BSL tour of Renzo Piano: The Art of Making Buildings
Saturday 24 November 2018 2 - 3pm
The Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
Free, booking required.
Renzo Piano
Join BSL presenter Melinda Napier as she guides this tour through rarely seen drawings, models, photography, signature full-scale maquettes to review the pioneering work of one of the world’s most innovative architects of our time.
This exhibition follows Renzo Piano’s career, from the influence of his Genoese heritage and his rise to acclaim alongside friend and collaborator Richard Rogers RA, to current projects still in the making. Focusing on 16 key buildings, it explores how the Renzo Piano Building Workshop designs buildings “piece by piece”, making deft use of form, material and engineering to achieve a precise and yet poetic elegance.
BSL speaking host John Wilson will be supporting this event.