A collection of Renzo Piano's autograph sketches outlining the most emblematic and representative works in his career. Piano's expressivity and ability of synthesis emerge from these sketches, through which the idea of the project takes shape
A journey through the ideas and intuitions showing the mastery of the architect who planned the Menil Collection in Houston, the Kansai International Airport in Osaka, the cultural centre Jean Marie Tjibaou in Nouméa in New Caledonia, the Beyeler Foundation in Basilea, the reconstruction of Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, the new Paul Klee Museum in Switzerland, the Morgan Library extension in New York.
This book presents a selection of autograph sketches by Renzo Piano, most of which are made using a green marking pen on sketch paper