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The Ecole Nationale Superieure d?Art, an art school in Nancy, forms the northern end of the new university campus ARTEM (ARt, TEchnology, Management), the largest new university complex in France, and occupies a central position between the city and the new campus premises. It accommodates all the facilities needed for the three educational fields of art, design, and communication, such as studios, workshops and lecture halls, including the administration and spacious exhibition areas. Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten and Zoméno Architects won the competition in November 2010.
Courtesy of Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten – Photography : Bruno Klomfar
Joined by two glass connecting structures, the four-story ?Vauban? building on the northwest side and the five-story ?Signal building? on the southeast side enclose an inner courtyard. The clear spatial organization is apparent as soon as one enters the building. The ground floor of the Signal building contains exhibition spaces, which are topped by the administration offices. The lower Vauban building accommodates the workshops. An auditorium and the two-story entrance hall are located inside the connecting buildings. Courtesy of Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten – Photography : Bruno Klomfar
The two structural elements have very distinct appearances: the highly chamfered design of the Signal building is clad entirely in a perforated sheet f...