MOSHE SAFDIE:
MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE 1971 - 1998
If I forget thee, Jerusalem, Between Memory and Identity
PROJECTS
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Centre du Plateau Beaubourg (Pompidou Center), Paris |
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"Two concepts govern the design of this project: the desire to integrate, enrich and extend the surrounding environment and neighborhood by virtue of the center; and to create a structure which gives maximum awareness and interaction of all the functions and facilities of the center to those within and without of the project." From the published proposal: Moshe Safdie, Centre du Plateau Beaubourg: Architectural Concept, 1971. |
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Client: Paris City Council |
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Date of the competition : 1971 |
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Architects : Moshe Safdie and Associates, Architects, in collaboration with 14 students from the School of Art and Architecture at Yale University. |
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Area : 66,890 sq. m. (interior), 16,200 sq. m. (exterior) |
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Unbuilt (the winning proposal, according to which the center was finally built, was that of Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano. Safdie's proposal won second place and a distinguished mention). |