ENV-422: Applied ecologyThe course will provide the ecological systems knowledge needed to question applied sustainability solutions. We will
critically assess the complexity of current environmental issues, illustrating bas
ENV-220: Fundamentals in ecologyThe students will learn the fundamentals in ecology with the goal to perceive the environment beyond its physical and chemical characteristics. Starting from basic concepts, they will acquire mechanis
AR-363: Architecture in the age of accelerationCe cours étudie dix positions théoriques pour une architecture à l'ère de l'accélération. En inscrivant ces positions dans l'histoire récente de l'architecture et en les replaçant dans le contexte act
ENV-411: Ecohydrological modelingThis course provides the theoretical basis for understanding and modeling the interactions between the hydrologic cycle, vegetation, soil, climate, and human society.
ENV-412: Microbial ecologyThe course will focus on fundamental concepts of microbial ecology and environmental microbiology, with emphasis on bacteria and archaea, although fungi, algae, and protists will also be covered.
AR-154: Environmental history and theories ILe cours vise a familiariser les etudiants avec l'histoire de l'environnement et des paysages, et avec la maniere dont les preoccupations environnementales amenent a repenser aujourd'hui le sens et
AR-155: Environmental history and theories IILe cours vise a familiariser les etudiants avec l'histoire de l'environnement et des paysages, et avec la maniere dont les preoccupations environnementales amenent a repenser aujourd'hui le sens et
PENS-219: Hidden riversHidden Rivers aims at fulfilling the need for an interdisciplinary understanding of the problematics surrounding urban streams, through ecological, hydrological, and spatial relationships found in riv
ENV-103: BiologyThis course will cover the fundamental principles governing life and the living world. Topics will include the diversity of living organisms, cellular biology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. This c
HUM-409: Thinking the nature ILe cours examine de manière ouverte les constructions de la Nature par diverses sciences et cultures. Il met l'accent sur la pluralité des modes d'apparition de la Nature et sur les rôles qui lui sont
AR-201(an): Studio BA3 (Truwant et Rodet)Nous allons explorer le potentiel de l'entre-deux en tant qu'espace transversal entre le paysage et l'architecture. Un espace qui peut être à la fois organique, tectonique, numérique. Un espace de tra
PENS-227: Night in LausanneCe cours abordera la nuit à Lausanne sous une approche interdisciplinaire. À travers une traversée nocturne, nous dresserons un état des lieux des nuits lausannoises. La semaine permettra de réfléchir
AR-123: History of Architecture I,IIThis course critically interrogates the connection of modern architecture with its hypothetical origins by setting it alongside new accounts of the dawn of humanity.
AR-681: Space, Life, and PoliticsThe Habitat Research Center and the Fondation Braillard Architectes, in the framework of The Eco-Century Project®, organize the 7th Bernardo Secchi Working Seminar. An international, interdisciplinary
BIO-341: Dynamical systems in biologyLife is non-linear. This course introduces dynamical systems as a technique for modelling simple biological processes. The emphasis is on the qualitative and numerical analysis of non-linear dynamical
MSE-466: Wood structures, properties and usesThe presentation of tree growth and formation of wood anatomical structures, linked to the description of specific physical and mechanical properties, makes it possible to understand the different for
AR-401(an): Studio MA1 (Truwant et Rodet)Modernism has instilled within us a fear for leaks, consequently fostering a desire for a hygienic, comfortable, and
hermetic environment. We live in a watertight vessel. However, in the event of a gl
