ENSASE is a public school of architecture in Saint-Étienne, known for its engagement with social and urban issues, design experimentation, and its connection to the city’s industrial and creative heritage.
Address: 1 rue Buisson, BP 94, 42003 Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Architectural Design & Social Innovation, Urban Transformations & Public Space, Digital & Material Experimentation
Domains taught:
- Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Industrial Design, Materials, Project Management, Software Engineering, Structural Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of Université de Lyon COMUE. International collaborations. Links with Saint-Étienne Cité du Design.
Research:
Social housing and urban inclusion, Participatory design processes, Digital fabrication and innovative materials, Reuse and transformation of industrial heritage.
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 social and urban innovation, experimental design approaches, located in a city known for design.
Cons
Smaller school, specific focus areas.
Best For
Architecture education with a focus on social innovation, urban transformations, and experimental design.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Clermont-Ferrand sits close to this school on industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering; it has almost the same size, at about 500 students, and is also a public institution.
- For students who like the industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering focus of this school but want another option nearby, École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Lyon fits well: it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Another national school that puts industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering at the centre is École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Bretagne, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly larger, at about 600 students against roughly 500 here.
- Where this school leans on industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering, École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles does the same, and it is larger, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 500 here, and is also a public institution.
- École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Normandie works in much the same fields, chiefly industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering, and it is slightly larger, at about 600 students against roughly 500 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Looking internationally, School of Planning and Architecture Delhi in India is where industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering get a comparable treatment; it is far larger, with about 1,500 students against roughly 500 here, and is also a public institution.
- 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.
- Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture offers an international parallel to this school, with industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering as common ground; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is far larger, with about 6,000 students against roughly 500 here.
- Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain shares the industrial design, civil engineering and software engineering orientation of this school, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Novosibirsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Russia pursues a similar profile in industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering, and it is far larger, with about 7,000 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 Thinking, Social Engineering, Sustainable Development, User-Centered Design
*: 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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