General Information
| Other name(s): | Couverture des arènes de Nîmes |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 1988 |
| Status: | dismantled |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Air-inflated membrane structure |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Stadium / Arena |
Location
| Location: |
Nîmes, Gard (30), Occitanie, France |
|---|---|
| Was supported by: |
Arena of Nîmes (120)
|
| Coordinates: | 43° 50' 5.38" N 4° 21' 34.43" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 60 m | |
| height | 23 m | |
| length | 90 m | |
| site area | 13 332 m² |
Materials
| membrane |
PVC-coated polyester fabric
|
|---|
Participants
Client
Architecture
- Finn Geipel (architect)
- Nicolas Michelin (architect)
Structural engineering
Engineering
- Werner Sobek (engineer)
General contractor
Material supplier
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 336.
- (2004): leicht weit / Light Structures. Jörg Schlaich / Rudolf Bergermann. Prestel Verlag, Munich (Germany), pp. 146-147.
- (1999): Membrane Designs and Structures in the World. 1st edition, Shinkenchiku-sha Co. Ltd, Tokyo (Japan), pp. 60-67.
- Temporäre Überdachung der antiken Arena in Nimes. In: Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail, v. 34, n. 6 ( 1994), pp. 819.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000386 - Published on:
08/09/1999 - Last updated on:
06/06/2018
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