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Journées de l'architecture: Collectivité shows designs for Thelbert Carti stadium, Galisbay centre and Sandy Ground
For the Journées de l'architecture, the Collectivité de Saint-Martin exhibited sketch boards from three design competitions on October 23, including the €15 million Thelbert Carti stadium rebuild.
By SXM Daily ·
Reported 26 October 2026
The Collectivité de Saint-Martin exhibited sketch boards from three architecture competitions on Friday, October 23, from 9:00 to 15:00 in the hall of its events service, as part of the Journées de l'architecture 2026, according to the Collectivité's website.
The three projects
The boards showed designs for:
- the Thelbert Carti stadium in Quartier d'Orléans
- the risk-prevention and management centre at Galisbay
- the socio-cultural and sports centre in Sandy Ground
Thelbert Carti stadium
According to a decision of the Executive Council (CE 148-02-2026, June 2026), the stadium was destroyed by Hurricane Irma. The rebuild is budgeted at €15,003,000 excluding tax, funded by FEDER (€1.0 million), the Agence nationale du sport (€0.8 million), the State (€4.7 million) and the Collectivité (€8.503 million). The works are expected to take 30 months.
Galisbay centre
The Galisbay competition was won by a group led by RH Plus Architecture with Moebius, Guez, Détails, Filao, Gamba, Saint-Juste Etudes and Artaro, according to Executive Council decision CE 138-20-2026 of March 19, 2026. Provisional fees are €1,414,603.28 excluding tax.
Sources
- https://www.com-saint-martin.fr/actualites/exposition-journees-de-larchitecture-2026
Source: https://www.com-saint-martin.fr/actualites/exposition-journees-de-larchitecture-2026
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