The making of... the Norman Foster retrospective at Centre Pompidou

The making of… is an opportunity to reflect on Foster Partners’ completed projects and the process of making them. The largest retrospective spanning the oeuvre of Norman Foster’s work over the last six decades, has recently opened to the public. The exhibition, at Paris’ Centre Pompidou, explores Norman Foster’s work through the prism of seven themes: Nature and Urbanity; Skin and Bones; The Vertical City; History and Tradition; Planning and Places; Networks and Mobility and Futures. Drawings, sketches, original scale models and dioramas, along with many videos, allow visitors to delve into approximately 130 major projects. This behind-the-scenes video shows the exhibition coming to life, from early meetings in the studio to the final weeks of preparation before the opening. Read more: