Lycée Claude Nicolas Ledoux

Presentation

Lycée Claude Nicolas Ledoux is a public institution in Besançon, in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Its name pays tribute to the architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, creator of the Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans, which reflects well the institution's orientation: construction, design, and the culture of architectural project.

Beyond its technical and vocational programs related to building, the lycée hosts a higher education division that offers a DN MADE mention Espace. This national diploma in arts and crafts and design takes place over three years and confers the grade of licence.

Strengths

The mention Espace prepares students for careers in space design: interior architecture, layout, scenography, urban and landscape design, eco-design. The pedagogy is based on the project studio, combined with lessons in the culture of arts, design and techniques, representation (drawing, model-making, 2D/3D digital tools) and a modern language.

The institution's grounding in construction trades is an asset: students have access to technical workshops and lessons related to materials, structure, and implementation, a constructive culture useful for designing realistic spaces.

After the program

The DN MADE can lead to professional integration in an agency or design office, or to further studies: DSAA, schools of architecture or design, university master's degrees.

Admission is through Parcoursup, based on application file and portfolio.