Archives de la construction moderne
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES WEEK #IAW2025 // As archives evolve in the digital age, expanding access to archival content is more essential than ever. Accessibility is not limited to digitization: it’s about removing barriers, fostering inclusion, and ensuring that archives serve and represent diverse communities around the world. The #AccessibleArchives theme highlights the importance of making archives accessible to everyone, regardless of background, ability, or access to technology. –> https://www.ica.org/en/international-archives-week/iaw2025/
Turning information into actionable knowledge
- Current project: Open Research Data
- The project CA-O-RD: Contemporary Architecture Open Research Data, awarded by the ETH Board’s ORD programme, aims to process, preserve, and make accessible 1 TB of digital archives (around 300,000 files) via the open-source systems Archivematica and AtoM, ensuring compliance with the FAIR principles to support research.
- To visit
- 8 Buildings, 1 Engineer: The Architecture of Heinz Hossdorf. Twenty-four documents from the Hossdorf and Vischer fonds, related to the Les Échanges pavilion at Expo 64, are on loan from the ACM and presented by Alexandra Calvet Bordas, Rémy Crettenand, Fiona Hatz, and Lars Klemensberger (curators), with scientific coordination by Giulia Boller. With the support of the Chair of Theory of Architecture (Prof. Laurent Stalder, ETH Zurich), Prof. Elke Genzel (HTW Berlin), as well as the gta Archive and gta Exhibitions (ETH Zurich). 18 December 2025 – 20 February 2026, gta Exhibitions, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg.
Search the collections
Research portal (archival data), list of archival fonds, digitized documents
Use the documents
Access, reproduce, cite, or request documents for exhibition loans
Teaching and Learning
Integration into academic projects, tailored support for students, resources and references
Upcoming events
News
Contact
Archives de la construction moderne – EPFL
EPFL Campus, SG Building, 3rd floor
[email protected]
Tuesday–Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
By appointment only (the documents are stored off-site and must be prepared in advance).
Research support:
Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
If we are available, we are happy to welcome you, but it is recommended to send an email beforehand.