPFL Durabilis Awards went to two Master’s projects addressing sustainability in the food industry. Both winners – Agathe Crosnier (EPFL - SSIE) and Nicolas Bissardon (UNIL) – came up with fresh ideas for producing and consuming food in a more environmentally responsible way.