PATRIMOINE - Lycée des Métiers du Bâtiment

The first building trades school opened its doors in Felletin on October 1, 1911. By the 1940s, the school needed to relocate and find new premises, as it continued to grow. It was decided to build a large school complex on a 20-hectare site overlooking the town on route d'Aubusson. The first building permit was issued in 1947.

The project was designed by architect Jean-Pierre Paquet from 1947 onwards, and construction continued until 1993. Despite the fact that it was built over a long period of time, the project was a highly homogeneous architectural achievement, reflecting utopian precepts (harmony of physical and intellectual work, social unity). It combines geometric shapes and modern
and modern materials with traditional craftsmanship, in the tradition of the Creusois masons.