Title: Mèfi :
Authors: Ricciotti, Rudy.; Rosada, Enzo.
Date: 2018
Publisher: Arnaud Bizalion éditeur,
Physical description: 167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 20 x 20 cm
Language: French
LC classification: N
Abstract: MEFI is the first exhibition dedicated exclusively to the Vitrolles Stadium. Conceived in dialogue with many artists, the exhibition articulates the history of the Vitrolles Stadium, from its genesis to its wanderings, developing its conception and realization through a set of unpublished works still unknown to the public. The MEFI book is the testimony of the history of the Stadium through writings of architects and all the works presented at the exhibition. This book, edited by Arnaud Bizalion was designed to accompany the exhibition MEFI which consists of the presentation of multiple photographic works, artistic performances, films, furniture, original plans, models, as well as drawings and paintings. En 1990, la ville de Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône) décide de se doter d'un équipement public multifonctionnel accessible à tous et pour tous. C'est l'architecte Rudy Ricciotti (architecte du MUCEM, Marseille) qui dessine le Stadium de Vitrolles en apportant une réponse pertinente sur le plan économique, politique, programmatique, et culturel : une innovation forte dans la production architecturale de cette fin du XXème siècle. Le bâtiment inauguré le 24 novembre 1994, est un acte de violence esthétique et de résistance. A travers son aspect constructif, le Stadium est dans une quête de vérité d'une extrême sophistication. La structure en béton noir clairement apparente s'inscrit dans un archaïsme constructif. Le Stadium, chargé de tous les maux, subit en 1998 un contexte politique qui lui est défavorable et fatal. L'association de défense patrimoniale "La Renaissance du Stadium" a obtenu pour le Stadium, le label "Architecture Contemporaine Remarquable" en septembre 2018.
Notes: The stadium of Vitrolles (located in city of Vitrolles in the Bouches-du-Rhône in Southern France) was inaugurated in 1994 and was built by architect Rudy Ricciotti. It is a black concrete building, built on the site of a former bauxite dump. The building has been closed since 2000. Studies are underway concerning its possible reopening. Since its closure, several projects exist to reopen the stadium of Vitrolles. With a capacity of 5,000 seats, it would be the fifth largest space in the metropolis of Aix-Marseille-Provence.
Subject headings (LCSH): Architecture--France--Vitrolles--History.; Architecture--France--Vitrolles--Pictorial works.; Bouches-du-Rhône (France)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Ricciotti, Rudy, 1952-; Stadium (Vitrolles, France)--Exhibitions.; Stadium (Vitrolles, France)--History.; Stadium (Vitrolles, France)--Pictorial works.; Stadiums--France--Bouches-du-Rhône--Exhibitions--Pictorial works.; Stadiums--France--Bouches-du-Rhône--Pictorial works.; Stadiums--France--Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône)--Exhibitions.; Stadiums--France--Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône)--History.; Stadiums--France--Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône)--Pictorial works.; Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rhône, France)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Exhibitions.; Vitrolles (Bouches-du-Rône, France)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works.