Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Renzo Piano: Piece by Piece

Renzo Piano: Piece by Piece

Renzo Piano has intentionally defined no signature style because "each time the story you are telling is a different one, using a different expression." This program documents the career and the creations of the Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect, exploring his passion for visual lightness, his belief that buildings should be constructed on a human scale, and his concern that architecture is a contaminated art. Spectacular footage and excellent computer graphics reveal the visionary qualities of his achievements, including the regenerated Potsdamer Platz, Houston’s Menil Collection Museum, and the Tjibaou Cultural Centre in New Caledonia. (56 minutes)

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Item#: BVL10496
Copyright date: ©1998
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-1663-1
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-6389-9


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