FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

Created in 1969 by Malraux,  Schools of Architecture in France , initially called Architectural Teaching Units then Schools of Architecture, have celebrated their fiftieth anniversary in 2019. Now under the joint supervision of the French Ministry of Culture (MC) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), they are asserting their identity as professional higher education institutions with this dual connection. Positioned at the crossroads of artistic, technical and social cultures, the teaching of architecture is proving to be exciting and demanding in equal measure, and is transforming itself in order to anticipate a changing world.

In this context, Toulouse School of Architecture is developing its diversified teaching practices to reflect the issues of ecological and digital transitions, urban and rural transformations and the evolution of tangible and intangible heritage. It is thus committed to supporting the evolution of project management missions and the diversification of the ways in which architects practice their profession. In particular, with National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) in Toulouse, it offers a double architecture/engineering course, enriching its initial and continuing education offering as it moves towards interdisciplinary practices. This is supported by the school's numerous professional and university partnerships, reflecting the specificities of the territory and demand among local authorities which are also partners.

Moreover, as Toulouse School of Architecture has long been involved in research, its laboratory explores current and future issues of architectural, urban and landscape design. Today, it hosts more than forty doctoral students, thus concretising its commitment to the European Bachelor, Master, Doctorate format. It is preparing a new generation of professionals and teacher-researchers, while simultaneously strengthening the international influence of the institution, whose initial course already has fifty or so agreements in place offering students a very diverse range of mobility prospects. Research and international cooperation are therefore essential levers for the pedagogical development of our initial, doctoral and continuing education programmes.

Finally, Toulouse School of Architecture is particularly attached to the diversity of its students' social and cultural origins, which it considers a strength and an asset, an approach that has been part of its tradition since it was founded.

Toulouse School of Architecture educates the architects of tomorrow as an higher education institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, it is also a research institution and a regional player, and brings architectural culture to a variety of audiences.

PART OF THE  UNIVERSITY of TOULOUSE

Toulouse School of Architecture is a member of the University of Toulouse, which is one of the largest French universities (120,000 students, some twenty higher education and research institutions).
Beyond the international visibility it provides, this membership also reflects the school's desire to make its specific assets part of the university landscape, to bring its research approach to the scientific community, to offer its students a variety of teaching paths and to give them and their teachers access to quality communal services: "welcome desk", teacher training, documentary services, IT services, etc.

An attractive area

The academy of Toulouse is the most attractive in France for young people. It encompasses 10 university cities in 8 departments of France.
Toulouse, the fourth biggest urban area in France for the last 10 years, is:
• the number 1 French city to study in (source: l’Étudiant 2018 ranking)
 

Support for Student Initiatives

The  University of Toulouse , in collaboration with the higher education institutions and the Crous (regional student assistance office), offers schemes to support student initiatives, helping them to start an association or set up a project.