Rolex Learning Center

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building library student center university campus building

The Rolex Learning Center is a landmark library and student hub on the EPFL campus in Lausanne, renowned for its innovative undulating architecture and open learning spaces.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Rolex Learning Center canonical	4
Rolex Learning Center, Lausanne	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1092693 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rolex Learning Center
Context triple: [École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, hasFacility, Rolex Learning Center]

A. Longines
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B. Diesel (licensed watches)
Diesel (licensed watches) is a fashion watch line known for its bold, oversized, and industrial-inspired designs, produced under license by Fossil Group for the Diesel lifestyle brand.
C. Armani Exchange (licensed watches)
Armani Exchange (licensed watches) is a fashion-forward line of timepieces that extends the Armani brand’s modern, urban style into accessible designer watches produced under license by Fossil Group.
D. DKNY (licensed watches)
DKNY (licensed watches) is a line of fashion-forward timepieces produced under license by Fossil Group for the New York–based lifestyle brand DKNY.
E. Emporio Armani (licensed watches)
Emporio Armani (licensed watches) is a fashion watch line that carries the Emporio Armani brand name and is designed and produced under license by the Fossil Group.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rolex Learning Center
Target entity description: The Rolex Learning Center is a landmark library and student hub on the EPFL campus in Lausanne, renowned for its innovative undulating architecture and open learning spaces.

A. Longines
Longines is a Swiss luxury watchmaker renowned for its elegant timepieces and long-standing association with equestrian sports and precision timekeeping.
B. Diesel (licensed watches)
Diesel (licensed watches) is a fashion watch line known for its bold, oversized, and industrial-inspired designs, produced under license by Fossil Group for the Diesel lifestyle brand.
C. Armani Exchange (licensed watches)
Armani Exchange (licensed watches) is a fashion-forward line of timepieces that extends the Armani brand’s modern, urban style into accessible designer watches produced under license by Fossil Group.
D. DKNY (licensed watches)
DKNY (licensed watches) is a line of fashion-forward timepieces produced under license by Fossil Group for the New York–based lifestyle brand DKNY.
E. Emporio Armani (licensed watches)
Emporio Armani (licensed watches) is a fashion watch line that carries the Emporio Armani brand name and is designed and produced under license by the Fossil Group.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building ⓘ library ⓘ student center ⓘ university campus building ⓘ
architect	Kazuyo Sejima ⓘ Ryue Nishizawa ⓘ SANAA ⓘ
architecturalStyle	contemporary architecture ⓘ minimalist architecture ⓘ
awarded	2010 Prix Lignum (regional prize) ⓘ 2011 International Architecture Award (The Chicago Athenaeum) ⓘ
category	modernist building in Switzerland ⓘ university library ⓘ
contains	EPFL library ⓘ auditorium ⓘ cafeteria ⓘ open workspaces ⓘ restaurant ⓘ study rooms ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
floorArea	20000 square metres ⓘ
hasAccessibilityFeature	ramps integrated into sloping floors ⓘ
hasFunction	academic library ⓘ meeting and conference venue ⓘ social hub ⓘ student study space ⓘ
hasView	Alps ⓘ Lake Geneva ⓘ
inception	2010 ⓘ
locatedIn	Canton of Vaud ⓘ Lausanne ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne campus ⓘ linked to: École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
locatedOn	EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne ⓘ
materialUsed	reinforced concrete ⓘ
namedAfter	Rolex SA ⓘ linked to: Rolex
notableFeature	few internal walls ⓘ large open interior spaces ⓘ patio courtyards ⓘ perforated roof with courtyards ⓘ undulating floor plate ⓘ
officialOpeningDate	2010-02-22 ⓘ
operator	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ⓘ linked to: École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
ownedBy	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ⓘ linked to: École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
partOf	EPFL Innovation Park and campus ensemble ⓘ linked to: EPFL Innovation Park
roofType	continuous concrete slab with openings ⓘ
sponsor	Rolex SA ⓘ linked to: Rolex
website	https://www.epfl.ch/campus/rolex-learning-center ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne → hasFacility → Rolex Learning Center ⓘ

Kazuyo Sejima → notableWork → Rolex Learning Center ⓘ

SANAA → notableWork → Rolex Learning Center, Lausanne ⓘ

linked to: Rolex Learning Center

Ryue Nishizawa → notableWork → Rolex Learning Center ⓘ

EPFL main campus in Ecublens-Lausanne → hasFacility → Rolex Learning Center ⓘ

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