Cubes, Centre Georges Pompidou.

[approximately 1989] (Juziers, France : Asco)

1 set of building blocks : painted wood ; each 3 x 3 x 3 cm in box 4 x 22 x 9 cm + 6 models cards and 1 instruction sheet

Exhibited: "Les jouets et la tradition moderniste = Toys and the modernist tradition", Centre canadien d'architecture, Dec. 15, 1993-May 1, 1994.
Exhibited: "Toying with architecture: the building toy in the arena of play, 1800 to the present", Katonah Museum of Art., Sept. 28, 1997-Jan. 4, 1998.
Exhibited: "Les jouets et la tradition moderniste = Toys and the modernist tradition", Centre canadien d'architecture, Dec. 15, 1993-May 1, 1994.
Exhibited: "Toying with architecture: the building toy in the arena of play, 1800 to the present", Katonah Museum of Art., Sept. 28, 1997-Jan. 4, 1998.

According to the instruction sheet, the set "owes its inspiration to the fantastic architecture of the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris, designed by Piano and Rogers". Each of the 24 cubes is printed on 5 sides with coloured "modules" which correspond to the coloured elements decorating the façades of the building. The cubes can be used either to reconstruct the architecture of the Centre or to make a remarkable variety of designs and constructions.

Centre Georges Pompidou.
Wooden toys France Specimens.
Blocks (Toys) France Specimens.
Toys France Specimens.
Jouets en bois France Spécimens.
Jouets France Spécimens.
Blocks (Toys)
Toys.
Wooden toys.
France.

Stacking assembly system toys.
Specimens.

Curtil, Sophie.
Piano & Rogers Architects.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main jouets et jeux 51470
Cote: TS2301.T7.W6 A84 1989
Statut: Disponible