As life is catching up with me I’ve slowed down on the blogging a bit. I’ve been busier (which is great) and have taken some time to explore some parts of the city. Luckily there are a few willing friends who have made great company on the excursions.
My first excursion was to see the Rolex Learning Center (library and student center) at the EPFL campus by Japanese architects SANAA. Friend, Nora, (also an architect) and I walked the 6km along the lake to the campus.
students walking into the building under a large concrete span.
next time we'll find a place to relax and read
We not only saw the building, but scrounged in the library to find some names of local Swiss architects. We were hoping to find more, but unfortunately there are not many publications of architecture in the French part of Switzerland, and of course so much information on the German part. It just means that we’ll have to dig a bit more.
It was great to see such a large architecture selection in the bookshop- even saw some familiar books! (Also saw Tom Fisher’s newest book in the library.)
architecture books! i was in heaven!
It was a great day, so good to have a friend who not just appreciates architecture, but has worked as an architect in Switzerland before!
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