Reliefs urbains © EPFL / LAST

Semester reviews of the RELIEFS URBAINS design studio

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This week took place the end-of-semester reviews at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne. For Prof. Emmanuel Rey's studio, it was an opportunity to discuss the ongoing explorations of over thirty students who worked on designing a new neighborhood on the hillside of the city of St. Gallen. The guest experts on this occasion were Sara Formery, an architect from Lausanne, and Didier Collin, an architect from Geneva.

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Reliefs urbains © EPFL / LAST

Semester reviews of the RELIEFS URBAINS design studio

Education

This week took place the end-of-semester reviews at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne. For Prof. Emmanuel Rey's studio, it was an opportunity to discuss the ongoing explorations of over thirty students who worked on designing a new neighborhood on the hillside of the city of St. Gallen. The guest experts on this occasion were Sara Formery, an architect from Lausanne, and Didier Collin, an architect from Geneva.

Complexe scolaire et sportif du Cossy © Itten+Brechbühl architectes

Visit of the Collège du Cossy in Nyon

Education

The UPCYCLING teaching unit, part of the axis « Integrated Design, Architecture and Sustainability (IDEAS) », carried out an architectural visit to the Collège du Cossy in Nyon. This excursion resonates with the issues addressed in the course, which is dedicated to the interdisciplinary design of a temporary sports facility.

Praille Acacias Vernets © DPAV

Urban green spaces as a climate adaptation strategy

Research

An interdisciplinary journal focusing on the interactions between cities and their environmental and climatic challenges, City and Environment Interactions has just published an article presenting the results of the “Maillages fertiles” research project, led by the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST). Entitled “Urban green spaces as a climate adaptation strategy. Case study in Geneva, Switzerland” and co-authored by Dr. Sophie Lufkin and Prof. Emmanuel Rey, the article explores the potential of innovative green public spaces as a climate adaptation strategy aimed at making the urban environment viable, attractive, and resilient.

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