ESAIL was founded in 1984 by Jean Cottin, a registered architect (DPLG) and a former student of noted architect and city planner Tony Garnier.

Its first home was the former Vaise fort, in Lyon.

Presentation

Of school

ESAIL is recognized by the State

To accommodate the steady rise in enrolment, the school was moved in 2004 to its current home at 47 rue Michel Berthet, in Lyon’s 9th district.