Centre Pompidou : Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and the making of a modern monument /
"The Centre Georges Pompidou, also called Beaubourg, is today considered an icon of contemporary Paris, the quintessence of a modern building, and a model for what a museum can be. In 1971, Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, together with the engineering firm Ove Arup & Partners, won an intern...
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| Online Access: | Access full-text online via A&AePortal |
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English Italian |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Great architects/great buildings.
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| Summary: | "The Centre Georges Pompidou, also called Beaubourg, is today considered an icon of contemporary Paris, the quintessence of a modern building, and a model for what a museum can be. In 1971, Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, together with the engineering firm Ove Arup & Partners, won an international architecture competition with their innovative and irreverent design. Completed in 1977, the building was at first received skeptically by critics, yet it was quickly embraced by the public as a beloved monument of the modern city of Paris. This lively intellectual biography of the building explores its history and the reasons for its success, from its genesis as a politically calculated response to Paris's turbulent 1968 student protests to the role played by architects in its construction, as well as the historical influences and the engineering solutions that inform its design. A key reason for the Centre Pompidou's success indeed lies in its ability to channel architectural memory, connecting it powerfully to Paris's historic urban fabric. This essential text on one of the twentieth century's most significant buildings is accompanied by a portfolio of rare drawings and photographs"--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | "A short version of this essay appeared as "Beaubourg" in Francesco Dal Co, Renzo Piano, published in Italian by Electa, Milan, in 2014, and was translated into English by Steve Piccolo"--Verso of title page. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 156 pages) : 137 illustrations (some color), plans, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-156). |
| ISBN: | 9780300264241 0300264240 |