In this special issue we look at our work on the Centre Beaubourg, subsequently Centre Pompidou.
In this issue we feature Centre Beaubourg (subsequently Centre Pompidou), Paris, France; Peter Rice introduces Ted Happold; Project planning; Traffic considerations; Geotechnics; The substructure; The steelwork; The engineering services; Organisation of the project; On the bending of architectural laminated glass; Examples of the use of desk-top computers for the solution of structural engineering problems.