Softcover
2000 · London
by Buchanan, Peter
London: Phaidon, 2000. Softcover. VG (Slight wear to edges of dj; otherwise clean.). Plain white wraps with gray-bronze illus. dj; 239 pp., profusely illus. in BW and color. "Renzo Piano [b. 1937] is an architect whose work continues to be of expectional relevance to our times. ... This fourth volume on Renzo Piano provides an illuminating study of the architect's working method, in particular his regard for context, followed by a presentation of his projects from 1989 to 2000. These range from urban works such as the Potsdamer Platz masterplan, a science museum in Amsterdam and high-rise towers in Rotterdam and Sydney, to the acclaimed Beyeler Foundation and the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre in New Caledonia, which exemplifies the architect's sensitivity to site and local tradition, combining traditional materials and techniques with those from the cutting edge of technology. Renzo Piano was also the recipient of the Pritzker Prize in 1998." (dj).
(Inventory #: 152987)