Rolex Learning Center

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 million CHF[1]
OwnerÉcole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Technical details
Floor count1 + basement
Floor area37,000 m2[1]
Grounds20,000 m2 (166.5 m × 121.5 m)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA)
Known forInnovative architecture: large one-room space, floor undulations and curved patios
Website
rolexlearningcenter.epfl.ch
EPFL Learning Center, in 2012.

The Rolex Learning Center is a public library and the main research library of EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Designed by the winners of 2010 Pritzker Prize, Japanese-duo SANAA, it was inaugurated on 22 February 2010.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Press was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Architectural record: SANAA Designs Artificial Landscape, retrieved 11 March 2010