Main entry:

Jodidio, Philip.

Title & Author:

Piano : Renzo Piano building workshop 1966-2005 / Philip Jodidio.

Publication:

Köln ; London : Taschen, ©2005.

Description:

528 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 40 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
The poetry of flight -- Prehistory : early works, 1966-1970 -- Centre Georges Pompidou : Paris France, 1971-1977 ; IRCAM extension, 1988-1990 ; Brancusi Atelier, 1992-1997 ; Renovation, 1996-2000 -- UNESCO urban reconstruction workshop : Otranto, Italy, 1979 -- Alexander Calder retrospective exhibition : Turin, Italy, 1982 -- Menil collection : Houston, Texas, United Sates, 1982-1986 -- IBM travelling pavilion : Various locations, 1983-1986 -- Musical space for the opera "Prometeo" : Venice and Milan, Italy, 1983-1984 -- Redevelopment of the old harbor of Genoa : Genoa, Italy, 1985-2001 -- Lingotto factory conversion : Turin, Italy, 1983-2003 -- San Nicola stadium : Bari, Italy, 1987-1990 -- Kansai International Airport terminal : Osaka, Japan, 1988-1994 -- Punta Nave Renzo Piano building workshop : Punta Nave (Genoa), Italy, 1989-1991 -- Banca Popolare di Lodi : Lodi, Italy, 1991-2001 -- Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center : Nouméa, New Caledonia, 1991-1998 -- Potsdamer Platz reconstruction : Berlin, Germany, 1992-2000 -- Beyeler Foundation : Riehen (Basel), Switzerland, 1991-1997 -- Niccolò Paganini Auditorium : Parma, Italy, 1997-2001 -- Maison Hermès : Tokyo, Japan, 1998-2001 -- Parco Della Musica : Rome, Italy, 1994-2002 -- Aurora place high-rise offices and apartment blocks : Sydney, Australia, 1996-2000 -- Renzo Piano building workshop exhibition : "Renzo Piano : Un regard construit", Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris France, 01-03, 2000 ; "Renzo Piano : Architekturen des Lebens", Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany, 06-09, 2000 -- The Nasher Sculpture Center : Dallas, Texas, United States, 1999-2003 -- Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church : San Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia), Italy, 1991-2004 -- Kirribilli : Genoa, Italy, 1999-2001 -- New projects: -- Paul Klee Museum, Bern, Switzerland -- Woodruff Arts Center, expansion, Atlanta, Georgia, United States -- Art Institute of Chicago, expansion, Chicago, Illinois, United States -- New York Times tower, New York, New York, United States -- Morgan Library, renovation and expanion, New York, New York, United States -- The London Bridge tower, London, United Kingdom -- California Academy of Sciences, renovation and expanion, San Francisco, California, United States -- Appendix -- Main projects -- Registor of works -- Biography -- Prizes and acknowledgements -- Renzo Piano building workshop, Paris-Genoa : Staff and collaborators -- Bibliography -- Credits & acknowledgements.
Parallel text in English, German and French.

Summary:

"'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 in the Pritzker Prize jury citation as it 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 various projects as the Pompidou Center in Paris (1971-1977), the Kansai airport in Osaka, Japan (1988-1994), and the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center in Nouméa, New Caledonia (1991-1998). This stunning monograph, illustrated with photographs, sketches, and plans, covers Piano's career to date. Also included are sneak peeks at Piano's current projects, such as 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"--Bookjacket.

ISBN:

3822857688 (hardcover)
9783822857687 (hardcover)

Subject:

Piano, Renzo Criticism and interpretation.
Piano, Renzo, 1937- Critique et interprétation.
Piano, Renzo
Piano, Renzo 1937-
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Architektur
1966-2005

Form/genre:

Bildband.
Werkverzeichnis.
Quotations (texts)
Catalogues raisonnés.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Illustrated works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 239122
Call No.: NA44.P581.2 J6 2005
Status: Available