Renzo Piano
The poetry of lightness
"The array of buildings by Renzo Piano is staggering in scope and comprehensive in the diversity of scale, material, and form. He is truly an architect whose sensibilities represent the widest range of this and earlier centuries." Such was the description of Renzo Piano given by the Pritzker Prize jury citation as they bestowed the prestigious award on him in 1998. Whereas some architects have a signature style, what sets Piano apart is that he seeks simply to apply a coherent set of ideas to new projects in extraordinarily different ways. "One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time, it is like life starting all over again," Piano says. "Like a movie director doing a love story, a Western, or a murder mystery, a new world confronts an architect with each project." This explains why it takes more than a superficial glance to recognize Piano`s fingerprints on such varied projects as the Pompidou Center in Paris (1971-77), the Kansai airport in Osaka, Japan (1990-94), and the Tjibaou Cultural Center in Nouméa, New Caledonia (1993-1998). This stunning monograph, illustrated by photographs, sketches, and plans, covers Piano`s career to date. Also included are sneak peeks at Piano`s current projects, including the New York Times Tower, a 52-story skyscraper to be built in Times Square, and the 66-story London Bridge Tower, which is set to be Europe`s tallest building.
About the author:
Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and was editor-in-chief of the leading French art journal Connaissance des Arts for over two decades. He has published numerous articles and books on contemporary architecture, including TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, Jean Nouvel, and Álvaro Siza.
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Renzo Piano
Jodidio, Philip
Hardcover 12.1 x 15.4 in., 528 pages, $ 150.00 |
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"Was Piano von seinen Mitbewerbern unterscheidet, dokumentiert jetzt ein gravitätischer Bildband, der Werkschau und Werkverzeichnis zugleich ist ... Allein die Bildrecherche für den nun vorliegenden Band muß den TASCHEN-Verlag ein Vermögen gekostet haben - das Buch tut es trotzdem wieder einmal nicht: Jedes aufgeführte Gebäude ist hervorragend widergegeben, viele Häuser wurden neu fotografiert. Philip Jodidio, der schon mit einem gleichformatigen Band über Tadao Ando überzeugt hat, gelingt auch diesmal der Balanceakt auf schmalem Grat zwischen Anspruch und Verständlichkeit. Überhaupt sollten Architekturbände nur noch im TASCHEN-Format erscheinen."
Monopol, Berlin, Germany
Monopol, Berlin, Germany
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Renzo Piano
Pie de Página, Colombia, December 01, 2005
Pie de Página, Colombia, December 01, 2005
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