Apur is a non-profit association under the French law of 1901.
In 2026, the association brings together some 30 member partners (6 full members: Ville de Paris, État, Métropole du Grand Paris, Chambre de commerce et d'industrie départementale de Paris, Régie autonome des transports parisiens, Société́ des Grands Projets) and 21 associate members grouped into 3 colleges: Local authorities and intercommunal bodies (Plaine Commune, Paris Terres d'Envol, Est Ensemble, Grand Paris Grand Est, Paris Est Marne & Bois, Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre, Conseil départemental de Seine-Saint-Denis) ; Technical unions (Île-de-France Mobilités, SIAAP, SIGEIF, Sipperec, Syctom) Public entities (APHP, Caisse des dépôts, Eau de Paris, Epaurif, EPA La Défense, Epfif, Haropa Port Paris, Paris Habitat, SNCF Immobilier).
Apur brings together, alongside its founding members—the City of Paris and the French State—stakeholders from the Greater Paris Metropolis and member partners with whom the Atelier develops its collaborative work programme :
l’Ademe, l’AMIF, la RIVP, Elogie-Siemp, l’OLAP, Action Logement, la CAF de Paris, le Samusocial, la Semmaris, l’Agence Paris Climat, le GIE Paris Commerces, la Semaest, Paris & Métropole Aménagement, la Semapa, PariSeine, energy companies (GRDF, Enedis), VNF, le CEREMA, la Fi Bois, Idheal, la fondation Palladio…
Apur is involved in a number of metropolitan bodies :
- Acteurs du Grand Paris, non-profit organisation under the 1901 Act – CA
- Commission départementale d’aménagement commercial de Paris, Prefecture of Paris and Île-de-France
- Commission du Vieux Paris, advisory committee for the protection of Paris’s heritage in terms of its history, archaeology, architecture and urban planning
- Conseil architectural et paysager des projets immobiliers de la Société des grands projets, scientific advisory board to assist the SGP Immobilier subsidiary in organising future architectural design consultations for all its projects
- Conseil d’Architecture, d’Urbanisme et de l’Environnement (CAUE) of Paris
- Conseil de développement de Paris la Défense
- Conseil d’Évaluation du Grand Paris Express de la Société des grands projets, whose remit is to assess the project’s economic, urban, sociological and spatial impacts
- Conseil d’orientation scientifique des Ateliers Médicis
- Comité scientifique de l’Enquête Globale Transport (EGT), Île-de-France Mobilités
- École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Versailles – CA
- Fondation d’entreprise des solidarités urbaines – CA
- Observatoire régional de l’immobilier d’entreprise en Île-de-France, non-profit organisation under the 1901 Act
- Paris and Co, Paris and Greater Paris Regional Innovation Agency – CA
- Paris Habitat OPH – CA, Bureau
- Pavillon de l’arsenal, Information, documentation and exhibition centre for urban planning and architecture in Paris and the Paris metropolitan area – CA
Apur works in partnership with the academic and research communities :
- Work with colleges and universities, l’école nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris Malaquais, l’école nationale supérieure d’architecture Paris Val de Seine, l’école urbaine de Sciences Po, l’école d’urbanisme de Paris, l’université Paris-Cité, Sorbonne-Université.
- Collaboration with research institutions and laboratories, l’Inserm, the European research programme Tod is RUR, la Plateforme d’observation des projets et stratégies urbaines POPSU transitions, CESAER, l’UMR AUSser, consortium Project Time Machine (Infrastructure de Recherche Huma-Num), la Chaire ETI-IAE Paris Sorbonne, la Chaire infrastructures urbaines circulaires EIVP, la Chaire Aménager le Grand Paris
Apur is a member of the Fédération Nationale des Agences d'Urbanisme (Fnau), a federation of 51 urban planning agencies. Fnau is both a network of elected representatives and a network of the 1,700 professionals who work in the agencies, promoting exchanges of experience and the organization of events and collective projects. The network defends the professional interests of agencies and organizes an annual national meeting on a topical theme, providing a forum for political leaders, government departments and urban planning professionals.
The budget to December 31, 2024 is 9.3 million euros.
Income is represented by 85% of the annual subsidies and subscriptions paid by members in respect of the work program, with the remaining 14% corresponding to additional subsidies and contracts.
The annual subsidy from the City of Paris represents 70% of revenues paid by members.