Échelle Un Festival: the meeting place for architecture gas pedals
© Akakir Studio
The Échelle Un Festival, which takes its name from the incubator founded by ENSA Paris-Est in 2016, aims to give a voice to the rising new scene in French architecture. It highlights all ENSA gas pedals:
- Scale One – ENSA Paris-Est ;
- Sana – ENSA Clermont-Ferrand ;
- Test bench(s) – ENSA Paris-la Villette ;
- La Fruitière – ENSA Normandie ;
- Points Communs IMVT – ENSA Marseille.
Curators Charlotte Belval, associate lecturer at ENSA Paris-la Villette, and Pierre Parquet, of Belval & Parquet Architectes, have proposed the theme Agir, la transition en pratiques , to demonstrate, through this 3rd edition of the festival, the new generation’s capacity for collective action despite the uncertainty of a world in transition.
The program for these two days and evenings, to be held this year at the Maison de l’architecture Île-de-France, Paris 10th arrondissement, includes round tables, debates and MOE-MOA speed dating dedicated to exchanges, networking and dialogue between young agencies, institutions and industry professionals.
Focus on the participation of the Banc d’essai(s) incubator class of 2025, as well as alumni and teaching architects from ENSA Paris-la Villette at the Festival:
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- 10:00 am – 11:15 am: Round table – Repairing the ordinary, with the participation of Deborah Feldman, architect, agence 127af, SANA 2023, AJAP 2025, tutor of Banc d’essai(s), and Grichka Martinetti, architect, atelier png, AJAP 2014
- 11:30am – 12:15pm: Project focus – Rehabilitation of the Île aux moines lighthouse as a scientific hub, 2025-26, presented byAtelier Kraken, Florent Guiziou and Jeanne Le Pors, Banc d’essai(s) 2025
- 3:15pm – 4:00pm: Focus projects – Manuel du lieu, 2025-26, presented byAtelier apara, Charlotte Guillochon and Victor Mesguich, Banc d’essai(s) 2025, FAIRE 2025
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- 11:15 – 12:0: Project focus – Porocité, 2025, presented by Atelier Berger Milà, Gemma Milà and Corentin Berger, Échelle Un 2019, Conforts 2025
- 4:15pm – 5:30pm: Round table – Working together, with Étienne Barre, architectural engineer, Barre Bouchetard architecture, Échelle Un 2019, tutor for Banc d’essais(s)
Invited by the festival organizers to present their extensive catalog and latest releases, Les Éditions de la Villette will be present at the bookshop from 12:30 to 9:30 pm on Tuesday and from 12:30 to 7 pm on Wednesday.
