ENSA Normandie, a student team from DE Trans-Form (Perrine Henry, Maeva Cotigny, Adrien Billard, Marie Armand, Justine Blanchard) and their supervising teachers (Théo Vinceslas, Bertrand Verney) were unanimously ranked first in the competition organized by the French Institute in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for a bus station for the new rapid bus line in the MVOG MBI district. Following this competition, the workshop, co-organized by Bruno Proth (teacher atENSA Normandie), took place from June 10 to 13, 2025, for the on-site construction of this 15-square-meter facility using bio-sourced materials, whose functions will be based on the results of a social survey conducted by students from the University of the Mountain. This activity involved three European schools (ENSA Normandie, Université La Cambre Horta – Brussels, and ENSA Val de Seine – Paris) and three Cameroonian schools (Université de la Montagne, École des travaux publics in Yaoundé, and École des Beaux Arts in Foumban). François Streiff, a teacher atENSA Normandie an internationally recognized specialist in earthen architecture, was a member of the jury.

Proud of our students who carried out this project in addition to their Semester 8, and bravo to our teachers who took part in this workshop!

You can find the booklet in the publications kiosk and also by clicking HERE.

An architectural competition in partnership with the Normandy Region

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As more and more teachers explore new teaching methods and leave the four walls of the school for a day to teach outdoors, Alexis Desplats, a doctoral student atENSA Normandie, together with Topophile magazine and La Fabrique des communs pédagogiques, has launched a competition for ideas on the theme of the recreational city, designed with children in mind to accommodate outdoor teaching methods.

The competition accompanied the Rencontres Internationales de la Classe Dehors, held in Marseille's Parc du XXVIe Centenaire from June 14 to 17, 2025. The idea was to reverse the perspective by imagining a welcoming outdoors, where children could have classes four days a week.
Some twenty teams from all over France, as well as Belgium, Italy and Malta, responded to the call from Alexis and her partners. Their proposals, both accomplished and sensitive, won over the jury with their highly complementary nature. After the awards ceremony, held at the Palais du Pharo on May 16, those present were able to discover the winners and all the participants through the Marseille Ville Récréative exhibition, currently on display at CROA PACA.

Bravo to Alexis Desplats for this inspiring initiative, which opens up new avenues for outdoor education and invites young and old alike to rethink the city in a new way!

Europan is a European network of architecture, urban planning and landscape ideas competitions for young designers who care for inhabited environments. An evolution of the French architectural competition Plan Architecture Nouvelle (PAN), from its inception in the late 1980s, the Europan approach is unique in that it supports winning designers from their first proposal through to project completion, while engaging in ongoing architectural and societal debate. The theme of the 18th edition, launched in March 2025, is "Re-sourcing".

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For 40 years, the Maisons Paysannes de France association has organized a competition designed to preserve and enhance our rural environment, landscape, local heritage and know-how. Two sets of prizes are awarded. The "Bâti ancien et savoir-faire" (Old buildings and craftsmanship) prize recognizes high-quality restoration work carried out on existing buildings, while the "Bâti contemporain" (Contemporary buildings) prize recognizes the heritage of today and tomorrow. Projects must be inspired by a vernacular tradition, ecological, sober and in harmony with the environment.

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GYPASS continues its commitment to students, enabling them to showcase their ability to give style and character to the home, to stimulate the creativity of young talent, and to reveal innovative ideas and integrate these visions into a concrete approach to home improvement. This 5th edition, organized in partnership with the magazine Architecture ÀVivre.

With €6,000 in prizes up for grabs, students will have the opportunity to compete for: 1st Prize: €3,000 - 2ᵉ Prize: €2,000 - 3ᵉ Prize: €1,000 - GYPASS Coup de Cœur Prize and two Special Mentions.

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The £1500 scholarship is awarded each year alternately to a British student/graduate or a French student/graduate. The 2025 scholarship will be awarded by the French section. It is intended to cover research and travel costs for a study in the UK, culminating in a dissertation to be presented to Union members. The Union makes its network of architects available to guide grant-holders in their research and contacts.

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Application deadline: April 20, 2025.

Created in 2019, the COAL Student Prize aims to support, through a residency in partnership with France's Nature Reserves, students from Schools in the artistic and cultural field who are experimenting with and proposing concrete, creative solutions to the ecological transition. COAL's aim is to encourage young people to get involved, and to promote artists' responses to current ecological issues.

Call for projects closes: April 20, 2025
Nominated artists announced: summer 2025
Announcement of winners: autumn 2025
Award ceremony: autumn 2025, on the occasion of Sans Réserve, the meeting place for creative artists committed to ecology.

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Promoting a sober, committed approach to architecture, in conjunction with frugal materials such as bioresources, raw earth and stone, the !MPACT competition is aimed at architecture school, bachelor's and master's students wishing to experiment with these products in their projects. Through the realization of a construction or renovation project of your choice, you are invited to study more broadly the origin of materials, construction techniques to limit the use of materials, equipment, bioclimatism and reuse.

- National prize: €2,000 / Regional prize: €1,000 (*depending on partnership, check the regions concerned on the website)

Schedule:
- March 27, 2025 at 6pm: !mpact competition presentation webinar. Registration
- May 7, 2025 at 6pm: !mpact competition presentation webinar. Registration
- May 31, 2025 at 11:59pm: Registration closes. Registration
- July 14, 2025 at 11:59 pm: Deadline for submitting your project.

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March 19, 2025 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm - Salle Garnier.

Europan is a European network of architecture, urban planning and landscape ideas competitions for young designers who care for inhabited environments. An evolution of the French architectural competition Plan Architecture Nouvelle (PAN), from its inception in the late 1980s, the Europan approach is unique in that it supports winning designers from their first proposal through to project completion, while engaging in ongoing architectural and societal debate.
The theme of the 18th edition, launched in March 2025, is "Re-sourcing".

Speakers: Julie Fernandez, architect, secretary general of Europan France, and Guillaume Duranel, architect, lecturer ENSA Normandie, former Europan winner.

Facilitator: Gabriella Trotta-Brambilla, architect, lecturer at ENSA Normandie, expert

Open to all

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Registration until March 15, 2025 -

The student is an international competition based on Saint-Gobain's vision of sustainable buildings. It was first organized in 2004 by Saint-Gobain Isover in Serbia, and became an international event in 2005. Today, it attracts over 1,300 students from 30 countries.

The competition is an excellent opportunity for architecture students to gain professional experience while discovering the importance of sustainability in modern construction. The success of your project will depend on how it improves the health and well-being of your building's occupants while reducing the use of carbon, energy and resources.

Price :

1st Prize: €5,000 + Award certificate signed by members of the international jury
2nd Prize: €3,000 + Award certificate signed by members of the international jury
3rd Prize: €1,500 + Award certificate signed by members of the international jury

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