My competition project for the Centre Beaubourg (present Pompidou Center) was based in the principle of “mobile architecture.” It consisted of a an “infrastructure” (a multi-level space-frame skeleton) into which should be inserted the building components tangible by the public (walls, partitions, floors, ceilings) and which contains at the same time all ducts (wiring, piping, etc.). The mobility of walls and ceilings, according to this technique, would make it possible to remake the building anew, let’s say every six months. Thus both the façade and the functional organization could be different with every new exhibition. The drawings show the initial project (year 0-March) and, as an example, several transformations of the façade for consecutive exhibitions (year 0-June, year 1-March, year 1-October, year 2-July, year 3-January). This means 6 different buildings (in the esthetic and functional sense) in 2 years. A building which changes with the same rhythm as its use could be a real innovation, not understood by the jury.
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