VINCI to build Confluences museum

15 January 2010 - New contracts - France

On 15 January 2010, the General Council of the Rhône département awarded the shell construction, envelope and precincts works package for the future Confluences museum in Lyons (central France) to the consortium composed of VINCI Construction France, its subsidiary GTM Bâtiment et Génie Civil Lyon, Smac and Permasteelisa France. Designed by Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au, the project is worth €107m to the consortium. The museum is scheduled to open in the summer of 2014.