Lucas Boustie

Lucas is the Technical and Administrative Director of a Communauté de Commune in the Creuse département.

When I pursued the dual degree of the ABC Master’s programme, the project we worked on was the design of the ENSTIB Coloc, a building funded by the school’s alumni and intended to house future students. I learned to work on blueprints and significantly improved my spatial perception. Generally speaking, this programme gave me a better understanding of an architect’s reasoning, which is a real asset in my profession. I recently worked for three years on the renovation of the Administrative City of Bourges, consisting of buildings from the 17th, 19th, and 20th centuries. What I learned during the Master’s programme was very useful in my interactions with the architect who accompanied the project. I have excellent memories of ENSTIB, the life at the School, and the surrounding area. The Wood Challenges were an unforgettable experience, both from a human and educational perspective. Designer, calculator, and implementer – we had to play all roles and adapt. This programme opened my eyes to integrating wood and bio-sourced materials into the projects I manage, but it also taught me a way of working, thanks to an exceptional approach to teaching, with no real boundary between teachers and students. I learned a lot and I’ve also maintained some excellent relationships with both the School staff and my fellow classmates.