Architecture

Architecture, as part of the ENAC faculty, operates in a trans-disciplinary environment, where architects, civil engineers and environmental engineers work together in research and education. Their mission is to find new ways to merge knowledge and action and initiate positive transformations for our societies. EPFL Architecture integrates the Institute of Architecture (IA), the Section of Architecture (SAR) and the doctoral program Architecture et sciences de la ville (EDAR). Our community works within and at the boundaries of its disciplines to position itself in the current context of climatic and social urgency. Drawing on science, technology, and theoretical and practical tools, architecture is a powerful means of transforming this knowledge into projects and offering new perspectives on real-life scenarios.

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Des Cèdres à Dorigny, bâtir l'école d'architecture / ACM ARCHIZOOM

 04.03.202629.09.2026  

Speaker: ACM    
Location:  Archizoom
Category: Exhibitions
Target audience: General public

Do Robots Dream of Construction Sites? / ARCHIZOOM x CRCL

 09.09.202605.12.2026  

Speaker: CRCL – Lab for Creative Computation
Location:  Archizoom
Category: Exhibitions
Target audience: General public

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Pressure Points: Risk – Stefan Leins / RIOT, MAS UTD

 29.09.2026   17:0019:00

Speaker: Stefan Leins is Professor of Social Anthropology with a focus on economic anthropology. He conducts research on commodity trading, supply chains, financial markets, sustainable investing, and the social role of economic expertise. His book Stories of Capitalism: Inside the Role of Financial Analysts was published by the University of Chicago Press in 2018 and was translated to multiple languages. He is currently working on a book on transnational commodity trading networks and the role of moral orders in financial capitalism. His research has been profiled several times in German-language newspapers (e.g. Bund, NZZ, Republik, Süddeutsche Zeitung,, TAZ,WOZ) and he has been a guest on various podcasts and video formats (e.g. Public Eye, SRF Eco, UNRISD). Leins is a member of the Board of the Centre for Development and Environment, as well as an external member of the council for sustainable investments of the Alternative Bank Switzerland. Since January 2026, Stefan Leins has been leading the Swiss National Science Foundation-funded research project Cultures of Speculation, a project that examines current developments in capitalism following the financial crisis and analyzes new speculative practices in labor markets, the technology sector, and in the field of cryptocurrencies.
Location:  AAC 0 14
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: Informed public

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