{"product_id":"piano-by-philip-jodidio-9783836536462","title":"Piano","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some architects have a signature style, \u003cem\u003eRenzo Piano\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePiano rose to international prominence with his co-design of the \u003cstrong\u003ePompidou Center\u003c\/strong\u003e in Paris, described by The New York Times as 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\u003eMorgan Library Renovation and Expansion\u003c\/strong\u003e in New York; and, most 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn New York and London, the Renzo touch has also \u003cstrong\u003etransformed the skyline\u003c\/strong\u003e with the towers of the \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Building\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eShard\u003c\/strong\u003e, the tallest building in the European Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597504659692,"sku":"9783836536462","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836536462-piano.jpg?v=1777954405","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/piano-by-philip-jodidio-9783836536462","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}