HDR Defense – Treating History Like a Game?

On November 27, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Marie Gaimard, a faculty member and researcher at the ATE laboratory, will defend her Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) thesis titled “Treating History as a Game?”

The application dossier consists of three volumes under the title “Treating History as a Game?”:
– Vol. 1: a comprehensive thesis tracing Marie Gaimard’s academic and intellectual journey;
– Vol. 2: a collection of Marie Gaimard’s works and publications;
– Vol. 3: unpublished thesis titled “Raw Architecture: The Unconventional Paths of André Ravéreau.”

The doctoral dissertation will be defended before the following jury:
– Gauthier Bolle, Professor of Architectural History and Culture, École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Strasbourg (rapporteur)
– Leïla el-Wakil, Associate Professor, University of Geneva (examiner)
– Jean-Philippe Garric, University Professor, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (supervisor)
– Claude Massu, Professor Emeritus, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (examiner)
– Catherine Maumi, Professor of Architectural History and Cultures, École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-la Villette (examiner)
– Nathalie Simonnot, HDR Research Engineer, École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Versailles (examiner)
– Estelle Thibault, Professor of Architectural History and Cultures, École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-Belleville (rapporteur)

The defense will take placein the Duroselle Room at the Sorbonne Center of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, 14 rue Cujas, 75005 Paris. 

Access to the Sorbonne requires prior, name-based registration. Please fill out the form by November 15 https://forms.gle/y2sRo75Ngr8HjSz39

Image: Blueman, Le Havre, 2022