Rolex Learning Centre

Built on the campus of the internationally renowned EPFL (Lausanne’s federal technology institute), this unusual looking building designed by Japanese architect firm SANAA is a study centre open to both EPFL students and the public. Its vast space contains a library housing 500,000 books and papers, a teaching laboratory, study areas, a conference space, a bookshop and three restaurants. Open every day of the year bar two (1 August, 25 December), with guided tours for the public on Thursdays and Fridays.