Thursday, May 6, 2010

Centre Pompidou Metz by Shigeru Ban

centre-pompidou-metz-shigeru-ban-1.jpgcentre-pompidou-metz-shigeru-ban-2.jpgcentre-pompidou-metz-shigeru-ban-3.jpgcentre-pompidou-metz-shigeru-ban-4.jpgInspired by the technical properties of Chinese hats and bridges, the nearly complete Centre Pompidou-Metz will be a satellite branch of the Centre Pompidou modern art museum in Paris.Architects Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines designed the building to have a “superstructure” - a curved roof made of wooden hexagonal units supported by a central metallic spire and four conical pillars. The large surface area of this signature roof element covers a collection of interior spaces where three galleries unite.

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