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Architect Ada Massarente explores movement on the banks of the Veveyse river.© Ada Massarente - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“I've always been fascinated with how the body moves through space”

Education

For her master’s project in architecture, Ada Massarente combined notions of dance, drawing and landscape, focusing on the intimate relationship between the body and the city. She proposed redeveloping the banks of the Veveyse – a river that empties into Lake Geneva at Vevey – to create new community spaces.

Matthieu Fehlmann, pictured here on the site of the extension to Collège du Cheminet in Penthalaz (Vaud), designed by Ferrari Architectes. © 2024 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“Timber can be a good alternative if it's used wisely”

Education

For his master’s degree in civil engineering, Matthieu Fehlmann worked on a project in Australia where he studied methods for laterally stabilizing an eight-story timber building without using concrete. This experience was both personally and academically enriching, and it gave him exposure to a whole different set of construction standards.

Noé Fellay, at the now-defunct Sébeillon train station in western Lausanne. EPFL/Alain Herzog CC-BY-SA 4.0

EPFL student applies engineering to public health

Education

For his Master’s project, Noé Fellay mapped the presence of an autoantibody known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. This cross-disciplinary study, carried out in the Lausanne area, was an opportunity for Fellay to broaden his skillset.

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Research

Sara Formery is an architect and a postdoctoral researcher at EPFL. © François Wavre, Lundi 13

An interpretative framework for the urban banks of the Rhône

Research

How can the banks of the Rhône be developed in a sustainable and resilient way? That’s the question posed by Sara Formery, architect and postdoctoral researcher at EPFL’s Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies (LAST), in this column published in four daily newspapers in French-speaking Switzerland.

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Towards comfortable, interactive and zero-carbon buildings

Research

In the future, buildings will provide enhanced, more personalized comfort to occupants while also achieving zero carbon emissions. This will be possible thanks to advances in sensors and AI, enabling new ways of interacting with our environments while leaving ultimate control in occupants’ hands. Yet, as users, we’ll also need to make lasting changes to our habits.

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Catastrophically warm predictions are more plausible than we thought

Research

EPFL researchers developed a rating system to evaluate the plausibility of climate model simulations in the IPCC’s latest report, and show that models that lead to potentially catastrophic warming are to be taken seriously.

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Innovation

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Medusoil involved in valorizing construction waste project

Innovation

The startup has been awarded a collaborative project by the Service of Economic Promotion and Innovation of Vaud canton 

Dimitrios Terzis,0 Medusoil's cofounder.© EPFL/Alain Herzog

Medusoil secures 5.2 million CHF and continues to expand

Innovation

The ENAC startup, a pioneer in innovative biocement-related technologies, has successfully completed a funding round to expand its activities across Switzerland and Europe. 

AeroSpec cofounders Satoshi Takahama and Nikunj Dudani. © EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

The ENAC spin-off AeroSpec awarded 150'000 CHF from Venture Kick

Innovation

The company won the third stage of the program dedicated to support start-ups from Swiss universities.

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Video | New, sustainable structures installed at three iconic sites in Geneva

13-12-2023

Education project led by the Design Studio on the Conception of Space (ALICE) – 2023

Video | What will the Grande Dixence region look like 200 years from now?

13-12-2023

Master’s project in architecture – 2023

Video | Science popularization “Une ville où tu respires”

31-10-2023

In the video intended for young audiences «Une ville où tu respires», our experts present their research on traffic and congestion management, urban greening, urban planning on a neighborhood scale, and the impact of pollution on health and mobility.

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ENAC Community

Aline Rosset - 2024 EPFL Jamani Caillet - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“I love a battle and the fact that there's a winner and looser.”

EPFL community

Aline Rosset is someone to be reckoned with. A judoka with a first dan black belt, she’s recovered from a major neck injury two years ago and now, at 20 years old, is successfully combining judo competition with classes at EPFL.

Sophie Delhay, an architect and EPFL professor, is promoting an entirely new approach to designing and building homes - 2024 EPFL/Jeanne Guerard - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“Architects write the score, and residents interpret the music”

EPFL community

Sophie Delhay, an architect and EPFL professor, is promoting an entirely new approach to designing and building homes. She believes we urgently need to break away from standard housing types that no longer correspond to today’s reality or modern-day imperatives.

Joanna Dyson - EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

”Accommodating my neurodivergence was life-changing”

EPFL community

A postdoc researcher in the Extreme Environments Research Laboratory in Sion, Joanna Dyson lives with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). This topic will be addressed during the Health Days that start today at EPFL.

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