A2 Case Study Analysis Pompidou Center Lucas Flaa & Sean Ryan Pompidou Center • Centre Georges Pompidou • Paris, France • Designed by Richard Rogers & Renzo Piano • Postmodern/High-Tech • Built from 1971-1977 • Housed the Public Information Library, Musee National d'Art Moderne, and IRCAM Structure • Floor Area:103,305m^2 • Super structure: 7 Levels • Infrastructure: 3 Levels • 42m tall • 166m long • 60m wide • 50,000m^3 of Reinforced Concrete Richard Rogers • Born July 23, 1993 • British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs in high-tech architecture • Best known for Pompidou Center in Paris, Lloyd’s building and Millennium Dome in London, the Senedd in Cardiff, and the European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg. • Winner of RIBA Gold Medal, the Thomas Jefferson Medal, the RIBA Stirling Prize, the Minerva Medal and Pritzker Prize. Renzo Piano • Born September 14, 1937 • Italian architect and critic Nicolai Ouroussoff said the “... serenity of his best buildings can almost make you believe that we live in a civilized world.” • Best known for Pompidou Center in Paris, Parco della Musica in Rome, Shared London Bridge in London, and The New York Times Building in New York. Site Plans Floor Plans Ground Floor Basement Floor Plans Second Floor First Floor Floor Plans Fourth Floor Third Floor Floor Plans Sixth Floor Fifth Floor Circulation Elevations Sections Sections Structure Mechanical Systems • Everything is color coated • Green = Plumbing • Blue = Climate control • Yellow = Electrical • Red = Circulation Elements and Safety devices Perspectives Night Time Presence Model Sources • http://www.richardrogers.co.uk/render.aspx?siteID=1&navIDs=1,4,25,121&s howImages=detail&showParent=true&sortBy=&sortDir=&imageID=18 • http://totoro-georgespompidou.blogspot.com • http://www.archdaily.com/64028/ad-classics-centre-georges-pompidou-renzo- piano-richard-rogers/ • http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Centre_Pompidou.html.