School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC)

ENAC combines the forces of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences and Engineering to help ensure a sustainable living environment for humanity through the sound and respectful integration of human activities into the biosphere.

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New: Master in Urban Systems

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Starting in fall 2025, a program designed to equip students with backgrounds in engineering and architecture with the foundations needed to tackle the complex challenges of sustainability in urban areas and their surrounding territories.

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ENAC’s latest news

Joan Rey on the EPFL campus with commercial tools used to measure radon.© EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Reliable radon measurements, a challenge for property owners

Research

Joan Rey tested the reliability of commercial tools and artificial intelligence to measure and predict radon levels in buildings for his doctoral thesis in civil engineering. He shares his conclusions in a column that appeared in three Swiss dailies.

Martin Peikert. © 2024 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Has the architectural bidding system run its course?

Research

Switzerland's unique architecture competition guarantees anonymous, objective evaluation of architects. Does Switzerland’s approach really level the playing field and foster diversity? That's what Martin Peikert sets out to find out in his PhD thesis. He summarizes the issues at stake in this column published in three daily newspapers in French-speaking Switzerland.

A considerable amount of cooling is required in a data center. © iStock Photos

EPFL engineers explore new applications for geothermal energy

Research

EPFL engineers have examined the use of geothermal energy in two very different applications: a metro station and an underground data center. The works had a focus on the internal airflow conditions of these structures and possible optimization of the mechanical ventilation. Each case presents its own set of challenges.

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.

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Events

Call for projects: CROSS 2026 (Collaborative Research on Science and Society)

11-03-202517-06-2025

Category: Call for proposal

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Document selection : Nuclear fusion

01-05-202519-06-2025

Place and room: BibliothĂšque de l'EPFL
Category: Exhibitions

Sun Shines on Architecture / ARCHIZOOM

21-03-202521-06-2025

Place and room: Archizoom
Category: Exhibitions

HALOS

05-06-202529-06-2025

Place and room: ART A0 100
Category: Exhibitions

Analytical Data Fusion Approaches to Update Mobility Patterns in Real-time.

16-06-202516-06-2025

Place and room: GC B1 10
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Reconfiguring the Mountains: Mechanisms and Practices of Chongli's Extended Urbanization Driven by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

23-06-202523-06-2025

With: Mengke ZHANG
Place and room: BC 420
Category: Thesis defenses

ETHZ/EPFL Summer School 2025 Movement Matters: Exploring Transitions in Architecture Research

23-06-202527-06-2025

With: Prof Dr. Florian Dombois, Dr. Alice Hertzog, Prof Dr. Alice Twemlow
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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Understanding wind turbine flows and power efficiency: numerical and theoretical studies

27-06-202527-06-2025

With: Tristan REVAZ
Place and room: GR A3 32
Category: Thesis defenses

Aqueous Ozonation: Achieving Realistic Conditions with Synthetic Water Matrices and Kinetics and Mechanisms of Reactions of Aromatic Heterocycles and Organic Sulfur Compounds

30-06-202530-06-2025

With: Simon Alexander RATH
Place and room: EAWAG – DĂŒbendorf / Kastanienbaum, Ueberlandstrasse 13, 8600 DĂŒbendorf
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9644329538?pwd=bLBEQyz20bxFkWNTBwBiYCMVaHmZOG.1
Category: Thesis defenses

Workshop: Hands-on generative AI for education

03-07-202503-07-2025

With: Patrick Jermann, Javier Lloret Pardo, Florian Dufour, Kim Lynn Uittenhove, Aitor Perez
Place and room: BC 129
Category: Conferences – Seminars

© Léa Guillotin

ENAC Summer Workshop: Drawing Research Platform 2025, London

18-08-202522-08-2025

Place and room: Drawing Matter, Londres
Category: Miscellaneous

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Gaznat – EPFL Research Programme – Call for proposals

21-08-202521-08-2025

Category: Call for proposal

© Léa Guillotin

ENAC Summer Workshop: A Prototype Pavilion in Textile Reinforced Concrete 2025

25-08-202505-09-2025

Place and room: EPFL Fribourg Campus
Category: Miscellaneous

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REGARD: Design your future: How to make professional choices (day 1/2)

01-09-202501-09-2025

With: Afi Sika Kuzeawu,certified systemic coach & psychologist
Place and room: BI A0 448
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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Semaine d’Écologie en Mouvement et des Imaginaires Souhaitables

Semaine d’Écologie en Mouvement et des Imaginaires Souhaitables

01-09-202505-09-2025

Place and room: DLLEL 0 94.2
Category: Internal trainings

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CISBAT 2025 logo with background of EPFL campus, lake and mountains

CISBAT 2025 International Scientific Conference on the Built Environment in Transition

03-09-202505-09-2025

Place and room: Swiss Tech Convention Center
Category: Convention

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ENAC Research Day 2025

08-09-202508-09-2025

Place and room: RLC E1 240
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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Parc Matin Luther King, Paris © Martin Argyroglo

Forum des transitions urbaines 2025 / LAST

12-09-202512-09-2025

With: Isabelle Bey (MĂ©tĂ©osuisse) Emilie Nault (CSD IngĂ©nieurs) ClĂ©ment Gaillard (Freio design climatique) Vincent Kempf (Ville de Sion – EspaceSuisse) Olivier Philippe (agenceter) Tim Cousin (roofscapes) Philippe Rahm (Philippe Rahm architectes) Emmanuel Rey (LAST | Bauart)
Place and room: MC A1 272
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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REGARD: Design your future: How to make professional choices (day 2/2)

15-09-202515-09-2025

With: Afi Sika Kuzeawu,certified systemic coach & psychologist
Place and room: BI A0 448
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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PhotovoltaĂŻque intĂ©grĂ© aux bĂątiments (BIPV) – Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)

18-09-202522-01-2026

Category: Miscellaneous

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