Nagy Makhlouf

Nagy Makhlouf is a Lecturer at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) within the SAR-ENS department, and serves as a Doctoral Assistant in the RIOT laboratory (Innovation in Architecture). He holds dual roles in teaching and research, focusing on architecture's intersections with socio-political systems. His affiliations include the ENAC (École d'Architecture, Civil et Environnement) school.

Education: Ph.D. in Architecture (EPFL, 2025); Master in Architecture (École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-Malaquais, 2020); Diplôme d'État d'architecte (EPFL).

Research explores liberal housing policies, suburban political economies, and decolonial architectural practices. Current postdoctoral work examines links between architecture, resource extraction, and regulatory frameworks at the RIOT Lab. Publications include works on urban design pedagogies and imperial entanglements in architectural archives.

His work appears in journals such as Trou Noir, Polygone, and Terrestres, alongside book contributions addressing collective housing models and urban micropolitics.

Labs/Teams: Active member of the RIOT laboratory investigating innovative architectural research and education.