Emilie Appercé (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ is a Paris–Zurich based architect and researcher working across spatial design, digital innovation, and editorial strategy. She leads a practice that includes built architecture projects, product design, as well as curatorial work and writing. Her work applies architectural thinking to define spatial strategies and guide a coherent overall vision. She believes in well-crafted architecture, with a strong commitment to reuse as a responsible way to shape the future built environment. This is complemented by an interest in how technology can inform both working methodology and tools. Recently, she has collaborated with architect Leo Bettini on the transformation of university canteens, bringing together stakeholders such as ETH, ZFV-Genossenschaft, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and Roots; as well as two renovations for Swiss artists combining cultural and residential programs. She has a strong interest in contemporary art and has been invited to write on artists’ works, including Thomas Demand and Lars Tunbjörk, to design exhibitions for international galleries and institutions such as Yangshuo Sugar House in China, and to participate in a summer residency at The Watermill Center, in New York. Art continuously informs her approach to architecture and the physical qualities of buildings. Since 2019, Emilie has been teaching as a Senior Scientific Collaborator at the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich. Her academic research is complemented by her role in the development and editing of womenwritingarchitecture.org, a global digital network and annotated bibliography. This partnership with Helen Thomas led to the founding of wwa (publishing) and Tisch Zwei Verein, a platform for discussion on architectural discourse and its dissemination. Previously, Emilie worked as a project-leading architect and BIM manager at Caruso St John Architects. She contributed to large-scale housing projects and complex competitions, including the Universitätsspital Zürich and the Museum for a Roman Villa in Pully.

Emilie Appercé

Emilie Appercé (_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ is a Paris–Zurich based architect and researcher working across spatial design, digital innovation, and editorial strategy. She leads a practice that includes built architecture projects, product design, as well as curatorial work and writing. Her work applies architectural thinking to define spatial strategies and guide a coherent overall vision. She believes in well-crafted architecture, with a strong commitment to reuse as a responsible way to shape the future built environment. This is complemented by an interest in how technology can inform both working methodology and tools. Recently, she has collaborated with architect Leo Bettini on the transformation of university canteens, bringing together stakeholders such as ETH, ZFV-Genossenschaft, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and Roots; as well as two renovations for Swiss artists combining cultural and residential programs. She has a strong interest in contemporary art and has been invited to write on artists’ works, including Thomas Demand and Lars Tunbjörk, to design exhibitions for international galleries and institutions such as Yangshuo Sugar House in China, and to participate in a summer residency at The Watermill Center, in New York. Art continuously informs her approach to architecture and the physical qualities of buildings. Since 2019, Emilie has been teaching as a Senior Scientific Collaborator at the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich. Her academic research is complemented by her role in the development and editing of womenwritingarchitecture.org, a global digital network and annotated bibliography. This partnership with Helen Thomas led to the founding of wwa (publishing) and Tisch Zwei Verein, a platform for discussion on architectural discourse and its dissemination. Previously, Emilie worked as a project-leading architect and BIM manager at Caruso St John Architects. She contributed to large-scale housing projects and complex competitions, including the Universitätsspital Zürich and the Museum for a Roman Villa in Pully.

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Emilie Appercé (Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup is a Paris–Zurich based architect and researcher working across spatial design, digital innovation, and editorial strategy. She leads a practice that includes built architecture projects, product design, as well as curatorial work and writing.
Her work applies architectural thinking to define spatial strategies and guide a coherent overall vision. She believes in well-crafted architecture, with a strong commitment to reuse as a responsible way to shape the future built environment. This is complemented by an interest in how technology can inform both working methodology and tools.
Recently, she has collaborated with architect Leo Bettini on the transformation of university canteens, bringing together stakeholders such as ETH, ZFV-Genossenschaft, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and Roots; as well as two renovations for Swiss artists combining cultural and residential programs.
She has a strong interest in contemporary art and has been invited to write on artists’ works, including Thomas Demand and Lars Tunbjörk, to design exhibitions for international galleries and institutions such as Yangshuo Sugar House in China, and to participate in a summer residency at The Watermill Center, in New York. Art continuously informs her approach to architecture and the physical qualities of buildings.
Since 2019, Emilie has been teaching as a Senior Scientific Collaborator at the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich. Her academic research is complemented by her role in the development and editing of womenwritingarchitecture.org, a global digital network and annotated bibliography. This partnership with Helen Thomas led to the founding of wwa (publishing) and Tisch Zwei Verein, a platform for discussion on architectural discourse and its dissemination.
Previously, Emilie worked as a project-leading architect and BIM manager at Caruso St John Architects. She contributed to large-scale housing projects and complex competitions, including the Universitätsspital Zürich and the Museum for a Roman Villa in Pully.

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Language

French
Fluent
English
Fluent
Italian
Advanced
German
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Principal & Founder at Emilie Appercé Architecte
January 1, 2021 - Present
Leading interdisciplinary architecture practice with bases in Zurich and Paris; oversees design studios, project development, exhibitions and research.
Senior Scientific Collaborator, Chair of Architecture and Construction at ETH Zürich, Department of Architecture (D-ARCH)
January 1, 2023 - Present
Leading design studios for Bachelor and Master programs; directing Master’s Thesis projects and Free Master’s Theses; engages in research and publishing activities.
Project Manager & BIM Manager at Caruso St John Architects
January 1, 2022 - Present
Project management and BIM coordination for multiple architectural projects.
Project Architect at Miller & Maranta Architekten
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2019
Residential and institutional projects; involvement in design development, documentation and coordination.
Design Architect (Intern) at Francesca Torzo Architetto
June 1, 2013 - September 30, 2013
Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Hasselt, BE – design development and on-site involvement.
Junior Architect (Intern) at Miller & Maranta Architekten
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2012
Gletschergarten project, Luzern, CH – architectural development and documentation.

Education

Master in Architecture at Academy of Architecture of Mendrisio, USI
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2026
Bachelor in Architecture at Academy of Architecture of Mendrisio, USI
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Diploma in Architecture at Ecole d’Architecture de la Ville et des Territoires de Marne-la-Vallée
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

Dipl. Arch. AAM
January 11, 2030 - May 2, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction, Other