GRAND STADIUM
MELUN-SÉNART
FRANCE, 1993
SPORT
PR–067
The presence or absence of the stadium is the urban question, akin to “squaring the circle,” that needs to be resolved.
PROGRAM
Large stadium project designed to host the 1998 FIFA World Cup. It includes a main arena with 85,000 seats, a training stadium, a 12,000-space parking lot, and all urban and landscaping developments in the surrounding area.
Situation
Melun-Sénart, France
Year
1993
Status
Contest, winning project
Site area
100 ha
Project management
State and new town of Melun-Sénart
Project implementation
Dominique Perrault, architect, urbanist
Design offices
Eiffage, S.A.E.-S.P.I.E
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