École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg, Art school in Strasbourg, France

The École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg occupies a brick building constructed in 1892 by architects Johann Karl Ott and Édouard Roederer on the site of the former Doktersgarte botanical garden. Its symmetrical facade has a dark grey mansard roof with a central dormer, tall rectangular windows, and ceramic panels on a gold background showing allegorical female figures and floral motifs. A band above the lower windows reads "ECOLE SUPERIEURE DES ARTS DECORATIFS".

The school was founded in 1892 after the region came under German control, in response to local artistic education needs. In 2011, it merged with the Mulhouse Art School and Strasbourg Music Academy to form the Rhine Higher School of Arts.

The ceramic panels on the facade carry the school's programme: allegorical female figures for architecture, painting and sculpture, resting on geometry, archaeology and science, while the sill panels use only floral and plant motifs, pointing to teaching based on imitating natural forms. Anton Seder drew the ornamentation and the former pupil Léon Elchinger made the ceramics.

The building is centrally located in Strasbourg and easily reached on foot, with good transport connections nearby. Keep in mind that workshops and studios are typically reserved for students, though public exhibitions and events are held regularly.

The school garden holds a memorial monument linked to the site's earlier use: the former botanical garden, Doktersgarte, served as a provisional cemetery during the 1870 siege, and the remains had to be moved before the building went up in 1892.