Faculty promotions at EPFL Architecture

Professor Yves Weinand, currently Associate Professor at EPFL, as Full Professor of Timber Construction in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC)
Yves Weinand works at the intersection of engineering and architecture, in particular by developing raw wood as an engineering material for load-bearing structures, which can be recycled and connected exclusively using wood-wood connections. He heads the EPFL's Timber Construction Laboratory (IBOIS), as well as an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the fields of architecture, engineering, mathematics and computer science who are redefining the logistics of the construction sector. Yves Weinand is a highly effective acquirer of third-party funding, and is currently involved in the "Mainwood" project, which links the management of forest resources directly to their constructive and architectural application. In addition to his teaching activities, he owns an architectural practice in Lausanne.

Dr Luca Pattaroni, currently Senior Scientist in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at EPFL, as Adjunct Professor at EPFL (ENAC)
Luca Pattaroni is an urban sociologist renowned for his significant contributions to the study of cities and the social dynamics that drive them. His research focuses in particular on housing, migration, cultural and social movements and, more broadly, the evolution of lifestyles and the politics of urban hospitality. His transdisciplinary work, which touches on the social sciences, architecture, urban planning and engineering sciences, contributes to the development of new and sustainable approaches to urbanisation.