School Lecture Series: Experience / EPFL Architecture
Event details
| Date | 17.02.2026 |
| Hour | 18:30 › 20:00 |
| Speaker | Experience |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | French, English |
EXPERIENCE
Chris Marker Residence - Le Fond de l’air est rouge
A social condenser built on top of a public bus amenity sets a new standard for student accommodation, emphasising spaces dedicated to communal living. From infrastructure to housing, technical complexity is mastered to the benefit of an environmental and social ambition. This creates a simple, formal and operational device, which makes urban density an opportunity rather than a promiscuity. Communal lounges on each floor and a variety of circulation modes give the building more the fluidity of a cruise liner than the harshness of a commuter town. The apartment's design turns accessibility standards into opportunity.
Eric 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 Lausanne (TEXAS chair) and Professor at ENSA Paris-Est. He teaches theory courses and design studio. He spent several years as a guest critic at Harvard GSD, where he was appointed to the Kenzo Tange chair in 2020. He has taught at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio and at several international schools. In 2019, he was the chief curator of Lisbon Architecture Triennial.
This lecture is part of the School Lecture Series
COMMUNITY VOL.2
Seven exemplary projects and case studies
Community is an ambivalent concept. It involves both gathering through shared customs and exclusion. 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 community ‘is not a property or territory to defend but a void, a debt, and a gift to others’, reminding us of our otherness.
This lecture series explores the topic of community through architecture. How does architecture explore, define, or enable communities? Can architects collaborate directly with communities, bypassing institutional entities? How can design convey a collective experience? Seven emerging and established architectural figures respond to these questions through their work, which spans film, exhibitions, and communitarian buildings.
Save the dates and join us on Tuesday evenings!
Chris Marker Residence - Le Fond de l’air est rouge
A social condenser built on top of a public bus amenity sets a new standard for student accommodation, emphasising spaces dedicated to communal living. From infrastructure to housing, technical complexity is mastered to the benefit of an environmental and social ambition. This creates a simple, formal and operational device, which makes urban density an opportunity rather than a promiscuity. Communal lounges on each floor and a variety of circulation modes give the building more the fluidity of a cruise liner than the harshness of a commuter town. The apartment's design turns accessibility standards into opportunity.
Eric 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 Lausanne (TEXAS chair) and Professor at ENSA Paris-Est. He teaches theory courses and design studio. He spent several years as a guest critic at Harvard GSD, where he was appointed to the Kenzo Tange chair in 2020. He has taught at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio and at several international schools. In 2019, he was the chief curator of Lisbon Architecture Triennial.
This lecture is part of the School Lecture Series
COMMUNITY VOL.2
Seven exemplary projects and case studies
Community is an ambivalent concept. It involves both gathering through shared customs and exclusion. 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 community ‘is not a property or territory to defend but a void, a debt, and a gift to others’, reminding us of our otherness.
This lecture series explores the topic of community through architecture. How does architecture explore, define, or enable communities? Can architects collaborate directly with communities, bypassing institutional entities? How can design convey a collective experience? Seven emerging and established architectural figures respond to these questions through their work, which spans film, exhibitions, and communitarian buildings.
Save the dates and join us on Tuesday evenings!
Practical information
- General public
- Free