ENSACF is a public school of architecture in Clermont-Ferrand, offering education that addresses contemporary architectural challenges, with a focus on local context, sustainable design, and digital tools.
Address: 85 rue du Docteur Bousquet, BP 10220, 63100 Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Architectural Design & Experimentation, Sustainable & Resilient Territories, Digital Culture & Fabrication
Domains taught:
- Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Industrial Design, Materials, Project Management, Robotics, Software Engineering, Structural Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of Université Clermont Auvergne COMUE. International partnerships. Regional collaborations.
Research:
Eco-responsible architecture and materials, Digital design and fabrication (FabLab), Architecture in rural and volcanic territories, Urban resilience.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
80
Current students***:
500
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Focus on experimentation and digital tools, engagement with local and regional specificities, human-sized institution.
Cons
Smaller school, regional focus.
Best For
Architecture education focused on experimentation, sustainability, and digital culture.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- The comparison with École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Saint-Étienne is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Grenoble offers a comparable education in industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering: it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers physics and mathematics as well.
- École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Bretagne follows much the same lines as this institution, with industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering as common ground, and it is slightly larger, at about 600 students against roughly 500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Where this school leans on industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering, École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Lyon does the same, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- On content, École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Normandie and this institution are close, as both teach industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 600 students against roughly 500 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, in Ukraine, takes a similar route through industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is far larger, with about 4,000 students against roughly 500 here.
- Beyond national borders, School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada stands out as a comparable school for industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers transportations and geotechnics as well.
- Beyond national borders, La Salle Campus Barcelona - Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura y Edificación La Salle stands out as a comparable school for industrial design, civil engineering and project management; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 500 here.
- School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal, based in India, is built around industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering much like this school, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers geotechnics as well.
- On content, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural in Spain and this school are close, as both teach civil engineering, project management and ecology and sustainability; it is far larger, with about 1,500 students against roughly 500 here, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Architecture, Design for Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Human-Centered Design, Innovation, Sustainable Materials, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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