Salima Naji

Salima Naji is a Lecturer in the Section of Architecture at the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL). She teaches the mandatory Master's course Studio MA1 across semesters 1 and 3, focusing on architecture as an ecosystem through resource management and sustainable building practices.

Her research centers on sustainable architecture and circular economy principles in construction, investigating local materials (raw earth, burnt wood, fibers) within bio-regional contexts. Key areas include:

• Urban and architectural metabolism
• Architectural sedimentation and rehabilitation
• Paleo-innovation (traditional-high-tech synthesis)
• Decolonizing architectural practices
• Ethical cultural heritage preservation
• Planetary boundary-compliant material cycles

Her work promotes constructive cultures integrating environmental responsibility and social equity. Her research manifests in publications like Architectures du bien commun. Ethique pour une préservation (2019), which establishes ethical frameworks for preservation through circular economy integration, bio-regional development, and common good advocacy in architectural practice.