Campus building in Switzerland
EPFL Learning Center
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Alternative names
| Rolex Learning Center
Bibliotheque de l'EPFL
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Type
| Library, workspaces, multi-purpose hall "Forum Rolex", cafe, food court, restaurant, offices, bookshop and parking
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Location
| Lausanne campus
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Town or city
| Ecublens
,
Lausanne
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Opened
| 22 February 2010
[1]
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Inaugurated
| 27 May 2010
[1]
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Cost
| 110 million
CHF
[1]
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Owner
| Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
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Floor count
| 1 + basement
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Floor area
| 37,000
m
2
[1]
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Grounds
| 20,000
m
2
(166.5 m × 121.5 m)
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Architect(s)
| Kazuyo Sejima
and
Ryue Nishizawa
(
SANAA
)
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Known for
| Innovative architecture: large one-room space, floor undulations and curved patios
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rolexlearningcenter.epfl.ch
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The
Rolex Learning Center
("EPFL Learning Center") is the campus hub and library for the
Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
(EPFL), in
Lausanne
, Switzerland. Designed by the winners of 2010
Pritzker Prize
, Japanese-duo
SANAA
, it opened on 22 February 2010.
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History
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Kazuyo Sejima
and
Ryue Nishizawa
, partners of the
Tokyo
-based design firm
SANAA
, were selected as the lead architects in EPFL's
international competition
in December 2004. The team was selected among famous architects, including Pritzker Prize Laureates such as
Zaha Hadid
,
Rem Koolhaas
,
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
,
Jean Nouvel
,
Herzog & de Meuron
, Abalos & Herreros and
Xaveer De Geyter
.
The construction took place between 2007 and 2009. It cost 110 million
Swiss francs
and was funded by the Swiss government as well as by private sponsors,
Rolex
,
Logitech
,
Bouygues Construction
,
Credit Suisse
,
Nestle
,
Novartis
and SICPA.
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The building opened on 22 February 2010 and was inaugurated on 27 May 2010.
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Library
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The main library, containing 500,000 printed works, is one of the largest scientific collections in Europe; four large study areas can accommodate 860 students with office space for over 100 EPFL and other employees; a multimedia library will give access to 10,000 online journals and 17,000 e-books, with advanced lending machines and systems for bibliographic search; a study center for use by postgraduate researchers will provide access to the university?s major archive and research collection, and there are teaching areas including ten "bubbles" for seminars, group work and other meetings and a Language and Multimedia Center and associated administration offices.
Main functions
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- Multimedia library ? 500,000 volumes
- Student workspaces ? 860 seats
- Multipurpose hall "Forum Rolex" ? 600 seats
- Cafe and bar ? 53 seats + exterior
- Food court ? 128 seats + exterior
- Restaurant ? 80 seats
- Career Center
- Library staff office
- EPFL Precious Book Collection
- Student Association Office (AGEPoly)
- Alumni department (EPFL Alumni)
- Research Laboratory for Computer-Human Interaction in Learning and Instruction
- Center for Digital Education - CEDE
- Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes
(EPFL Press)
- Credit suisse
bank
- Bookshop "La Fontaine"
- Parking (500 places)
Events
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On 2 April 2015, the press conference of
Federica Mogherini
(
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs
) and
Mohammad Javad Zarif
(
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran
) following the
negotiations
of the ministers of foreign affairs of the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, France, China, the European Union and Iran for a
Comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme
(in the previous days at the
Beau-Rivage Palace
) was held in the Learning Center.
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In popular culture
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Part of the 2014 film
Love Is the Perfect Crime
was filmed at the EPFL Learning Center.
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See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
c
d
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Press kit of the EPFL Learning Center
,
Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
(page visited on 2 April 2015).
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Architectural record: SANAA Designs Artificial Landscape
, retrieved 11 March 2010
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Julian Borger and Paul Lewis,
"Iran nuclear deal: negotiators announce 'framework' agreement"
,
The Guardian
, Thursday 2 April 2015 (page visited on 2 April 2015).
- ^
(in French)
Frederic Koller, "Thriller diplomatique au Beau-Rivage Palace",
Le Temps
, Saturday 4 April 2015, page 5.
- ^
(in French)
Antoine Duplan, "Le loup deguise en prof de litterature",
Le Temps
, 22 January 2014, page 22.
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