It is located in the campus of EPFL Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.The design of the building is made by the internationally acclaimed Japanese architectural studio SANAA.The Rolex Learning Center is a laboratory for learning.There is a library with 500,000
volumes opened to both students and the public.The building is situated over 20 000 sq meters and offers a wide variety of services – libraries,social and study spaces,relaxation outdoor places, cafes and restaurants.Its ingenious design provides undulating slopes and terraces surounding beautiful ‘patios’.
The vision of EPFL President Patrick Aebischer “is to build a university where traditional boundaries between faculties are replaced by a spirit of collaboration”
Source: Asya