New EPFL Programme Director MAS UTDProf. Dr. Charlotte Malterre-Barthes Appointed Co-Head of the MAS UTD at EPFL

We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Charlotte Malterre-Barthes will assume the leadership of the MAS UTD at EPFL, effective September 2026, succeeding Prof. Paola Viganò.

Charlotte Malterre-Barthes is an architect, urban designer, and Assistant Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology—EPFL, where she leads the laboratory RIOT. Previously Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Malterre-Barthes conducts research on contemporary urbanization, material extraction, climate emergency, and ecological/social justice. She holds a Ph.D. from ETH Zurich on the political economy of commodities in the built environment and is the co-author of several prize-winning books.

This appointment marks a homecoming of sorts: Malterre-Barthes served as Director of the MAS Urban Design at ETH Zurich from 2014 to 2019, bringing extensive experience in leading advanced design programs. We look forward to the new directions she will get to the MAS UTD.