Des architectes à la tête des ENSA Strasbourg et Montpellier
As of March 1, 2026, two architects-urbanists have been appointed to lead France's national architecture schools (ENSA) in Strasbourg and Montpellier. Agnès Blondin-Carrez, previously head of the architecture and heritage units in the Ardennes and Bas-Rhin, now directs ENSA Strasbourg. Martin Chénot, who formerly led ENSA Saint-Étienne and ENSAP Bordeaux and oversaw the French Institutes in Casablanca and Madrid, takes the helm at ENSA Montpellier.
This leadership change matters because it places practicing architects-urbanists at the head of two key state-run architecture schools, signaling a continued emphasis on blending architectural practice with urban planning in French higher education. The appointments reflect the ongoing evolution of France's ENSA system, which trains the country's future architects and shapes national architectural discourse.