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Norman Foster Retrospective Centre Pompidou

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Largest Norman Foster Retrospective To Be Held At Centre Pompidou, Paris

Dates: 10 May – 7 August 2023

Location: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

Norman Foster Retrospective Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

Salesforce Tower at Sydney Place, NSW, Australia:
Salesforce Tower at Sydney Place - Norman Foster Retrospective Centre Pompidou
photo : Brett Boardman

The largest retrospective spanning the entire oeuvre of Norman Foster’s work over the last six decades opened yesterday at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Bloomberg Headquarters interior, City of London, England, UK:
Bloomberg Headquarters interior, City of London
photo : Nigel Young / Foster + Partners

Covering nearly 2,200 square-metres, the exhibition reviews the different periods of the architect’s work, highlighting seminal projects, such as the headquarters of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (Hong Kong, 1979-1986), the Carré d’Art (Nîmes, 1984-1993), Hong Kong International Airport (1992-1998) and Apple Park (Cupertino, United States, 2009-2017).

Apple Park, Cupertino, California, United States of America (2018):
Apple Park, Cupertino, California
photo : Steve Proehl

Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners and President, Norman Foster Foundation, said:

‘This exhibition traces the themes of sustainability and anticipating the future. The birth of the practice in the 1960’s coincided with the first signs of an awareness of the fragility of the planet. These were the green shoots of what would later be named The Green Movement.

Great Court, British Museum, London, England, UK (2000):
Great Court British Museum
photo : Nigel Young / Foster + Partners

These principles may now be mainstream but more than half a century ago they were revolutionary and anticipated the reality of today. Throughout the decades we have sought to challenge conventions, reinvent building types and demonstrate an architecture of light and lightness, inspired by nature, which can be about joy as well as being eco-friendly.’

Carré d´Art, Nimes, France (1984):
Carré d´Art Nimes - Norman Foster Retrospective Centre Pompidou
photo : James Morris

The exhibition is being designed by Norman Foster and executed in collaboration with Foster + Partners and the Norman Foster Foundation.

The exhibition explores the architect’s work through the prism of seven themes: Nature and Urbanity; Skin and Bones; Vertical City; History and Tradition; Planning and Place; Networks and Mobility and Future. Drawings, sketches, original scale models and dioramas, along with many videos, will enable visitors to delve into 130 major projects.

Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan (2012):
Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan
photo : Nigel Young / Foster + Partners

Welcoming visitors at the entrance to the exhibition, a drawing gallery showcases items never seen before in France, consisting of drawings, sketchbooks, sketches and photographs taken by the architect.

Millau Viaduct, France (2004):
Millau Viaduct France - Norman Foster Retrospective Centre Pompidou
photo : Daniel Jamme / Eiffages

Illustrating a resonance with Foster’s architecture, the display includes works by Fernand Léger, Constantin Brancusi, Umberto Boccioni and Ai Weiwei, along with industrial creations, such as a glider and several classic automobiles, which have often served as sources of inspiration.

Apple Park, Cupertino, CA, United States of America (2018):
Apple Park, Cupertino, California, USA - Norman Foster Retrospective Centre Pompidou
photo : Nigel Young / Foster + Partners

A 264-page catalogue accompanies the exhibition, presenting the architect’s work through the prism of eighty of his most significant projects. This monograph features three portfolios that showcase the early sources of inspiration for projects conducted in collaboration with Richard Buckminster Fuller, along with other drawings and sketches. This collective volume is published by Éditions du Centre Pompidou, under the direction of Frédéric Migayrou, curator of the exhibition.

Acciona Ombú (2022), C. del Ombú, 6, 28045 Madrid, Spain:
Acciona Ombú Madrid by Foster + Partners
photo : Nigel Young / Foster + Partners

The ‘Norman Foster’ exhibition is being organised by the Centre Pompidou, with the collaboration of Foster + Partners and the Norman Foster Foundation.

Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan (2012):
Queen Alia International Airport, Amman - Norman Foster Retrospective Centre Pompidou
photo : Nigel Young / Foster + Partners

This exhibition benefits from the generosity of:

Bloomberg
J.P. Morgan
JCDecaux
SHVO
Goppion
Empty
Hearst Corporation
Frontiers
Bodegas Faustino
ACCIONA

With the support of:

G.A.I
POHL / New Hudson Facades
Waagner Biro
Linda Cheung and Flossie Chang

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Location: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, western Europe

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