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The Live Centre of Information: From Pompidou to Beaubourg (1968-1971)

The Live Centre of Information: From Pompidou to Beaubourg (1968-1971)

Hamzeian, Boris
Le Bon, Laurent
Gargiani, Roberto

Paperback

General ArchitectureArchitecture History

Publisher Price: $49.95

ISBN10: 1638400555
ISBN13: 9781638400554
Publisher: Actar
Published: Mar 14 2023
Pages: 240
Weight: 3.20
Height: 1.10 Width: 7.60 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
The Live Centre of Information: From Pompidou to Beaubourg (1969- 1971) unpacks the history behind one of the most iconic buildings of contemporary architecture.


On July 19, 1971, Jean Prouvé presented the winning design of the future Centre Pompidou in Paris to an astonished audience. The project's architects, Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and Gianfranco Franchini, were considered unknowns; its sponsors, the engineers at Ove Arup & Partners, were simply forgotten; the project's idea of a Live Centre of Information was denigrated as a metallic dam in the heart of Paris; the jury was presumed to have been dominated by the charismatic Philip Johnson and the man who initiated the competition, President of the Republic Georges Pompidou, to have been forced to bend to the jury's will.

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