Firminy-Vert Sports Arena (Firminy, France) : Entry to the stadium stands; the access road curves behind the stands so that visitors walk in at the top level of the tiers, view looking back at road
- 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
- 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-A11
- 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:
- 10075022
- PID:
- digcoll:2240167