A little way west of the centre is an ultra-modern mixed space designed as the campus for the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
Under a wavy canopy are a library, food court, cafe, meeting places, workspaces, multipurpose hall and various other student resources.
The roof is riddled with openings for courtyards, and it all adds up to a mind-blowing construction, imagined by the Pritzker prize-winning Japanese duo SANAA
