ROGER TAILLIBERT
Architect
The swimming pool: a daring achievement
One of the first projects of the architect Roger Taillibert in France is the realization of the swimming pool of Deauville. It was also the subject of his diploma at the ENSBA. He opted for a daring design far from the "Norman" style then in vogue on the Côte Fleurie and implemented a process of thin, long-span sails, which he had experimented with in the early 1960s and of which he became a specialist. The seawater pool was inaugurated in July 1966 by Maurice Chevalier, Marie Laforêt and the Minister of Sports at the time, Françoise Missoffe, and Alain Gotvalles, French 100-meter crawl champion. The technological prowess and the use of new materials ensured the success of Roger Taillibert's achievements. This program is for him the first of a series of sports facilities, including the stadium of the Parc des Princes in Paris (1967 -1972) and the Olympic complex in Montreal (1972 -1976).
