Archives de la construction moderne

From Preservation to Openness: Building Data and Open Science

Published:05.11.25 — The “Digitalizza la cultura 2025” conference offered the ACM an opportunity to share their experience in the preservation and promotion of digital architectural archives. Echoing the EPFL Data Week and the World Digital Preservation Day, these reflections continue to evolve at the crossroads of research, technology, and digital practices.

Women in Architecture and the Archives: Alice Biro and Jeanne Bueche

Published:16.10.25 — Presented in parallel with the exhibition Crossed Stories: Gae Aulenti, Ada Louise Huxtable, Phyllis Lambert, on Architecture and the City, produced by the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris with Léa-Catherine Szacka and Catherine Bédard, and presented by Archizoom, the installation 'Unveiling the Archives: Alice Biro & Jeanne Bueche' – developed in collaboration with the Archives de la construction moderne (EPFL) – extends the reflection on the place of women in architectural history. By unveiling two trajectories drawn from the archives preserved by the ENAC Faculty, it broadens the perspective opened by 'Crossed Stories', questioning in turn the conditions of visibility, recognition, and transmission of architects’ work.

Preserving Built Environment Data at the ORD Day with CA–O–RD

Published:16.06.25 — Presented during the Open Research Data (ORD) Day of the ETH Domain, the CA–O–RD project aims to preserve over 300,000 digital files related to the built environment. Based on standardized protocols, it automates format migration, metadata extraction, and processing documentation, addressing the technical challenges of data obsolescence and interoperability within an open science framework, supporting research, teaching, and the professions of the built environment.