Monster,
de-centralized
de-centralized
NonA: Re-Draw 04: Centre Pompidou
1st Place Winner
with Doruk Kayali
1st Place Winner
with Doruk Kayali
2023
Drawing
Drawing
Monster, atrocity, excellence, trash, elegance, controversy, even a supermarket…
A plethora of names defined Centre Pompidou since its inauguration in 1977. Some call it an architectural gem and others find it hard to digest. We choose not to pick sides in this debate and decide to emphasize one unequivocal aspect of Piano and Rogers’ design: the power it has on the Parisienne landscape. Even standing as a box on Rue Beaubourg, the building asserts dominance over Haussmann’s Paris. Our drawing deconstructs the object that is Centre Pompidou and therefore its urban hierarchy. The dialectical relationship between the city and the building dissolves and the monster becomes part of Paris.
A plethora of names defined Centre Pompidou since its inauguration in 1977. Some call it an architectural gem and others find it hard to digest. We choose not to pick sides in this debate and decide to emphasize one unequivocal aspect of Piano and Rogers’ design: the power it has on the Parisienne landscape. Even standing as a box on Rue Beaubourg, the building asserts dominance over Haussmann’s Paris. Our drawing deconstructs the object that is Centre Pompidou and therefore its urban hierarchy. The dialectical relationship between the city and the building dissolves and the monster becomes part of Paris.
Year
2023
Awards
Re-Draw #04: Centre Pompidou
1st Place - Winner
Recognition
KoozArch
2023
Awards
Re-Draw #04: Centre Pompidou
1st Place - Winner
Recognition
KoozArch
Project Team
Doruk Kayali
Doruk Kayali