{"product_id":"piano-9783836536462","title":"Piano","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile some architects have a signature style, \u003cstrong\u003eRenzo Piano\u003c\/strong\u003e seeks to apply coherent ideas to extraordinarily different projects. His buildings impress as much for their individual impact as for their \u003cstrong\u003ediversity of scale, material, and form\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Piano rose to international prominence with his codesign of the \u003cstrong\u003ePompidou Center\u003c\/strong\u003e in Paris, described by \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/em\u003eas a building that \"turned the architecture world upside down.\" Since then, he has continued to craft many high-profile cultural spaces, including the \u003cstrong\u003eModern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago\u003c\/strong\u003e; the\u003cstrong\u003e Morgan Library Renovation and Expansion\u003c\/strong\u003e in New York; and, most recently, the \u003cstrong\u003eWhitney Museum of American Art, \u003c\/strong\u003ean asymmetric nine-story structure in Manhattan's Meatpacking District with both indoor and outdoor galleries. In New York and London, the Renzo touch has also \u003cstrong\u003etransformed the skyline \u003c\/strong\u003ewith the towers of the\u003cstrong\u003e New York Times Building\u003c\/strong\u003e and the\u003cstrong\u003e Shard\u003c\/strong\u003e, the tallest building in the European Union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This essential introduction travels from Osaka, Japan, to Bern, Switzerland, and through many cities, structures, and islands in between, to explore the staggering scope of the Renzo Piano repertoire. From the \u003cstrong\u003e\"inside-out\" Pompidou to the airy shells of the Tjibaou Cultural Center in Nouméa, New Caledonia, \u003c\/strong\u003e this is a thrilling journey through the beauty of architecture, where, in Piano's own words, \"each time, it is like life starting all over again.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJodidio, Philip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Jodidio\u003c\/strong\u003e studied art history and economics at Harvard and edited \u003cem\u003eConnaissance des Arts \u003c\/em\u003efor over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the \u003cem\u003eHomes for Our Time \u003c\/em\u003eseries and monographs on numerous major architects, including Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, and Zaha Hadid. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057884360978,"sku":"9783836536462","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ebf0b9ba-5247-400a-9313-242729d6a2a7.jpg?v=1772014478","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/piano-9783836536462","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}