Works of art fixed on campus

Nineteen sculptures by Swiss and international artists are part of the history and architecture of the School.

Location map of the fixed works of art on the EPFL campus.

Location map of the fixed works of art on the EPFL campus.

Documentary movie:

Discover the story behind Owsky Kobalt’s artwork “Elément blanc,” installed in 1980 during the construction of the second phase of the EPFL campus and set to be dismantled in the summer of 2025 to make way for the construction of “Double Deck.”

A film by Bastien Genoux (CH, 2026, 32 min)

Ephemeral works of art

La Rampe © 2024 EPFL/ Marc Delachaux - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Interrogating the ‘usefulness' of objects

— For her art installation La Rampe, open until June 1, 2025, Geneva-based artist Delphine Reist placed roughly 50 overturned builders’ buckets filled with fresh concrete along the undulating ramps of the Rolex Learning Center.

Vanessa Billy with her sculpture, La Matrice, on the RLC patio in October 2022 © David Gentil

A steel uterus speaks for itself

— Swiss artist Vanessa Billy has responded to an invitation from the CDH Culture program by creating an original sculpture with an ecofeminist message – and a musical twist – for one of the patios of the Rolex Learning Center.

Tree Line Curve by Claudia Comte, 2021 Rolex Learning Center, EPFL © Kostas Maros

The trees that tell a story at the Rolex Learning Center

— Internationally renowned Swiss artist Claudia Comte explains the scientific inspiration behind Tree Line Curve: the remarkable and multi-faceted installation that has created a sweeping ‘forest’ on the Rolex Learning Center patio.