Vincent Veschambre

Vincent Veschambre is a Professor of Social Sciences at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Lyon (ENSAL), affiliated with the UMR CNRS Environnement, Ville, Société and the LABEX Intelligence des mondes urbains. He leads the LAURE (Lyon Architecture Urbanisme Recherche) team since 2014.

• Research focus: Urban building recycling via conservation, transformation, and demolition/reconstruction
• Teaching expertise: Spatial appropriation (urban contexts), heritage relationships, and social housing policies
• Current research: Social and political implications of heritage creation and social housing demolition

His work intersects with themes like post-colonial heritage, cultural institutions, and urban mobility. He supervises three doctoral students, including Nicolas Detry (critical restoration of war-damaged architecture) and Bastien Couturier (heritage value criteria analysis).