The competition was organised by the Établissement Public d’Aménagement de la Ville Nouvelle d’Évry. It was launched on 18 May 1971 by Maurice Doublet, Prefect of Greater Paris and Michel Boscher, Mayor, Member of Parliament for Évry and President of the Établissement Public d’Aménagement de la Ville Nouvelle.
This two-phase international competition was approved by the International Union of Architects (UIA).