Saturday, September 27 – from 2 p.m. to midnight
Rolex Learning Center – bâtiment SG – bâtiment IN
A palette of demos and activities will take place at EPFL during this year’s Museum Night: a lab exhibit, an artistic performance, timed conferences, architectural and student expos, and more…
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ALICE REVEALED – Laboratory exhibit
Rolex Learning Center – Forum
from 2 p.m. to midnight
The ALICE Laboratory (Design Studio on the Conception of Space) will present a selection of architectural design projects carried out over the past years: Luna St-Prex, the Montreux Jazz Heritage Lab, the Porte des Savoirs Lausanne-Croisette, Evolver Zermatt…
Full scale prototypes, models, photographs, and films will be on display, providing a glimpse into the evolution of experimental architecture.
→ The ALICE Lab website
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WHEN SUPERHEROES TELL US WHO WE ARE
Rolex Learning Center – White Box
From 7 a.m. to midnight (until October 27)
Around fifty EPFL students will display posters inspired by works presented at the “Superman, Batman & Co…mics!” exhibit carried out at the Maison d’Ailleurs. The outcome is … surprising!
→ The exhibit’s website
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MESMER – DANCE PERFORMANCE BY CIE CADMIUM
Rolex Learning Center – Outdoors below the arches
Performances at 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. (30mn)
A dancer and a musician’s half hour duet. Piezo and electromagnetic sensors worn by the dancer translate movements to signals with which the musician composes the soundtrack in real time. Between performances the audience will get a chance to test the sensors firsthand and explore the wealth of sounds that can be generated using the signals.
→ Video on Youtube
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PECHAKUCHA – TIMED CONFERENCE
Rolex Learning Center – Forum
At 8:20 p.m. (duration: 1 hour)
Artists and scientists will present their work in a carefully timed conference following a 20×20 rule. Each speaker will project 20 slides with 20 seconds for each slide. Be inspired by these reliably spirited presentations.
→ PechaKucha Lausanne website
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ARCHITECTURE BY LINE – SAUL STEINBERG
SG Building – Archizoom Gallery
From 2 p.m. to midnight (until November 29)
With his invariably surprising freedom of spirit, the trenchant and ironic drawings by artist Saul Steinberg take us head-first into the debates that marked the development of architecture in the 20th Century. Besides a selection of his works, the exhibition is an opportunity to become acquainted with other like-minded artists, capable of capturing in just a few lines the essence of our complex and subtle relationship with space and with constantly evolving cities.
→ The Archizoom website
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BEST OF ARCHITECTURE EPFL
SG Building – Main Hall
From 2 p.m. to midnight
Come and see what could be tomorrow’s cityscape in an imaginary city composed of miniature models designed and built by architecture students.
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MUSÉE BOLO
INF Building (Ground floor)
from 2 p.m. to midnight
The Musée Bolo will open its doors and turn on its computer and gaming consoles. On the agenda:
– Exhibit “Programmed disappearance” (from 2 p.m., non-stop)
– Guided tours (from 2:30 p.m., for 30 minutes, once every hour)
– Game Lounge (from 2 p.m., non-stop)
– Documentary “Triumph of the Nerds. The rise of accidental empires” (from 2 p.m., non-stop)