2024 Paris Olympics
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about 2024 Paris Olympics
Project • By Ante Prima • Cultural Centres
Olympe
This Urban Arts Centre project is located in the southern part of the river eco-district of L’Île-Saint-Denis (just north of Paris). The main square, Place de la Batellerie, is at the centre of five buildings with different functions: offices, student accommodations, a hotel, a water sports centre and our Urban Arts Centre. Planned long before Paris 2024 decided to install part of its Olympic athletes’ village here for a two month period, this site, originally intended for a joint development zone and initiated by Plaine Commune (local housing project), has undergone a new evolution in this context. Thus, the private sector was invited to take over the cultural facility initially planned, without any precise programming, a... More
News • News • 6 Aug 2024
DREAM completes hybrid timber office building with 3x3 basketball courts for Paris 2024 Athletes’ Village
French architectural studio DREAM completed a hybrid timber office building topped with 3x3 basketball courts as part of the Paris 2024 Athletes’ Village. The low-carbon building is providing office space during the Olympics and Paralympics. An adaptable design seeks to ensure use of the building beyond the period of the Games.
Cyrille Weiner
DREAM
The 54-hectare (133.4-acre) Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Village was built across three communes of Seine-Saint-Denis in the northern suburbs of Paris: Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, and L’Île-Saint-Denis. Architect Dominique Perrault was tasked with the design of Sector E — named “Les Belvédères” — for housing at... More
Project • By VenhoevenCS architecture + urbanism • Sports Centres
Aquatics Centre Paris 2024
100 years after it last hosted the Games, Paris gears up for 2024. Having created the design for the Aquatics Centre, architects VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4/, are thrilled to witness its realisation. The only permanent new building for the 2024 games - together with the expanded green public space and the new bridge that connects the stadium with the Stade de France and the rest of Paris - the Aquatics Centre is an important investment in the future of Saint-Denis and the Paris metropolitan region. The innovative award-winning project is set to create an unforgettable experience of the Games and promises a lasting legacy for the neighbourhood and beyond
Winner of the Le Grand Prix du Grand Paris 2023 and Grand Prix BIM d... More
News • News • 13 Dec 2021
Curving Grand Palais Éphémère strives for urban and aesthetic integration with famous Parisian landmarks
Constructed on the Champ-de-Mars in Paris, in front of the Ecole Militaire and on the axis of the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Palais Éphémère is a temporary 10,000 square meter building designed by Wilmotte & Associés. During the period the Grand Palais is closed for restoration works, this building will house art, fashion and sporting events, including the FIAC, Saut Hermès and Chanel fashion shows. During the 2024 Paris Olympics, this ephemeral construction will host up to 9,000 spectators to the judo and wrestling competitions.
Patrick Tourneboeuf
Completely free of posts or any structural elements, the main nave of the Grand Palais Éphémère spans 51 m in width with a 33 m dep... More