Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Maison de la Chimie, Paris -

Housing concerns us all, and is closely linked to the evolution of society and its energy, climate, economic and social problems. Chemistry has played, and continues to play, an important role in adapting to these new challenges. All sectors of the habitat are concerned: architecture, urban planning, building materials, lighting, insulation, interior decoration... Chemistry is a key element in the development of new products.
Chemistry is an important tool for innovation in all these fields, and university and industry experts will be presenting the answers to these challenges, the outlook for the future, and the role of chemists, particularly young chemists. The multi-disciplinary field of Habitat is evolving and developing.
It needs new skills, and a well-trained workforce. Our high schools and vocational training schools are the best places to choose a career in these promising sectors.
Danièle OLIVIER, Vice-President of the Fondation internationale de la Maison de la Chimie

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Friday, October 03, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - 

Métropole Rouen Normandie, Fibois Normandie and ARPE Normandie are organizing the 4ᵉ edition of the "Build Biosourcés" interprofessional meeting on the theme of straw!

Attend demonstrations and learn more about exemplary projects in the Rouen metropolitan area! Conceived as a time of exchange and opportunity, this morning event will enable you to expand your professional network and discover constructive solutions from local eco-materials sectors. It is aimed at professionals using or interested in geo and bio-sourced materials: public and private contracting authorities, project managers, eco-materials suppliers, companies and professional organizations... "

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Founder of the ITAR agency in 2006, Ingrid Taillandier is committed to the issues of housing and urban design. Her approach blends innovation, functionality and urban integration. Passionate about teaching, she has been teaching for 20 years.

Listen to the podcast HERE

A series of podcasts from arSHEtectes about the place of women in architecture

Having joined Jean Nouvel in the 1980s, Brigitte Metra has worked as an associate on large-scale projects involving concert halls and complex infrastructures. She founded her own agency, Métra et Associés, in 2003. Her projects meet numerous technical, artistic and acoustic challenges.

Listen to the podcast HERE

A series of podcasts from arSHEtectes about the place of women in architecture

June 2 and 3, 2025 at Césure, Paris 5e -

Organized by Ensa Paris-Est in synergy with all French architecture gas pedals, Banc d'essai(s), Échelle Un, La Fruitière, Sana, Bpifrance and Europan, the second edition of the Échelle Un Festival gives a voice to new generations of architects. The ambitious program, designed by Jacques Ippoliti, architecture urbanise, includes round tables, MOE / MOA speed dating, support workshops and two festive networking evenings featuring independent magazines and publishers and a DJ set.

Free, open to all.

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Until November 23, 2025 in Venice -

The 19th International Architecture Exhibition will be held from Saturday 10 May to Sunday 23 November 2025 (pre-opening May 8 and 9), curated by the architect and engineer Carlo Ratti, who has commented: "To face a burning world, architecture must harness all the intelligence around us. I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to curate the Biennale Architettura 2025".

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Until July 13, 2025 at Versailles -

The preservation of life, in all its forms and adaptations, is at the heart of our concerns in the face of climate disruption and resource scarcity. In response to these upheavals, Bap! opens up new perspectives and promotes the sharing of knowledge and innovations in architecture, landscape and urban planning, in the Paris region and beyond.

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Guillaume Nicolas and Julien Choppin, both teachers atENSA Normandie, reveal their report entitled "Ringardiser la performance, construire la robustesse" (Making performance obsolete, building robustness) in the February/March issue of D'Architectures magazine. *

At the heart of this dossier is the book by plant biology researcher Olivier Hamant (2023): "Antidote au culte de la performance: la robustesse du vivant" (Antidote to the cult of performance: the robustness of living organisms).** Based on his observations of living organisms, he develops the idea that, in a world increasingly subject to fluctuations, notably climate change and socio-economic upheaval, it is preferable to rely on the notion of robustness rather than performance.

They propose to question the world of architecture on these two notions: Antoine Picon reflects on the evolution of technology through the ages; an essay by Ariel Genadt defends weakness and vulnerability, taking Japanese architecture as an example; Pascale Joffroy tackles the political aspect and Cyril Pressacco the material aspect, with experimental research into lime-hemp insulation. The dossier, which opened with an interview with Olivier Hamant, closes with an interview with Gilles Perraudin.

*Choppin, J., Nicolas, G. (2025). Ringardiser la performance, construire la robustesse. D'architectures, Févier/mars, no 323, pp. 47-77.

**Hamant, O. (2023). Antidote au culte de la performance: la robustesse du vivant. Gallimard.

Until April 5, 2025 - At the Syndicat Potentiel Strasbourg, a place for artistic creation, encounters and experiments.

Syndicat Potentiel's activities are mainly in the cultural field, in a broad perimeter that integrates a particular attention to different cultures. These are seen as rich resources, all the more so when put into dialogue. The central aim of such a perimeter is to support and present to the public the often collaborative research and work of artists and researchers capable of shifting the boundaries of both the art world and scientific research.

With the participation of Nikolas Fouré, lecturer and researcher atENSA Normandie, as part of the exhibition "Mise en récit, en fiction, en jeu et en espace de la recherche artistique" (Narrative, fiction, play and space in artistic research), in which he looks back on his nomadic teaching practice "le milieu et ses mesures" (the environment and its measurements), carried out over a period of six years.

To find out more about the full "Read Print Perform Artistic Research" program, click HERE.

Saturday, March 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. The Territoires Pionniers architecture center is organizing a conference in Rouen at the Quartier Libre with two former students fromENSA Normandie. The meeting, entitled "Democratizing Architecture," will be moderated by Félix Paréja, a teacher atENSA Normandie, and will feature Sophie Ricard from La Preuve par 7 and Stany Cambot from Échelle Inconnue.

More information HERE

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