Four Teams Shortlisted for Grand Site Tour Eiffel Competition
The City of Paris and SETE have shortlisted four teams for the Grand Site Tour Eiffel competition, aimed at reimagining the 54-hectare public space around the Eiffel Tower ahead of the 2024 Olympics. The teams are led by Amanda Levete Architects with GROSS.MAX, KOZ architectes with Atelier Roberta, Agence TER with Carlo Ratti Associati, and Gustafson Porter + Bauman. They will work over ten months under Mayor Anne Hidalgo to develop projects that enhance the monument's surroundings, addressing green spaces, unused pavilions, and traffic. The project has a budget of 40 million euros, part of a broader 300-million-euro, five-year renovation plan starting in 2019. Jean-Louis Missika, Paris's urban planning deputy, stated the goal is to reconnect the tower with its environment without reinventing it.
Key facts
- Four teams shortlisted for Grand Site Tour Eiffel competition
- Competition launched by Ville de Paris and SETE in January
- Results announced on May 4
- Teams: Amanda Levete Architects with GROSS.MAX, KOZ architectes with Atelier Roberta, Agence TER with Carlo Ratti Associati, Gustafson Porter + Bauman
- Project area: 54 hectares from Palais du Trocadéro to Ecole Militaire, including Musée du Quai Branly
- Budget: 40 million euros for public spaces, part of 300-million-euro renovation plan
- Renovation timeline: five years starting from 2019, ahead of 2024 Olympics
- Ten-month design phase coordinated by Mayor Anne Hidalgo
Entities
Artists
- Amanda Levete
- Carlo Ratti
Institutions
- Ville de Paris
- SETE (Société d'exploitation de la Tour Eiffel)
- Amanda Levete Architects
- GROSS.MAX
- KOZ architectes
- Atelier Roberta
- Agence TER
- Carlo Ratti Associati
- Gustafson Porter + Bauman
- Le Monde
- Artribune
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Tour Eiffel
- Palais du Trocadéro
- Ecole Militaire
- Musée du Quai Branly
- Seine