The "Architectural Representation" course, part of the Resources intensive program, is based on the creation of 12 films, each lasting 1 minute and 10 seconds, focusing on raw earth and its uses. Film, with its narration and movement, is a complex mode of representation that must be learned. The issue of narration, already addressed in the first year, is developed here with a new dimension: that of temporality. The aim is to create a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end, while respecting the rhythm of a given piece of music.

Find the dedicated playlist HERE and lots of content fromENSA Normandie including our conferences, meetings, and student projects—on our YouTube channel.

Teaching team: Joseph Altuna, César Canet, Fabrice Drain, Marine Delouvrier, and Catherine Simonet.

The "Grand Chantier" Territorial Economic Cooperation Cluster (PTCE) (of whichENSA Normandie a founding member) is one of the eight winners of the "Financing the Development of PTCE" call for proposals. The winners will receive financial support from the French government totaling €500,000.

79 PTCE applied for this call for proposals, which was aimed at rural areas and priority neighborhoods under the City Policy (QPV). This focus is in line with the priorities set by the Interministerial Committee for Cities (CIV) and the Interministerial Committee for Rural Areas (CIR), which recognize PTCE as tools for structuring territorial development.

The Grand Chantier selection recognizes the quality of the regional initiatives developed by the Grand Chantier team in Normandy and Île-de-France, as well as the commitment of stakeholders to structural projects focused on the reuse of materials in the construction industry.

Discover the 8 winning PTCEs

PTCE Reuse and Digital Inclusion in Central Brittany, led by Ordi Grand Ouest in Brittany

PTCE Semeurs de Graines (Seed Sowers) led by Ecolieu La Filerie in the Centre-Val de Loire region

PTCE Le Nouveau Mode supported by the association Le Nouveau Mode in Guadeloupe

PTCE Grand Chantier led by Grand Chantier in Normandy

PTCE Sud Vienne led by EIT Sud Vienne in Nouvelle Aquitaine

PTCE ReTolosa led by ReTolosa in Occitanie

PTCE Roya – Riviera Terres Nourricières supported by the Maison du Vivant association in Provence-Alpes Côte d’Azur

PTCE Circular Development led by Siléo in the Pays de la Loire region

Through April 25, 2026, at the Maison de l’architecture – Le Forum

As part of the "Recomposed Past" workshop, students atENSA Normandie on the use of reuse in contemporary architectural design. Exploring how architectural form must follow material availability and constraints in order to meet the imperatives of sobriety and respect for planetary limits, this work resulted in the production of ten fragmentary prototypes made from recycled materials. This experiment, which is part ofENSA Normandie broader approachENSA Normandie teaching reuse, is supported by the Quartus Endowment Fund for Architecture in partnership with the Ministry of Culture. It is being showcased in an exhibition at the Forum de la Maison de l'architecture de Normandie.

*"Passé recomposé" workshop, third stage of the "Les expérimentales" initiative launched by the Quartus Endowment Fund for Architecture in partnership with the Ministry of Culture.

Teaching team: Julien Choppin and Soraya Haffaf
Teaching: Project S7 – DE Experimentation
Partners: Quartus Endowment Fund in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Les Batineurs, Espace Disponible, Maison de l’architecture de Normandie – Le Forum, Kit production

Photo by Léo Barranco © .kit 

Wondering what to do after graduation? Looking for an internship? Need help with your career path or professional project? Marion Dalmet Picard is available for individual appointments to guide you. To make an appointment, visit the Partnership Office on the 2nd floor!

Wednesday, December 17, and Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the André Malraux Center, then at Boildieu Middle School and ESAHAR

Invitation to the table... Discover, share, and discuss 13 proposals for the upper reaches of Rouen.
As part of the S9 course – Project workshop and Trans-Form workshop.
Teaching team: Adrien Henocq, Bruno Proth, Laurent Protois, and Laurent Sfar.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025, starting at 10:00 a.m.: Centre André Malraux – La Grand’Mare Rouen, rue François Couperin
Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.: Collège Boieldieu, multipurpose room – Les Sapins Rouen, 200 rue Albert Dupuis – at 11:00 a.m.: Esadhar – La Grand’Mare, Rouen, 2 rue Giuseppe Verdi

In partnership with Métropole Rouen Normandie and ESADHAR

Image © Axel Launay

Thursday, December 11, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in the Jean Duminy lecture hall – A conference on several attempts and experiences related to decolonial thinking in architecture – focusing in particular on the publication of the book Décoloniser l’architecture(Decolonizing Architecture, 2024) and the exhibitionreclaim architecture (2025). The lecture will address the roles and responsibilities of architects, scenarios for debate, ethical, ecological, and political imperatives, unreasonable fears, and risky struggles. In short, while the topics of "architecture" and "emotions" will be discussed, it will bein a completelydifferent way.

New link to use HERE

Visual © Fort de l_Esseillon, Aussois, Mathias Rollot 2023

Tuesday, December 16, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. - Grand Hall - France

The venustas workshop sees the architectural project as a cultural act that translates into built forms and spaces the political, economic and social logics that make up the contemporary city. Without aiming narrowly at beautification, this workshop places aesthetic issues at the same level of attention in semester 9 as those of firmitas and utilitas in semesters 7 and 8. In 2025, the workshop has taken as its subject some fifteen sites and buildings in the commune of Malaunay.
Teaching team: Marina Ramirez, Valéry Didelon, Benjamin Russis, Delphine D.Garcia
Teaching : Project workshop and S9 DE EXPE workshop

Image © students

Paul Barrault has created an animated video for the S09 AVT Workshop - Vallée de la Risle in Brionne. In 1min20, he takes us into an augmented cut where scientific observation and imagination intermingle to reveal the secret dynamics of the natural environment. His work starts with total immersion: precise plant inventories, meticulous drawings, texture surveys... and ends with the creation of a soundtrack entirely composed from sounds captured on site. The sound contrast between the highway interchange and the vitality of an almost untamed nature becomes the narrative thread of his exploration.

Find this video HERE and lots of other content fromENSA Normandie including our conferences, meetings, and student projects—on our YouTube channel.

Paul Barrault - Brionne, September 2025 Animated video, Augmented cut, 1min20s Workshop S09 AVT - Vallée de la Risle

Teachers : Vincent Marniquet & Nikolas Fouré

Visual ©Paul Barrault

Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Alberti Room –

Workshop 1 - Bringing out your skills despite your inexperience
You think you don't have enough experience? Think again!
This workshop will help you identify your strengths, even if they're hidden, and learn how to express them in professional language.
Come and discover how to enhance your career path and build your professional project with confidence.

Registration required

Pro Workshops – Prepare for your future
Are you wondering about your future career? Are you looking for an internship or a job, or do you simply want to better understand the professional world that awaits you?
ENSA Normandie five themed workshops led by professionals, graduates, and partner institutions: promoting your skills, finding an internship or job, discovering everyday life in an agency, opening up to other career paths, and an introduction to entrepreneurship.
These practical and supportive discussions will help you get to know yourself better, broaden your horizons, and take action.

On October 24, the Board of Directors ofENSA Normandie unanimouslyENSA Normandie a motion to support the Councils for Architecture, Urban Planning, and the Environment (CAUE). Faced with the weakening of the CAUE, exacerbated by the reform of the development tax and the critical situation in Normandy, the School recalls their essential role in architectural quality, regional support, and ecological transition issues.ENSA Normandie for dialogue with ministries and departments to guarantee emergency financial support, which is essential for the CAUE's sustainability and the continuation of its missions of general interest.

To read the full motion, click HERE in the publication file.