Roland Garros Roof Design

Called wings in french pay tribute to the aviator roland garros who gave his life for his country and his name to the stadium and the tournament the fft president revealed.

Roland garros roof design.

Carré blanc x roland garros 2020. Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted. The final part of the roof has been fitted. The roof s eleven trusses can be opened out in 15 minutes.

A striking tribute to tennis photo gallery. Carré blanc x roland garros 2020. Carré blanc x roland garros 2020. How we put a roof over our heads from right after roland garros 2019 to the very last truss.

A striking tribute to tennis discover the future philippe chatrier court and its retractable roof see the coming transformation of philippe chatrier court and its retractable roof. The exclusive home of roland garros tennis delivering live scores schedules draws players news photos videos and the most complete coverage of the 2020 roland garros tournament. A striking tribute to tennis photo gallery. How we put a roof over our heads from right after roland garros 2019 to the very last truss.

See all news discover the roland garros official app. Here s the whole story of the chatrier court s roof in pictures. Designed by architects and engineers of the french firm dvvd the movable roof was inspired by the biplane of french aviator roland garros with the various elements intended to resemble the wing of a plane in terms of shape materials and structure. The pandemic forced the shift of the french open at roland garros from may to late september making the completion of a new roof over philippe chatrier court the largest stadium at the paris.

Its 11 pane retractable roof is currently being fitted. 8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020. 8 sections are already in place and the last 3 will be installed by the end of january 2020. The spectacular transformation of philippe chatrier court is well underway.

Here s the whole story of the chatrier court s roof in pictures. The new roof consists of 11 steel wings clad with serge ferrari s flexlight tx30. The huge project to transform the legendary court was thus completed on 5th february 2020 a month ahead of schedule.