School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC)
The faculty grasps major challenges such as climate change, global digitalization, and rapid urbanization in its entirety whilst considering economic, technical, and social demands.
Value Proposition
ENAC contributes substantially to a sustainable transition of the built and natural environment.
ENAC Sustainability challenges
ENAC aims to play a leading role in the transition to a sustainable living environment by its inter- and transdisciplinary approach and its unique collaboration of architecture, civil and environmental engineering. ENAC focuses on 3 strategic challenges:
- Developing knowledge and innovations to anticipate, mitigate and adapt to climate change.
- Reap the benefits of digitalization to serve a sustainable development of cities and infrastructures.
- Adopt new approaches to urbanization and innovate to contribute to sustainable territories.
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ENAC three disciplines
ENAC bring together three transformative disciplines:
- Architecture
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Sciences and Engineering
ENAC explores the potentials of interdisciplinarity to achieve excellence in the training of tomorrow’s architects and engineers as well as to place scientists at the forefront of research.
EDUCATION
Three sections to train tomorrow’s engineers.
RESEARCH
Three institutes with over 70 laboratories.
Innovation and knowledge transfer
ENAC promotes research partnerships with enterprises and public organizations. To encourage innovation and implement scientific knowledge, ENAC plays an active part in technology transfer and spin-off initiatives.
New initiatives by our partners and collaborators are warmly welcome! Special care is taken to establish long-term relationships of high quality. Collaborating companies and public authorities have access to state-of-the-art research teams, facilities, and equipment.
Events
When micrometer matters – Understanding the megameter-world of lakes
With: Professor Alfred Johny Wüest
Dean Prof. Claudia R. Binder
EAWAG director, Prof. Janet Hering
IIE director, Prof. D. Andrew Barry
Place and room: Auditoire SG1
Category: Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture
New Climates in… Lausanne Hidden Rivers #2 Waters Seminar Series
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5IoduGurDosGdyDt1sTEKBJIXUkxDxYijP5
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Damage Assessment of Stone Masonry Piers Using Imaged Surface Cracks
With: Amir REZAIE
Place and room: Vidéoconférence
Category: Thesis defenses
Symposium Lumière du Jour
With: Prof. Dr. Marilyne Andersen, Jeffrey Huang, Philippe Kleiber, Rolf Biesser, Christoph Starck, Roger Nordmann, Prof. em. Anna Wirz-Justice, Marco Neri, Cristina Gonzalo Nogués, Wrandille Henrotte, Dr. Jan Wienold, Nicolas Roy, Olivier Meile, Dr. Bernard Paule, Philippe Rahm
Place and room: Forum – EPFL Rolex Learning Center
Category: Conferences – Seminars
PhD seminar "Neighborhoods in transition"
With: Herzog & De Meuron (Basel)
Latz + Partner (Munich)
Voies navigables de France
3Land (Basel)
In Situ (Lyon)
Flussbad Berlin
Place and room: A confirmer
Category: Conferences – Seminars