The Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Bordeaux Talence continues to expand with the Pôle d’Ingénierie Bordelais (P.I.B.) real estate project, which is set to become a central hub for training and research on the campus. Covering an area of approximately 5,000 m², the P.I.B. is structured around two large complementary centers.
A hub for teaching and campus life
This center will include teaching facilities and event spacessuitable for both educational activities and conferences.
- 300-seat amphitheater
- 80-seat rooms for parallel sessions
- Reception area for 120 seated guests
This infrastructure will strengthen the institution's engineering programs by modernizing teaching facilities and accommodating the increase in campus enrollment.
Special attention will be paid to the Cour Carrée, to preserve this space steeped inhistory and emotion, involving students and alumni from the campus.
A research center dedicated to the I2M laboratory
The P.I.B also contributes to the structuring of the I2M laboratory, a major player in mechanical engineering and partnership-based research in Nouvelle Aquitaine.
The project is part of the restructuring of research and transfer activities on theBordeaux campus, in collaboration with the University of Bordeaux and Bordeaux INP.
The objective: to create a major engineering hub(mechanical, electronic, digital) consistent with the challenges of the FourthIndustrial Revolution, promoting interaction between engineering and digital technology in industry.
An ambitious project
The P.I.B. enjoys strong regional and national support,via the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, Bordeaux Métropole, and the French government, as part of the 2021-2027 State-Region Plan Contract (CPER).
- Total budget: €22.8 million including tax
- Work schedule: 2027-2029 (final phase)
The architectural project, selected after a European competition that attracted more than 60 entries, will be led by TLR Architecture et associés,with the assistance of the engineering firms Inddigo, AEC Ingénierie, Ingerop, ITAC, OPMO, and NOM.
The year 2026 will be dedicated to studies and adapting the project tothe educational and research needs of the campus. A detailed presentation and a meeting with the project teams will be organized shortly in the lecture hall.
The P.I.B. represents amajor step forward in the transformation of the campus, strengthening its capacity to train engineers and develop collaborative research in a modern and attractive environment.
