Opening of a new apprenticeship program in building rehabilitation (bachelor's degree)
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ENSA Paris-la Villette and the CFA of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM) are offering a new course starting in September 2025: the Bachelor CARE – Coordinating and Supporting Energy Renovation.
Structured as a progressive three-year course based on three areas of expertise: technical (architectural and energy), social and territorial, CARE prepares apprentices capable of :
- Understand the local context, the challenges of energy renovation and the subsidies available;
- provide advice and support to homeowners throughout the various stages of their energy renovation project;
- evaluate, capitalize on and promote energy-efficient renovation through outreach and communication initiatives.
To present this new training program to companies, a webinar is being organized on April 30, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. It will be co-hosted by Anne D’Orazio, Director of ENSA Paris-la Villette, and Sandrine Roux, Head of Sales, Admissions and Corporate Relations at CFA CNAM.
This new diploma has been created as part of the HESAM2030 – Construisons nos métiers! project, winner of the second call for New University Curricula projects under the third Programme d’Investissements d’Avenir (PIA3) convention n°ANR 18 NCU 0028.
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New teaching module in S10: Introduction to the diversity of professional practices and the architectural professions
The new syllabus for the Master’s program, to be introduced at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year, introduces the “Student Pathway” teaching unit. The aim of this change is to better support students in the development of their career plans, taking into account the diversity of architectural practices and professional fields.
On February 24, 2026, the first of four sessions dedicated to the professionalization of S10 students took place, conceived by teachers Élise Macaire and Minna Nordström.
Future graduates had the opportunity to exchange views with ENSAPLV alumni from a variety of backgrounds, and discover the diversity of architectural professions.
Concrete Schools Trophy
Entry deadline: 31/10/2026
The Trophée Béton Écoles invites future architecture professionals to consider the aesthetic, technical and environmental qualities of concrete.
It is organized by the Bétocib association, CIMbéton and the Fondation École Française du Béton, under the patronage of the French Ministry of Culture, in partnership with the Maison de l’architecture Île-de-France and the AAIIA association.
4th edition of [Ré]inventer l'existant
Deadline for teacher registration: midnight, March 15, 2026
Deadline for transmission of projects selected by teachers: midnight, July 14, 2026Co-organized by the DRIEAT and the DRAC d’Île-de-France since 2023, this competition, which is open to students at architecture schools in the Paris region, rewards the best projects for the architectural and energy-efficient transformation and renovation of existing buildings.
It aims to acculturate these future architects to the design of a transformation project by confronting them with real built sites. The projects are carried out as part of their studies, with the support of teachers who help them discover the subtleties and richness of working with existing architecture, while raising their awareness of buildings’ energy needs and ways of reducing them.
Archi Jeunes 2026 competition: "Transformations
Deadline for entries: April 1, 2026
The competition is open to architecture students at the end of their studies (Master 2) or ADE graduates in 2025. They must enter as a team of two to four members.Valode & Pistre launches the 3rd edition of its Archi Jeunes competition, on the theme of “Transformations”.
The 2026 event is designed to highlight the transformation of existing buildings, seen as a major lever for innovation, sustainability and contemporary creation. Candidates are invited to give new meaning, use and quality to four emblematic sites in France, which will be unveiled once the applications have been validated.
ENSA Paris-la Villette on Japanese time. A week of dialogue and exchange
ENSA Paris-la Villette is delighted to welcome a large delegation from its Japanese partner universities from March 9 to 16: The University of Tokyo, Meiji University, Chiba University, Tokyo City University, Institute of Science Tokyo, Kyoto University, Kyushu University.
Their visit, made possible thanks to funding from the European Union’s Erasmus+ program, is accompanied by a number of events that will benefit the school’s students, alumni and teaching staff, most of which will also be open to the general public. Course presentations, round tables and conferences, as well as an exhibition, will provide ample opportunity for meetings and exchanges.
This event is intended both as a retrospective celebrating the educational, scientific and human relations that have linked ENSAPLV and its Japanese academic partners for several decades, and as an opportunity to initiate new research and educational projects co-constructed on promising themes for the future.
COAL Student Award 2026: The Night
Application deadline: April 28, 2026
Created in 2019, the Student COAL Prize aims to support students from Schools in the artistic and cultural field who are experimenting with and proposing concrete, creative solutions to the ecological transition.
The theme of the 2026 edition is “Night”.
Two prizes are on offer this year: the winning student receives a two-month residency worth 5,000 euros in one of France’s 350 nature reserves. The three nominated students also receive an invitation to take part in the Regenerative Academy. This unique masterclass, created and piloted for the new MAIF Métamorphoses Prize, is dedicated to transformative artistic practices in and with nature, biodiversity and public engagement.
The call for applications is open to all students who have completed 2 years of higher education, whatever their practice and field of study (design and applied arts, architecture and landscape, visual arts, music, dance, theater, circus, puppetry, cinema, audiovisual, multimedia) and up to one year after graduation.