The 2nd class of the incubator has taken its place on the benches of ENSAPLV

Class of 2026 with accompanying agencies ALT, B2A, JAGG, OBLÒ and 127af. – © Bruno Weiss / ENSAPLV

Friday February 20 marked the start of the incubation year for Banc d’Essai(s) class 2026. Sixteen business projects in the architectural professions were selected, ranging from craftsmanship to planning consultancy, engineering and project management. The diversity of these profiles and aspirations promises great potential for development.

The first of nine two-day sessions, led by Cécila Campion, founder of consulting firm KiRoMa, was devoted to corporate strategy and profitability.

The young (future) entrepreneurs were also able to meet their “tutors”: Guillaume Duranel and Frédéric Blaise, ALT, Étienne Barré and Pierre-Alain Bouchetard, B2A, Jeanne Gerbeaud and Armelle Goyon, JAGG, Francesca Coden and Lorenzo Santosuosso, OBLÒ, and Déborah Feldman and Baptiste Potier, 127af. One of the special features of the ENSA Paris-la Villette incubator is that incubatees benefit from individual coaching and experience-sharing by alumni with varied profiles and proven track records.

THE 2026 PROMOTION

Renaud CRUELLS [9000 leagues] – Alizée LE GALL, Emeline PACREAU, Marine GOURBIÈRE et Pauline GRZELKA [ankr] – Sara BACHTAL [BAEL Achitecte] – Emilie BONNAIRE et Cécile DALMAS [boda] – Emilien CRISTIA -Théo MAHUT [CURA Architecture] – Louise EQUEY – Anaïs GARCIA [Études gaa] – Hind RABAI [HR Architectures] – Marie MAGHE et Xiao CHEN [MAXI Architectures et Ingénieries] – Noémie BOTTON [n studio.] – Emile BRUNEAU et Thibaut BLONDET [Atelier ORZAN] – Julie MATTSSON [RACINE STRUCTURE] – Clara MARTEL [Studio Martel] – Samira FAHARDINE [Studio NAïF.e] – Camille GENOUD, Camille VILLEMIN et Alexandre WELLERS [VIRGILE]

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ENSA Paris-la Villette would like to thank its partners: the Syndicat de l’architecture, the Académie des matériaux biosourcés, M2BPO, OOTI, AGLO and Archipad.

Banc d’essai(s) is supported by the Ministry of Culture’s CulturePro program and the ConfluencES project, winner of the ExcellencES call for projects (ANR France 2030).

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