Richard Rogers The Pompidou Centre

The Supercnt series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way we think and design today. Based on live studio debates between protagonists and critics, the books describe, explore and criticise these major projects. Supported by an extensive illustrated section describing the project itself and a wider selection of pictures describing the wider context of the debate, these books are aimed at both a new and an expert audience. While introducing the projects themselves to newcomers, with original descriptions and adding generous lootnotes and sources to a full transcript of the debate, they are also an important contribution to the ongoing discussion which surrounds these seminal projects. Supercrit #3: The Pompidou Centre explores Piano + Rogers' phenomenal project for a new type of major cultural building in Paris. You can hear Richard Rogers' description of the proiecl. see the images and