Recycled aircraft parts to be used in Populous plan for French football stadium

By Tom Lowe2021-01-19T06:00:00

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Scheme involves renovating Ligue 1 side Strasbourg’s ground

Stadium specialist Populous has landed the role of lead architect on a €100m (£88m) renovation of a football stadium in France which will include the use of repurposed jet airliners.

The practice will install sections of the fuselages of decommissioned Airbus A340 aircraft as sunshades at the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg.

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