Details for the vision for Centre Pompidou 2030, the refresh of the cultural landmark in the heart of the French capital, were unveiled in Paris in June. Architecture studio Moreau Kusunoki with Frida Escobedo and French studio AIA Life Designers have been busy refining their design for the major works to ensue, which will see the Centre Pompidou - affectionately often also known as Beaubourg, drawing on its neighbourhood's name - getting a significant and much-needed facelift over the next five years (its gradual closure will begin in the autumn with full closure from 2025, before it reopens in 2030).
The building, currently ageing and in need of modernisation, is planned to get a delicate reimagining for the 21st century, as initial plans approved in 2020 announced. The recent announcement confirmed that this will entail no new construction or extensions, maintaining the beloved structure's signature colourful tubing, exposed services, and steel and glass expanses that have made it such an instantly recognisable architectural icon of its era, and Paris.
