
The Pompidou Center opened in 1977, exposing its skeletal guts to Paris. Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers turned architecture inside out with their iconic High-Tech design, shocking traditionalists and changing museum culture forever. #ArtHistory #Architecture 
The Citicorp Center's chevron bracing defines the skyline, yet many forget the 1978 emergency repairs required to fix a structural flaw in William LeMessurier’s design. A masterpiece saved by a secret, high-stakes engineering correction. #UrbanHistory #Architecture