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SUMMARY:School Lecture Series: Experience / EPFL Architecture
DTSTART:20260217T183000
DTEND:20260217T200000
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DESCRIPTION:Experience\nEXPERIENCE\nChris Marker Residence - Le Fond de l
 ’air est rouge\n\nA social condenser built on top of a public bus amenit
 y sets a new standard for student accommodation\, emphasising spaces dedic
 ated to communal living. From infrastructure to housing\, technical comple
 xity is mastered to the benefit of an environmental and social ambition. T
 his creates a simple\, formal and operational device\, which makes urban d
 ensity an opportunity rather than a promiscuity. Communal lounges on each 
 floor and a variety of circulation modes give the building more the fluidi
 ty of a cruise liner than the harshness of a commuter town. The apartment'
 s design turns accessibility standards into opportunity.\n\nEric Lapierre 
 (1966) is an Architect\, teacher\, writer\, curator and musician based in 
 Paris and Lausanne. He co-founded Experience in Paris with Tristan Chadney
  and Laurent Esmilaire in 2020. He is an Associate Professor at EPF Lausan
 ne (TEXAS chair) and Professor at ENSA Paris-Est. He teaches theory course
 s and design studio. He spent several years as a guest critic at Harvard G
 SD\, where he was appointed to the Kenzo Tange chair in 2020. He has taugh
 t at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio and at several internation
 al schools. In 2019\, he was the chief curator of Lisbon Architecture Trie
 nnial.\n\n\nThis lecture is part of the School Lecture Series\n\n\nCOMMUNI
 TY VOL.2\nSeven exemplary projects and case studies\n\nCommunity is an amb
 ivalent concept. It involves both gathering through shared customs and exc
 lusion. Some claim that inclusive communities do not exist. Recent history
  shows people more often unite through exclusion than inclusion. However\,
  communities are not sealed. Philosopher Roberto Esposito explains that co
 mmunity ‘is not a property or territory to defend but a void\, a debt\, 
 and a gift to others’\, reminding us of our otherness.\n\nThis lecture s
 eries explores the topic of community through architecture. How does archi
 tecture explore\, define\, or enable communities? Can architects collabora
 te directly with communities\, bypassing institutional entities? How can d
 esign convey a collective experience? Seven emerging and established archi
 tectural figures respond to these questions through their work\, which spa
 ns film\, exhibitions\, and communitarian buildings.\n\n\nSave the dates a
 nd join us on Tuesday evenings!
LOCATION:Foyer SG https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SG%20294.22
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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