The EPFL Alumni BE-NE-FR-JU chapter invites you to an afternoon of discovery in La Chaux-de-Fonds, exploring its famous watchmaking urban planning, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Program: Visit to the Watchmaking Urban Planning Space, guided city tour, meeting with an architect specializing in the renovation of listed buildings, followed by a convivial aperitif.
Date
Saturday, April 25
Meeting point
Watchmaking Urban Planning Space
Rue Jaquet-Droz 23, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Schedule
- 13:05 – Welcome at the Watchmaking Urban Planning Space
Short museum visit and introduction to the city's UNESCO heritage. - 13:30 – 15:30 – Guided city tour
Discover La Chaux-de-Fonds' unique urban planning, designed by and for the watchmaking industry, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. - 15:30 – 16:00 – Marginalia Sàrl
Short presentation by Mélissa Vrolixs, EPFL alumna and founder of Marginalia, specialists in targeted energy renovation of listed buildings in La Chaux-de-Fonds. - 16:00 – 17:00 – Convivial aperitif
Aperitif offered in Marginalia's premises. - 17:00 – End of event
Free participation – registration required (event in French).
Please register before April 17 at 12:00.
Places limited to 40, first come, first served.
We look forward to sharing this architectural and heritage discovery with you!
Lorain Bernasconi and Akram Ben Hareez
Photo credit: P. Chollet
Upcoming chapter events to mark on your calendar:
- Tuesday, May 26 at 5:30 p.m.: Lecture on general relativity in Neuchâtel
- Saturday, June 27 at 10:00 a.m.: Tour of the Hagneck power plant
Alumni
Espace de l’urbanisme horloger
23, Rue Jaquet-Droz 2300 LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS
