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In September 2017, The International Olympic Committee announced that a century after France last hosted the Olympics in 1924, the games would be returning to Paris for the third time in its history. The 2024 games, are set to become the most sustainable games to date and are following a new model -which involves only two new construction projects for the entire games – The Aquatics Centre and Olympic Village. The bid therefore to design the only new permanent sports facilities for Paris 2024 was highly sought after.

French journalist, writer and broadcaster, Agnès Poirier, is following the architects who have won this coveted contract - Cécilia Gross and Laure Mériaud.

Join Agnès as she discovers what is special about their design – a project which extends well beyond the Aquatics centre itself and involves transforming the entire surrounding area. They’ve even created a bridge enabling two distinct districts in the north of the city to link for the first time - creating an exciting legacy for this area of Paris.

This programme was recorded before the protests and riots of July 2023.

Presented by Agnès Poirier and produced by Emma Betteridge.

(Photo: Cécilia Gross and Laure Mériaud. Credit: Courtesy of Cécilia Gross and Laure Mériaud)