{"product_id":"piano-complete-works-1966-today-2021-edition-9783836577632","title":"Piano. Complete Works 1966-Today. 2021 Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenzo Piano rose to international prominence with his co-design of the \u003cstrong\u003ePompidou Center\u003c\/strong\u003e in Paris, described by \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e as a building that \"turned the architecture world upside down.\" Since then, he has continued to craft such iconic cultural spaces as the \u003cstrong\u003eModern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago\u003c\/strong\u003e and, more recently, the \u003cstrong\u003eWhitney Museum of American Art, \u003c\/strong\u003e an asymmetric nine-story structure in Manhattan's Meatpacking District with both indoor and outdoor galleries. In London, the Piano touch has also transformed the skyline with the \u003cstrong\u003eShard. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the age of 84, the Italian maestro retains all of his enthusiasm and kindness--and his recent roster is more impressive than ever. As he confided to the author, \"I think at a certain age, one can discover that there is what the French call the 'fil rouge, ' a kind of red thread that relates one building to another over time. In my case, I believe \u003cstrong\u003eit is about lightness and the art of building.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" From \u003cstrong\u003efreshly built museums\u003c\/strong\u003e in Athens and Santander; \u003cstrong\u003eongoing works\u003c\/strong\u003e in Lisbon, London, Toronto, and Geneva; to such \u003cstrong\u003ehumanitarian projects\u003c\/strong\u003e as the Emergency Children's Surgical Hospital in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Children's Hospice in Bologna, Italy, Piano's career is \u003cstrong\u003ea thrilling journey through the beauty and very essence of architecture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on the massive XXL monograph, this widely updated edition brings the architect's \u003cstrong\u003edefinitive career overview \u003c\/strong\u003eto an \u003cstrong\u003eaccessible format\u003c\/strong\u003e and is illustrated by \u003cstrong\u003ephotographs\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003esketches\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eplans\u003c\/strong\u003e.\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 - Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Architecture Now! series and monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Richard Meier, Zaha Hadid, and soon Norman Foster.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePiano, Renzo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Renzo Piano (born in 1937) studied at the University of Florence and at Milan's Polytechnic Institute. A recipient of the RIBA Gold Medal in 1989 and the 1998 Pritzker Prize, Piano's most iconic projects include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Shard in London, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. He has his main offices in his native Genoa and in Paris.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554270253330,"sku":"9783836577632","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dfcf41bb-47b7-4589-b075-45dd6d5e022a.jpg?v=1731710863","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/piano-complete-works-1966-today-2021-edition-9783836577632","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}