Designed by Swiss architect Rodolphe Luscher, the home of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences was completed in 2004. The official name of the building is Bâtiment BC.
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EPFL - IC School building designed by Rodolph Luscher
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IC School building - EPFL
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IC School building - EPFL
The building contains a huge rectangular atrium and its energy efficiency relies on daylight and natural ventilation. The colour choices were done by artist Jean-Francois Raymond.
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IC School building - atrium and staircase
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IC School building - atrium
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IC School building staircase
Its staircase inspired the Scala logo. Martin Odersky started the design of the Scala programming language at EPFL in 2001. The first public release was in 2004.
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EPFL - IC School building - Scala staircase
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EPFL - Computer Science building spiral staircase
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