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EPFL Learning Center
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Alternative namesRolex Learning Center
Bibliothèque de l'EPFL
General information
TypeLibrary, workspaces, multi-purpose hall "Forum Rolex", café, food court, restaurant, offices, bookshop and parking
LocationLausanne campus
Town or cityÉcublens,Lausanne
Opened22 February 2010[1]
Inaugurated27 May 2010[1]
Cost110 millionCHF[1]
OwnerÉcole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Technical details
Floor count1 + basement
Floor area37,000m2[1]
Grounds20,000m2(166.5 m × 121.5 m)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kazuyo SejimaandRyue Nishizawa(SANAA)
Known forInnovative architecture: large one-room space, floor undulations and curved patios
Website
rolexlearningcenter.epfl.ch
EPFL Learning Center, in 2012.

TheRolex Learning Centeris a public library and the mainresearch libraryofEPFL,the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Designed by the winners of 2010Pritzker Prize,Japanese-duoSANAA,it was inaugurated on 22 February 2010.[2]

History

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Kazuyo SejimaandRyue Nishizawa,partners of theTokyo-based design firmSANAA,were selected as the lead architects in EPFL'sinternational competitionin December 2004. The team was selected among famous architects, including Pritzker Prize Laureates such asZaha Hadid,Rem Koolhaas,Diller Scofidio + Renfro,Jean Nouvel,Herzog & de Meuron,Ábalos & Herreros andXaveer De Geyter.

The construction took place between 2007 and 2009. It cost 110 millionSwiss francsand was funded by the Swiss government as well as by private sponsors,Rolex,Logitech,Bouygues Construction,Crédit Suisse,Nestlé,Novartisand SICPA.[1]

The building opened on 22 February 2010 and was inaugurated on 27 May 2010.[1]

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 universityʼs 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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Interior of the building.
  • Multimedia library – 500,000+ volumes
  • Student workspaces – 860 seats
  • Multipurpose hall "Forum Rolex" – 600 seats
  • Café 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)
  • Crédit suissebank
  • Bookshop "La Fontaine"
  • Parking (500 places)

Events

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The ministers of foreign affairs of France, Germany, the European Union, Iran, the United Kingdom and the United States as well as Chinese and Russian diplomats announcing theframeworkof aComprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme,in the "Forum Rolex" auditorium of theEPFLLearning Center (2 April 2015).

On 2 April 2015, the press conference ofFederica Mogherini(High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs) andMohammad Javad Zarif(Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran) following thenegotiationsof the ministers of foreign affairs of the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, France, China, the European Union and Iran for aComprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme(in the previous days at theBeau-Rivage Palace) was held in the Learning Center.[3][4]

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Part of the 2014 filmLove Is the Perfect Crimewas filmed at the EPFL Learning Center.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdefgPress kit of the EPFL Learning Center,École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne(page visited on 2 April 2015).
  2. ^Architectural record: SANAA Designs Artificial Landscape,retrieved 11 March 2010
  3. ^Julian Borger and Paul Lewis,"Iran nuclear deal: negotiators announce 'framework' agreement",The Guardian,Thursday 2 April 2015 (page visited on 2 April 2015).
  4. ^(in French)Frédéric Koller, "Thriller diplomatique au Beau-Rivage Palace",Le Temps,Saturday 4 April 2015, page 5.
  5. ^(in French)Antoine Duplan, "Le loup déguisé en prof de littérature",Le Temps,22 January 2014, page 22.
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