The Eiffel Trophy

Yesterday evening, the Matmut ATLANTIQUE was awarded the Eiffel Steel Architecture Trophy in the "Entertain" category.

This trophy is awarded to works made entirely or partly from steel.

The Eiffel Trophies are a national distinction awarded by an independent jury to works built in France and designed by architects of any nationality.

The stadium was nominated in the "Entertain" category and selected from among 27 projects. Other winners in the same category included the Orange Velodrome, the Lens stadium, the Musée des Confluences, the Accor Arena Hôtel, the Pôle Culturel de Saint Malo and the Palais des Sports du Prado.

The award goes to the architects Herzog De Meuron and Groupe 6, and also to the builders of the stadium: the FAYAT and VINCI groups.

FAYAT subsidiary Castel Fromaget, which specialises in the use of metal, played a major role in the construction of the stadium.

A stadium with more steel than the Eiffel Tower

The stadium contains 12,000 tonnes of steel, twice the weight of the Eiffel Tower. The use of steel gives the stadium that airy, contemporary, uncluttered look that makes it so unique and recognised by all as an architectural success.

The Eiffel Trophy is the third prize that the Matmut ATLANTIQUE has won for its architecture!

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