After a initial experiment conducted in February 2020, the woodworking team at the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Cluny and two colleagues from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris La Villette (ENSAPLV) organized a visit for a group of eight M1 students from this architecture school to the timber hall to experience an immersion in wood as a material and its economic environment, and to improve interactions between students from the two schools.
This module, titled "Intensive Wood," took place from September 21 to 25, and the group was combined with that of the Arts et Métiers students who had chosen the third-year specialization "WOOD: A Local Resource for Sustainable Construction" from the Grande Ecole Engineering Programme.
Every morning, engineering and architecture students attended woodworking classes taught by three teachers from Arts et Métiers two teachers from ENSAPLV. In the afternoon, students enjoyed a varied program consisting of company visits, manufacturing sessions and practical work in the woodworking workshop, as well as specific courses.
This week fully met its objectives and a real synergy developed between the students, which calls for a "return match" to be organized during this academic year with the participation of wood expertise students in an intensive course at ENSAPLV in Paris, says Rémy Marchal.
