Eric Lapierre

Teaching & PhD PhD Students Tanguy Auffret-Postel Courses Architectural theory, initiation AR-103 This course offers an introduction to architectural theory through the analysis of a set of fundamental concepts that have shaped and guided the structuring and evolution of the discipline. Housing and typology AR-530 Using a typology-focused approach, the teachers will successively explore the main types of rationalist housing to understand their historical origins, as well as their aspirations and social and political implications. Marvelous Architecture AR-525 This course investigates a specific definition of architectural rationality, borrowing from Surrealism and Bachelard's epistemology in an attempt to understand how architectural forms work when they amaze us. Studio BA5 (Lapierre) AR-301(n) From Shaker communities in the USA to the question of housing in Basel, the semester examines dwelling as both intimate and collective, exploring the transformation of workspaces into new places of sharing Studio BA6 (Lapierre) AR-302(n) This semester explores the Berlin/Rome/Lausanne triangulation. Ungers' archipelago, the Nolli map, and Foucault's heterotopias serve as theoretical benchmarks for designing public facilities in Lausanne as "constructed utopias." Studio MA1 (Lapierre) AR-401(n) From Shaker communities in the USA to the question of housing in Basel, the semester examines dwelling as both intimate and collective, exploring the transformation of workspaces into new places of sharing Studio MA2 (Lapierre) AR-402(n) This semester explores the Berlin/Rome/Lausanne triangulation. Ungers' archipelago, the Nolli map, and Foucault's heterotopias serve as theoretical benchmarks for designing public facilities in Lausanne as "constructed utopias."