What ?
Capitalizing on Uncertainty — Structures, Processes, Mindsets is a 6-day summer school for EPFL & ETHZ PhD and Master students, exploring how uncertainty can be engaged as a productive resource in design and fabrication.
The program combines lectures, hands-on experiments, and full-scale human–robot fabrication.
Participants collaboratively design and build a 1:1 timber structure from irregular material stock, engaging directly with material variability, adaptive decision-making, and collaborative processes.
The summer school brings together perspectives from architecture, robotics, and work psychology to examine how uncertainty shapes design, fabrication, and teamwork
When ?
31 August – 5th of September 2026
Where ?
At EPFL, in Lausanne, Switzerland
Who ?
EPFL & ETHZ PhD Students
International students can also register after contacting us at cap-uncertainty@epfl.ch as places are limited! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all places are filled!