7 days to go until the opening ceremony: the CAO is headlining the show!

7 days to go until the opening ceremony!

The Aquatic Centre is everywhere: on posters in the metro, in newspapers, the inauguration of Bernar Venet’s work of art, exhibitions, reports, publications.

We’re very proud to see our ‘wooden sculpture’ capturing the world’s attention. Come and discover or rediscover our project, and immerse yourself in a summer of dreams, challenges and ambition!

Watch Mohamed Gholam’s documentary on the Aquatic Centre, produced as part of his project The New Programme (LNP): lnkd.in/exK4nazd

Discover and admire ‘Converge 54.5° Arc x 14’, Bernar Venet’s new work of art.
Inaugurated by Patrick Ollier, President of the Greater Paris Metropolitan Area, and Mathieu Hanotin, Mayor of Saint-Denis and President of Plaine Commune, in the presence of Nicolas Ferrand, Executive Managing Director of the Société de Livraison des Ouvrages Olympiques – SOLIDEO, and Diane de Navacelle de Coubertin, author and lecturer, descendant of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the monumental sculpture is installed near the Aquatic Centre. This powerful work symbolises the universal values of sport and recalls the industrial heritage and working-class past of the Plaine Saulnier mixed development zone.

Visit the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) at the Nieuwe Instituut. The Aquatic Centre is featured on the ‘Paris Bio-Based’ stand as one of the leading examples of low-carbon developments in Paris.

See the extensive international press coverage of the Aquatic Centre, including articles published in :
– The Guardian: lnkd.in/e8pbhtMv
– The RIBA Journal: lnkd.in/eCyAbnfm
– Architectural Digest: lnkd.in/dQB2UsUF
– The Financial Times: lnkd.in/e8nwKhRn

Many thanks to Oliver Wainwright, Andrew Pearson, Dana Thomas and Simon Kuper and their collaborators for these interesting reports.

Architecture: VenhoevenCS & Ateliers 2/3/4/
Landscape: Ateliers 2/3/4/

Credits: Ateliers 2/3/4/, Jacqueline Fuijkschot
Thanks to all our partners: Métropole du Grand Paris (Owner), Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France (contractor) with Récréa, Dalkia, Omnes Capital, schlaich bergermann partner sbp, Le Pavé® SOCOTEC, Bouygues Energies & Services, Industrie, Bouygues Travaux Publics, Brézillon, ELAN, Eiffage Métal, INEX BET, KATENE, CL INFRA, Inddigo, Mazet & Associés, Peutz France, CSD & ASSOCIÉS, Mathis SAS and many others.

Credits: Ateliers 2/3/4/, Jacqueline Fuijkschot and Le Nouveau Programme