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The master’s program in urban systems supports an holistic and interdisciplinary approach. © HKaerial 2025 EPFL

New master's program encourages fresh approaches to urban planning

11.03.25EPFL

EPFL’s School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) has introduced a new master’s program in urban systems that will start this fall. The goal is to train experts who are capable of implementing sustainability-oriented approaches for urban planning and development.

URBES Laboratory at the exhibition "Datapoiesis" in Venice

15.01.25Research

URBES together with ENAC-IT4Research have developed an online platform for urban data visualization now displayed at the Datapoiesis exhibition in Venice

Fiona del Puppo, in a student residence near EPFL. © 2024 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

So you've left student accommodation. What next?

17.12.24Research

For her PhD thesis in architecture, Fiona del Puppo looked at the challenges young people face finding somewhere to live after leaving university. She outlines her observations in a column published in the Swiss French-language press.

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Upcoming events

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Call for participation – Learning from the South: Cultural Landscapes and Transnational Dialogues on Urbanization in Transition / HRC

01-04-202502-05-2025

With: Satish Kumar, other keynote speakers
Place and room: SG 294.22
Category: Call for proposal

Sun Shines on Architecture / ARCHIZOOM

21-03-202521-06-2025

Place and room: Archizoom
Category: Exhibitions

Textilfabrik (Mels), Meier Hug Architekten

PhD Seminar “Neighborhoods in Transition II” / LAST

28-04-202530-04-2025

With: Frédéric Bonnet (USI / Obras), Buchner Bründler Architekten (Basel), Paula Cadima (AA London), Meier Hug Architekten (Zurich), David Gogishvili (UNIL), Sascha Roessler (USI)
Place and room: CE 1 715
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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School Lecture Series: Oliver Clemens, Anna Heilgemeir / EPFL Architecture

29-04-202529-04-2025

With: Oliver Clemens, Anna Heilgemeir
Place and room: Foyer SG
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Meeting with the ACM / ARCHIZOOM

30-04-202530-04-2025

With: Salvatore Aprea, Patrick Chiché, Dimitri Demetriades et Dimitri Papadaniel
Category: Cultural events

Environmental Disasters and Demographic Shifts: Insights from L'Aquila’s Earthquake by Prof. Elena Ambrosetti / URBDEMO

01-05-202501-05-2025

With: Prof. Elena Ambrosetti
Place and room: SG 0213
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Sun Shines on Architecture / ARCHIZOOM

13-05-202513-05-2025

With: Cyril Veillon
Place and room: Archizoom
Category: Cultural events

School Lecture Series: Aviolat Chaperon Escobar / EPFL Architecture

13-05-202513-05-2025

With: Sébastien Chaperon
Place and room: Foyer SG
Category: Conferences – Seminars

9th Rencontres de l'EDAR: Original Knowledge

13-05-202514-05-2025

Place and room: AAC 114
Category: Conferences – Seminars

School Lecture Series: BHSF / EPFL Architecture

27-05-202527-05-2025

With: Axel Humpert
Place and room: Auditoire SG
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Final Reviews – Riponne Rooms / ALICE

27-05-202528-05-2025

Place and room: AAD / Riponne
Category: Miscellaneous

Source: https://www.resurgence.org/satish-kumar/

Learning from the South: Dialogue with Satish Kumar / HRC

11-06-202511-06-2025

With: Satish Kumar – A world-renown author, Indian British activist, pacifist, and ecologist
Place and room: SG Foyer
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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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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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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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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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Parc Matin Luther King, Paris © Martin Argyroglo

Forum des transitions urbaines 2025 / LAST

12-09-202512-09-2025

With: Isabelle Bey (Météosuisse) Emilie Nault (CSD Ingénieurs) Clément 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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