New, sustainable structures installed at three iconic sites in Geneva

ALICE building site started in May 2023 at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum ©2023 EPFL/M.Geiser-CC-BY-SA 4. EPFL architecture students have designed lightweight structures made from recycled wood and earth for three public spaces in Geneva: Parc Rigot; the entrance to Parc des Feuillantines; and the gardens of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum. First year architects install an aqueduct in front of the Museum's entry ©2023 EPFL/M.Geiser-CC-BY-SA 4. Since this summer, Genevans have had new places to relax in the shade near Place des Nations, at the heart of the city's international district. The wood and earth structures were built earlier this year during a group project involving 220 first-year architecture students at EPFL. The new intake of students who started the School in September will update and expand these structures. The project is part of an initiative led by the Design Studio on the Conception of Space (ALICE) at EPFL's School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC).