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Année 1965, inauguration de la piscine en présence du M. Le Cure Germain, M. et Mme. Barrière © La ville de Deauville
 
60th anniversary of the Olympic swimming pool
Conference

Christelle Palant

The Deauville swimming pool: an emblematic work by Roger Taillibert

To mark the sixtieth anniversary of Roger Taillibert's Piscine de Deauville, this talk looks back at the architectural prowess of this remarkable facility.

Inaugurated on July 10, 1966, four years after Michel d'Ornano was elected mayor of Deauville, the pool was one of the first large-scale projects by Roger Taillibert (1926-2019). Probably the subject of the architect's diploma - obtained eleven years earlier at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris - it was an important milestone in his career. A specialist in sports architecture, the architect also designed the Parc des Princes (1972) and the Olympic Stadium in Montreal (1976). How does this bold, singular work fit into the architect's career, and how does it reflect his times?

Thursday, July 23, 2026
16h
Full price 5 €
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All ages | Duration: 1h

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Christelle Palant-Frapier is a lecturer at the Paris-Val de Seine School of Architecture, specializing in the history of twentieth-century architecture. With a particular interest in the Trente Glorieuses period, her research focuses on France's architectural, urban and territorial development after the Second World War. The production of a new living environment reflects the economic, political, social and cultural transformations of the period.

jeudi 04 juin 2026

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