Ophélie Dozat is an architect and doctoral student at the École Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles and the University of Cergy-Pontoise. In 2018, she graduated from the ENSA Versailles and was simultaneously doing a research master's degree in visual culture at the École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. After obtaining her habilitation in project management, in 2020, she began a doctorate in architecture under the direction of Susanne Stacher and Cédric Libert.
Entitled Support: how to rethink the architecture of the territory, her dissertation proposes to think of retaining walls as architectural objects that participate in the sensitive construction of the landscape. She thus aims to design retaining devices that reveal the natural elements and resources of the territory, reinforcing the aesthetic relationship with our natural environment. Her experimental approach allows her to explore forms and materials for these new works of art. In connection with her research, she co-directs the project workshop Paysages Prototypes, Master level 1 and 2 at ENSA Versailles with the architect Nicolas Simon.