• École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-la Villette

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  • Applications are now open for the D-PRAUG 2027 course (Programming approaches in architecture, urban planning and urban engineering).

    D-PRAUG is a continuing education program dedicated to urban and architectural programming approaches in support of the ecological transition. It is offered by three leading higher education establishments: École des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris, École d’Urbanisme de Paris and École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-la Villette.

    This post-master’s level certification course is aimed at professionals in the field of planning and the built environment, either working or looking for a job, and at holders of at least 4 years’ higher education with professional experience in architecture, urban planning and/or construction. Validation of prior professional experience is possible.

    The next D-PRAUG training course, for up to 20 people, will take place in 2027.

  • Applications are now open. Join the 2026-2027 HMONP class!

    HMONP (Habilitation à la maîtrise d’œuvre en son nom propre) is a training program designed to help architects assume their responsibilities as authors of architectural projects.

    At ENSA Paris-la Villette, this training program takes the form of a minimum 6-month work placement and two two-week thematic sessions at the school (end of January/beginning of February and end of June/beginning of July 2027).

    ENSAPLV trains classes of 200 candidates.

  • Student life survey

    Are you a student at ENSAPLV? Take part in the survey: it’s about you!

    ENSAPLV is launching a survey from April 1 to May 17, 2026 dedicated to the quality of student life. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the daily lives of ENSAPLV students, with a view to improving conditions of welcome, study and well-being at the school. Four main themes are addressed: daily life and infrastructure, health and well-being, social life and activities, and support and guidance. The responses will help us to develop existing systems and implement new initiatives tailored to needs.

    All students are invited to take part by completing an anonymous online questionnaire, the link to which has been sent to e-mail inboxes, or by flashing the QR Code on the posters that have been hung around the school.

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Initial training

ENSAPLV offers a full range of courses to meet the needs of architecture schools.

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License

ENSAPLV offers a generalist program structured around the fundamentals of spatial culture and the built, urban and anthropological dimensions of architecture, considering architecture as both a "world" and a relationship to the world. The school thus affirms its ambition to train reflective practitioners, committed citizens and critical intellectuals.

Master

The second cycle prepares students for the various professional fields and modes of practice in architecture, as well as for architectural research.

Bi-cursus

ENSAPLV offers four Architect-Engineer and Engineer-Architect bi-courses in partnership with the École Spéciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP-Paris) and the École des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris (EIVP).

PhD

The doctorate (bac +8) is part of a "research training through research" program. From the Master 2 level onwards, students can follow the optional research course and enroll in the post-master's program Recherches en architecture. The thesis is then prepared in one of the school's six laboratories.

OTHER TRAINING

ENSAPLV offers a full range of courses to meet the needs of architecture schools.

Apprenticeship training

ENSAPLV offers a number of apprenticeship diplomas, equivalent to a bachelor's degree. Built in cooperation with partner establishments, these professional training courses are designed to train new building professionals capable of assisting architects in their missions.

Post-master

ENSAPLV offers two post-master's degree courses, one of which is a gateway to a doctorate in architecture, and the other combines architecture and marine engineering, leading to a double diploma in naval architecture.

Continuing education

ENSAPLV sees lifelong learning as a key component of its strategy for economic and social success. It is an essential driver for the emergence of potential professions and individual and collective capacity for innovation.

Scientific life at ENSAPLV: research and expertise

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      Research units

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      Thematic scientific network

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      Partnered teaching and research chairs

Since its creation, ENSAPLV has developed a wide-ranging research activity, the aim of which is to produce knowledge that will contribute to the evolution of architecture, urban planning and landscape design, and to their adaptation to changes in the planet and society.

Research is an integral part of the school’s identity, and is widely disseminated by its teacher-researchers, who carry out almost all their work within the school. The school also strives to maintain a balance between professional and research training, to guarantee a diversity of choices.

Research teams work in the fields of architecture, urban planning, territories and landscape, drawing on philosophy, sociology, anthropology, history, ergonomics, geography, computer science, cognitive science and design science.

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