Moreau Kusunoki's interventions, in collaboration with Frida Escobedo Studio, will be subtly integrated into the visionary architecture of Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, to form a new narrative. This project is an opportunity to reinvent the original utopia of the Centre Pompidou.’ - Laurent Le Bon, President of the Centre Pompidou
Hiroko Kusunoki and Nicolas Moreau, Lead architects and principal designers of Centre Pompidou 2030:
‘The exploration of the meaning and role of the museum in the 21st century is a recurring theme in our work. Our proposal is guided by our underlying approach to architecture – the concept of ‘in-between’, or mâ in Japanese – in which all-capable, interstitial spaces make way for life and meaning to evolve and naturally appear in between defined spaces. Since its inception, the Centre Pompidou has strived to be an experimental space, constantly reinventing itself in order to remain relevant and inspire new ideas. We saw this renovation project as an opportunity to enhance all of these aspects and, through a respectful, adaptive repair, to create a museum that reinforces an openness and continuity with the city.
Our proposal is rooted in a dialogue with the existing fabric. By multiplying the physical and visual porosities and restoring the clarity of the different users’ paths, the design encourages the reactivation and requalification of the spaces. We aspire to encourage greater freedom of appropriation, to create a cultural center that reflects the generous values on which it was conceived, where human interaction and physical experience are central.' - Nicolas Moreau and Hiroko Kusunoki, Directors Moreau Kusunoki
Frida Escobedo, co-designer of Centre Pompidou 2030:
I am thrilled that our studio has been given the extraordinary responsibility, as an associated designer to Moreau Kusunoki Studio, of reimagining the building for today, and the future. Our architectural design serves a larger purpose of enabling Centre Pompidou to continue a tradition of perpetual self-invention. - Frida Escobedo, Founder - Frida Escobedo Studio
