page_title: École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles / History
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: la façade de la Petite Ecurie à Versailles
context_page_description: The École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles commonly referred to as the ENSAV, is a leading French architectural school located at the ancient stables of the Versailles Palace. It is an associate member of the University Paris-Saclay. The pedagogical aim of the National Architecture School of Versailles is to provide an intense experience in the architectural arts while developing questions of architecture in the fields of building, city and regional planning. The school prepares students using diverse professional exercise methods and its specially known for its urban design teachings.
  The school is listed among the 50 best European architecture schools according to Domus since the beginning of this ranking established in 2013.
context_section_description: The school was founded in 1969 as a division of the École des beaux-arts architecture section. Architect Jean Castex was one of the school's founders, while Nicolas Michelin (co-founder of the group Labfac) was the managing director from 2001 to 2009. The current dean is the architect Jean-Christophe Quinton.
caption: The school
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