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Overview
One of the most acclaimed designers of his generation, Renzo Piano established his international reputation through his collaboration with Richard Rogers and Peter Rice on the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The Renzo Piano Building Workshop has since completed projects as diverse as the gallery for the De Menil Collection in the USA and the Columbus International Exposition in Italy. This series of three volumes covers his entire body of work to date.Volume I features numerous case studies including the Bari Sports Stadium in Italy and the first stages of the Kansai Airport International Terminal in Japan. Widely acclaimed on publication, the book includes an authoritative introductory essay as well as specially redrawn drawings and plans.
Synopsis
One of the most acclaimed designers of his generation, Renzo Piano established his international reputation through his collaboration with Richard Rogers and Peter Rice on the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The Renzo Piano Building Workshop has since completed projects as diverse as the gallery for the De Menil Collection in the USA and the Columbus International Exposition in Italy. This series of three volumes covers his entire body of work to date.
Volume I features numerous case studies including the Bari Sports Stadium in Italy and the first stages of the Kansai Airport International Terminal in Japan. Widely acclaimed on publication, the book includes an authoritative introductory essay as well as specially redrawn drawings and plans.
David R. Conn - Library Journal
Renzo Piano has become one of the world's most prominent architects. This large-format volume in architect and journalist Buchanan's series on the artist examines 14 of Piano's latest creations. The far-flung group includes the New York Times Building, the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, and extensions to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Other designs in the volume are large office buildings, auditoriums, and a church, mostly in Europe. Several are conversions of existing structures. Buchanan analyzes each project and contributes thoughtful summary essays about Piano's current output. Piano's busy structural detailing can be distracting, but these diverse urban solutions showcase his sensitivity to site, scale, and context. The supporting color photographs and graphics are excellent. Recommended for libraries with comprehensive architecture collections.
Editorials
Library Journal
Renzo Piano has become one of the world's most prominent architects. This large-format volume in architect and journalist Buchanan's series on the artist examines 14 of Piano's latest creations. The far-flung group includes the New York Times Building, the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, and extensions to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Other designs in the volume are large office buildings, auditoriums, and a church, mostly in Europe. Several are conversions of existing structures. Buchanan analyzes each project and contributes thoughtful summary essays about Piano's current output. Piano's busy structural detailing can be distracting, but these diverse urban solutions showcase his sensitivity to site, scale, and context. The supporting color photographs and graphics are excellent. Recommended for libraries with comprehensive architecture collections.
—David R. Conn