The exhibition itself was confined in a small space on the fourth floor of the museum, which gave me a kind of too modest an impression for the one to pay a tribute to the memory of such a great architect having influenced over such people as Richard Rodgers, Rem Koolhaas. Iﾕd known about his great career from the story I heard from my husband who is also an architect. The size of the exhibition of his works was, however, small enough for those who don't know about his greatness to pass without recognition.

There was no grand model, no drawing or no eye-catching installation in the show-space. The sketches and the architectural plans drawn on the papers whose shade had been completely changed through the elapse of time were full of his ideas about the future relationships between architectures and city planning, his quest for the possibilities of the architecture as a device that changes its functions according to the transitions brought by the passing of time and the changing of people's activities, that is, full of such common attitude of the architects today to regard an architecture not as a 'static space' but as a 'dynamic site' where people lead their active lives.

This modest exhibition, because of its very modesty, well represented the character of an architect whose name is Price who, I suppose, didn't care about his fame or his social position as a creative artist. 1960s was the time when Beatles gained people's great attention. I feel it's interesting that in such times when acquiring great fame was what many sought for, there was such an artist in the world of architecture.

Although it's true that many of his ideas weren't actually realized as concrete forms, they certainly stimulated the people of the next generation to the extent of their establishment of Archigrams and Super Studios. His "FUN PALACE" project was succeeded by Richard Rodgers+Renzo Piano to embody it in Paris Pompidou Center. Shin Isozaki wrote in his book "Dissembling Architectures" about the connection between the concept of FUN PLACE and that of "Festival Squar" in the World Exposition Osaka held in 1970. His ideas must sure have been full of implications about future architectures.

The Big Bird Cage of London Zoo, the first zoo in the world, is said to be the only concrete work left by Cedric Price. I thought I couldn not miss it. I paid 14 pounds that is not so small money for getting a ticket to enter a zoo.

Its suspended structure making use of tensile force created by stainless net and aluminum net allows people not only to observe birds from outside but also to go through inside the cage, which makes them feel puzzled as to which are observing and which are being observed. This, I thought, is what lets us feel the sense of humor of Price.

When I came back to the entrance after I finished looking at the exhibition, I recognized that, beside the exhibition title, there was a small photo showing Cedric Price when he was still in this world. He, in the picture, looked like a typical British gentleman with a fat stomach.

I'm certain that the number of the architects who've inherited his ideas cannot be small as he was teaching at AA School. The ideas of 40 years ago have lived through the times, various technological developments and ever-transforming people's lives to be the fundamental essence of modern architectures. The exhibition is held until Oct. 9th. If you happen to have a plan to visit London, please go there and take a look.