Firminy-Vert Sports Arena (Firminy, France) : Detail of steps and seats
- Creator:
- Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
- Published/Created:
- Firminy-Vert area, Rue des Noyers to access road, Firminy, Rhône-Alpes, France
1966-1968 - Date Depicted:
- 2009
1950 AD - 2010 AD - Materials:
- concrete
- Notes:
- Le Corbusier was commissioned by Eugène Claudius-Petit, who became mayor of Firminy in 1953, to design a central ‘agora’ including a sports stadium, cultural centre and church, as well as the Unité (housing unit), which he organized as an ensemble around the bowl of an abandoned quarry. The ensemble was called "Firminy Vert' (Green Firminy) to mark a new beginning for what had been "Firminy Noir" (Black Firminy), a coal-mining town. André Wogenscky worked with Le Corbusier as early as 1945. He continued to work with Le Corbusier until the latter's death in 1965, becoming the Firminy Vert project manager at that point. Although the stadium had been part of the original design by Le Corbusier, it was solely executed by Wogenscky and Fernand Guardian, and was reduced in size from the original plan. It has 3800 seats, of which 500 are covered. The access point is the boulevard which rings the back and allows viewers to access the top tiers. The stands are facing the cultural centre across the playing field, which is the bottom of the bowl of the old quarry. There are plans to renovate the stadium and finish the cover to get to the original draft of 1000 covered seats.
- Variant Titles:
- Stade de Firminy-Vert
- Topics:
- Architecture -- France -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Modern
Modernist
Twentieth century - Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-LC-FV-SA-A44
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architecture; recreation and games; festivals; athletics; sporting events buildings; recreation buildings; sports buildings; stadiums; complexes; recreation areas; sports complexes
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Six
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2009 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4125
- OID:
- 10075058
- PID:
- digcoll:1812400