伦佐·皮亚诺 Renzo Piano

"ThearrayofbuildingsbyRenzoPianoisstaggeringinscopeandcomprehensiveinthediversityofscale,material,andform.Heistrulyanarchitectwhosesensibilitiesrepresentthewidestrangeofthisandearliercenturies."SuchwasthedescriptionofRenzoPianogivenbythePritzkerPrizejurycitationastheybestowedtheprestigiousawardonhimin1998."Oneofthegreatbeautiesofarchitectureisthateachtime,itislikelifestartingalloveragain,"Pianosays."Likeamoviedirectordoingalovestory,aWestern,oramurdermystery,anewworldconfrontsanarchitectwitheachproject."Thisstunningmonograph,illustratedbyphotographs,sketches,andplans,coversPiano'scareertodate.AlsoincludedaresneakpeeksatPiano'scurrentprojects,includingtheNewYorkTimesTower,a52-storyskyscrapertobebuiltinTimesSquare,andthe80-storyLondonBridgeTower,whichissettobeEurope'stallestbuilding.作者简介：PhilipJodidiostudiedarthistoryandeconomicsatHarvardUniversity,andwasEditor-in-ChiefoftheleadingFrenchartjournalConnaissancedesArtsforovertwodecades.Hehaspublishednumerousarticlesandbooks,includingTASCHEN’sArchitectureNow!series,BuildingaNewMillennium,andmonographsonNormanFoster,RichardMeier,andAlvaroSiza.