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.

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.

Our mission and goals

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’s latest news

The CryoNanoSIMS setup at EPFL. Credit: A. Meibom (EPFL)

A deep look into the progression of Parkinson's Disease

29.09.23Research

Scientists at EPFL use cutting-edge imaging techniques to shed light on the progression of Parkinson's disease by studying how the main culprit, the protein alpha-synuclein, disrupts cellular metabolism.

The "Lanterns" were opened on July 14, in the city of Kandy, in Sri Lanka. © RAW

Toilets serve as concrete examples for industrial restructuring

27.09.23Research

Through an innovative project in Sri Lanka, an EPFL researcher and a Sri Lankan researcher have demonstrated that construction practices in transition economies can operate more efficiently, sustainably and responsibly.

Mirko Kovac nominated as Adjunct Professor

22.09.23EPFL

Currently Full Professor at Imperial College London, in the United Kingdom, and Head of the Materials and Technology Center of Robotics at Empa, in Dübendorf (ZH), Mirko Kovac is nominated as Adjunct Professor at EPFL in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC).

ENAC news portal

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.

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Section

Architecture

Section

Civil Engineering

Section

Environmental Sciences and Engineering

RESEARCH

Three institutes with over 70 laboratories.

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Institute of

Architecture

Institute of

Civil Engineering

Institute of

Environmental Engineering

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.

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Events

Symposium: Perspectives in Geotechnical Engineering

04-10-202304-10-2023

With: Prof. Lyesse Laloui Dr. Anne Ackhardt Florian Fischer Prof. Dominique Perrault Prof. J. Carlos Santamarina Prof. Alexandre Alahi
Place and room: STCC 2 8020
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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Honorary Lecture – Prof. Laurent Vulliet

04-10-202304-10-2023

With: Prof. Laurent Vulliet
Place and room: EPFL, Swiss Tech Convention Center, Auditorium B
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/65967076739?pwd=VFYwaEE2ZUxIYXJpSmlMK2Vkb09ndz09
Category: Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture

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Territory as Palimpseste. The Legacy of André Corboz / ARCHIZOOM

25-09-202305-12-2023

Place and room: ARCHIZOOM
Category: Exhibitions

MAS ETH EPFL UTD – Urban & Environmental Theory Sessions / HRC

19-09-202305-12-2023

With: Simon Teyssou, Silvia Federici, Gabu Heindl & Doina Petrescu, Nicolas Détrie & Klaus Overmeyer, Julia Steinberger & Angelos Varvarousis
Category: Conferences – Seminars

CESS Seminar : From Concept to Completion : The Journey of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Bridge Construction

06-10-202306-10-2023

With: Prof. Urs Meier (EMPA)
Place and room: GC B1 10
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/63504321789
Category: Conferences – Seminars

CESS Seminar : Frictional sliding : The effect of interfacial heterogeneities

06-10-202306-10-2023

With: Dr. Elsa Bayart, ENS Lyon
Place and room: GC B1 10
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/65368811443
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Roundtable and presentation of projects by Artists-in-Residence 2023: Enter the Hyper-Scientific

06-10-202306-10-2023

With: Rosa Menkman, Sarah Oppenheimer et Gary Zhexi Zhang
Place and room: EPFL Pavilions, Pavillon A
Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP8SkQ7N3lQ
Category: Miscellaneous

Vernissage MAP23

07-10-202308-10-2023

Category: Exhibitions

Camponovo Baumgartner + Doorzon / ARCHIZOOM

09-10-202309-10-2023

With: Camponovo Baumgartner + Doorzon + Thibaut Pierron
Place and room: Archizoom
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Météorologie d’intérieur : Philippe Rahm, Sophie Delhay / STUDIO DELHAY

10-10-202310-10-2023

With: Philippe Rahm Sophie Delhay
Place and room: AAC 0 14
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/68344978816
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Teaching Toolkit for PROJECTS

11-10-202311-10-2023

With: Iris Capdevila
Place and room: ODY -1 0020
Category: Internal trainings

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Burning Farm Launch & Lecture by Aristides Antonas / TPoD

11-10-202311-10-2023

With: Aristides Antonas, guest speaker
Place and room: Archizoom
Category: Conferences – Seminars

CESS Seminar : Context-Aware Assortment Optimization in Platform-Based Urban Mobility – Prof. Maknoon and Tactical planning for dynamic transportation problems – Prof. Pisinger

12-10-202312-10-2023

With: Prof. Yousef Maknoon (TU Delft) and Prof. David Pisinger (DTU)
Place and room: GC B3 31
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/61011450814
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Exposition enduits intérieurs / DreierFrenzel

13-10-202302-11-2023

With: Anette Spiro, Yves Dreier, Eik Frenzel
Place and room: Foyer SG
Online: https://spiro.arch.ethz.ch/publikationen/buecher/innenputz
Category: Exhibitions

On Heritage / ARCHIZOOM

16-10-202316-10-2023

With: bricklab, Abdulrahman and Turki Hisham Gazzaz with Paul Bouet. Moderation Alia Bengana
Place and room: Archizoom
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Progress Reviews – Territories (Measures) / ALICE

16-10-202317-10-2023

Place and room: AAD
Category: Miscellaneous

EESS talk on "Microbial reduction of nitrous oxide: a decade of ecophysiological investigation and development into a viable greenhouse-gas removal technology"

17-10-202317-10-2023

With: Professor Sukhwan Yoon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST)
Place and room: GC B1 10
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/69011077410
Category: Conferences – Seminars