October 10, 2025. Seminar ‘Maintaining. Architecture and maintenance, what we care about’ : Attachments and heritage: figures from the ACMH. When it comes to heritage, the chief architect is like a caretaker at the bedside of a living, changing, aging structure. What determines value? Who will maintain it? Confronted with the obsolescence of materials and the accumulation of layers of time, conservation must contend with the living. Maintaining heritage invites us to come to terms with the intertwining of our fragilities.

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October 3, 2025. The workshop aims to provide a welcoming space for young researchers of all disciplinary backgrounds who are interested in the study of science and technology in France. The workshop offers a forum for discussion based on group readings, fundamental concept discussions, and STS writing practices. The first session of the seminar, organized in the form of an “Arpentage / Exploration”, will be devoted to a few selected chapters from the collective book “digitalSTS : A Field Guide for Science & Technology Studies”, Janet Vertesi & David Ribes (Eds.).

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On September 19, 22 and 23, 2025, students enrolled in the minor in Public Affairs and Innovation (PAI) will defend their end-of-studies projects. Under the supervision of CSI researchers, students build on the operational or research work they have carried out during their final internships to analyze a public affairs issue relating to the political dimensions of technical activities.

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September 12, 2025. Seminar ‘Maintaining. Architecture and maintenance, what we care about’ : Here and now: time of third places. Challenging the temporal logic of traditional actors, transitional urban planning puts maintenance and operation back at the heart of the project. Activating a place involves developing it, ‘restarting the machine’, and considering its sustainability.

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