Rolex Learning Center

EPFL Learning Center
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
Inaugurated27 May 2010
Cost110 million CHF
OwnerÉcole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Technical details
Floor count1 + basement
Floor area37,000 m2
Grounds20,000 m2 (166.5 m × 121.5 m)
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

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.