Roses Are Red...

Violets are blue.
Où est le Centre
de Georges Pompidou?

Zigmund Ambrose Zogly

An original model of one of the gerberettes on the Pompidou Center, hand carved at 1/7th scale. Which means it was supposed to be 1:5, but they couldn't find a big enough bit of timber - or possibly paper...

Part of an exhibition on Gundalk-born engineer Peter Rice, organised and financed by a number of his friends and associates to ensure he's not forgotten. I was surprised to realise it's now 21 years since he died.

A lovely 30 minute film at the end explains why he was so important - only the second engineer, and second Irishman, to receive the RIBA Gold Medal for Architecture - helped immensely by the fact that his friends include Lord Rogers and Renzo Piano.

Sorry for the delay - took a load of shots, none of which quite hit the spot. And I always like to try and post in order...