Dominique Perrault

halls and the central library of EPFL transformation . Lausanne

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The project to transform the former mechanical engineering halls and the central library of EPFL has been awarded to the Karl Steiner company. The architect is Dominique Perrault, who was responsible for France’s National Library, among other works. This building will house, in particular, the Center for Neuroprosthetics, which was launched at the end of 2008 and co-financed by the Bertarelli Foundation, the Defitech Foundation, the International Foundation for Research into Paraplegia (IRP) and the Sandoz Family Foundation.

The new “heart” of EPFL will be decked-out in grand style. Situated just up from the Rolex Learning Center, the mechanical engineering halls and the former central library will be completely transformed and extended.