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NEWS ABOUT: Renzo Piano

Renzo Piano stories: 5 news summaries
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW

 Modern Meets Classical 
 in Chicago Museum Wing 

Piano's addition for Art Institute called his best in a decade

May 15, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - This weekend the Art Institute of Chicago opens a mammoth new modern wing designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. Nicolai Ouroussof praises Piano's mix of "Modern and classical themes," and "towering glass-and-steel facade, with its floating roof and excruciatingly slender columns" straddling gritty railroad tracks. The New ... More »

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entertainment • art museum • architecture • Chicago • art • modern art • Art Institute of Chicago • Renzo Piano • Jay-ZTV

 Cash-Poor NYT 
 Seeks $225M Deal 
 for Building 



Tight credit market, falling profits hurt paper

Dec 8, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Facing declining profits and tight credit, the New York Times is looking to raise $225 million by borrowing against the 58% share the company holds in its new Renzo Piano-designed skyscraper in Times Square, the paper reports. The Times hopes to either take out a mortgage on the 52-story building... More »

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New York Times • mortgage • credit crisis • Renzo Piano • commercial real estate • financial crisis • newspaper industry

New York Times Dismantles Rods After 3rd Climber

Newspaper building has become a hot spot for daredevils

Jul 10, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - After the third man in 5 weeks scaled the facade of the New York Times building, the newspaper has begun removing dozens of the distinctive horizontal rods that sheathe the new skyscraper. Opened last year and designed by Renzo Piano, the building has attracted death-defying climbers who have ascended all... More »

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architecture • New York Times • stunts • Renzo Piano • New York Times building

10 Must-See Big Apple Buildings 

There's plenty of NYC beyond the Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty

Feb 25, 08 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Headed to New York for a burst of sightseeing? Trade the Statue of Liberty for a tour of the Big Apple’s 10 must-see buildings, as compiled by the Center for Architecture:
  1. Conde Nast Building
  2. Brooklyn Museum
  3. Prada New York
  4. Rose Center For Earth And Space
  5. Apple Store Soho
... More »

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architecture • Prada • New York City • Brooklyn • Empire State Building • Frank Gehry • Renzo Piano • Conde Nast Building • Brooklyn Museum • Rose Center for Earth and Space • Apple Store Soho • Grand Central Terminal • Seagram building • Morgan Library • Mies van der Rohe

LA Museum's Extension Has Split Personality

Tug of war between benefactor and director evident

Feb 7, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Critics are assessing Los Angeles's newest art institution, the Broad Contemporary Art Museum, housed in a building by Renzo Piano on the campus of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It's a strange mix of public and private: The new building—to open Feb. 16—was funded by billionaire... More »

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Eli Broad • art • Los Angeles • Los Angeles County Museum of Art • Renzo Piano

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