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Terms and conditions applyRenzo Piano Museums
Victoria Newhouse
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Format: Book
Pages: 214
Publisher: Monacelli Press
Date Published: Oct 2007
Stock Code: 63142
Binding: Hardback
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Creating space for the display of works of art has intrigued Renzo Piano throughout his35 years of architectural practice. Today he is acknowledged as the pre-eminent designer in this field, entrusted with the collections of the most distinguished art institutions in the world.
Renzo Piano Museums presents a portfolio of18 museum projects, beginning with the revolutionary Pompidou Centre in Paris and continuing to the most current designs for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sarajevo. Featured are the Menil Collection in Houston, the Beyeler Foundation on the outskirts of Basel, Switzerland, the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.
Complementing the visual presentation is an essay by Victoria Newhouse, which surveys Piano's museum work and places it in a historical context. In particular, she focuses on the key elements of Piano's aesthetic: natural light, transparency, and the piazza or gathering space. All were introduced at the Pompidou Centre and continue to inform the designs.
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