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RICHARD ROGERS + ARCHITECTS

Centre Pompidou, Paris

2007

Brief: Design the exhibition

Richard Rogers + Architect s, exploring 45

years of architectural projects through models,

photography, drawings, films and digital

animations.

The exhibitions design is inspired by the idea of

a city, divided into 8 zones. Each zone, in turn,contains a series of conceptual blocks - models,

films, drawings and documents - that place

projects into context.

The works on view are displayed on cantilevered

steel tables topped by impossibly thin planes

in vibrant colours, the raw strength of the base

contrasting with the fragility of the surface. No

acrylic cases were used, creating an intimate

connection between the visitor and the content.

The exhibition is open plan, allowing free

circulation throughout, with a piazza in the centreof the show that allows the visitor to sit, r elax,

read, learn and play.

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We worked with Mike Fairbrass from the RSHP

model shop to develop a radical new animated

model that illustrates the master pl anning of

Shanghai. Acrylic roads, parks and buildings are

brought to life through rear projections built into

the plinth, transforming the model into a legible,

working urban system.

To make the show as accessible as p ossible, we

commissioned a series of films by Marina Wilner,

Hijack and Guiseppe Bartolini to decode the ideas

behind the work. Wilner illustrates Richardsconcept of legibility in her film Exposed, using a

series of cutaway images of familiar objects to show

the hidden structures inside.

A series of life-size architectural elements and

prototypes - nodes, beams, and roofing systems -

were placed throughout the space like sculptures

to give visitors a sense of their true craftsmanship,

scale and power.

The initial exhibition attracted 150,000 visitors,

making it the most successful architectural show

the Centre Pompidou has ever had. Following thissuccess, the exhibition toured internationally

through 2011.

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Over 45 years, my colleagueshave worked with me to developan architectural language, born ofa fascination with the processes ofconstruction and with the way thatpeople relate to the buildings aroundthem Richard Rogers + Architectsis about this architectural language,about these projects, and aboutthe talented colleagues who have

worked with me to make thema reality.Richard Rogers

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Caixa Forum, Barcelona 2009 Caixa Forum, Madrid 2009Design Museum, London 2008

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Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei 2010 URA Gallery, Singapore 2011