La Cathédrales des sports and its metropolitan uses
From a peripheral location to a central position
Fabrizio Gallanti
Completed in 2023, Bordeaux's Cathédrale des sports, as named by the architects from NP2F who designed it, or the “UCPA Sport Station” as it is now called, brings together a wide range of sports, leisure and recreational activities on 15,000 sq. m spread over six levels. On the occasion of the presentation of the model of the project that dominates the new Brazza district and his associated film in Nouvelles saisons, self-portraits of a territory, Fabrizio Gallanti offers a vibrant critique of its architecture, whose role goes beyond function to form the only dynamic public space in the area.
