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IDEAS Minor graduation

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Piloted jointly by the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) and the Laboratory of Integrated Performance in Design (LIPID), the interdisciplinary Minor in Integrated Design, Architecture and Sustainability (IDEAS) aims at reinforcing the integration of sustainability transitions and interdisciplinarity issues in the Master Cycle of the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC). At the occasion of the recent Graduation Day at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), four new graduate students obtained an IDEAS Minor. Since the creation of this interdisciplinary Minor, more than 80 students have embarked on this path.

IDEAS Minor graduation

27.10.21Education

Bords de Seine, Quais Rive Gauche, Rouen © In Situ – Paysages et Urbanisme

PhD Seminar “Neighborhoods in transition”

10.12.20Education

The PhD seminar “Neighborhoods in transition”, organized by the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST) within the axis Integrated Design, Architecture and Sustainability (IDEAS) and the research project Rhodanie urbaine, took place at Ecole Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) between October 19th – 21st.. This international event provided participants with the opportunity to explore the potential of urban riverbanks as a new opportunity to design sustainable fluvial neighbourhoods.

Starting of the UPCYCLING teaching unit

28.09.20Education

As part of the axis « Integrated Design, Architecture and Sustainability (IDEAS) », the UPCYCLING teaching unit focuses on the integration of sustainability issues into architectural design, with special attention to savings in resources. Dedicated to the interdisciplinary design of a temporary pavilion, it gathers about forty EPFL students supervised by lecturers from the Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST), the Laboratory of Integrated Performance in Design (LIPID) and the Structural Xploration Lab (SXL).

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