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7 Top Teams Shortlisted in Competition to Design Centre Pompidou Brussels

Patrick Lynch

Courtesy of SAU-MSI

Courtesy of SAU-MSI

The Urban Development Corporation (SAU-MSI) has announced the seven shortlisted teams competing for the design of the latest Centre Pompidou outpost in Brussels, Belgium. The finalist teams were selected from 92 entries to the competition, which sought proposals to transform the existing Art Deco Citroën Yser garage in the heart of the city into a mixed-use museum complex focusing on contemporary art and architecture.

To be known as the Citroën Cultural Centre, the $135 Million project will consist of 375,000 square feet (35,000 square meters) of public cultural, education and recreation space, including 160,000 square feet (15,000 square meters) designated for the new Centre Pompidou Brussels. An additional 108,000 square feet (10,000 square meters) will host a museum run by Brussels’ International Centre for Urbanism, Architecture & Landscape.

The shortlist includes for the project includes:

Many top firms were left out of the shortlist, including Richard Rogers, designer alongside Renzo Piano of the original Pompidou Centre in Paris, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

The full longlist featured:

The seven shortlisted teams will submit detailed proposals for the site later this year, with the winner to be announced in March 2018.

Learn more about the project, here.

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