Interview about the new Whitney Museum; Piano in Charlie Rose

A look at the new Whitney Museum of American Art with architect Renzo Piano and the museum's director, Adam Weinberg at Charlie Rose program. A interview with Renzo Piano and the museum’s director Adam Weinberg talking on the “remarkable story” behind the expansion and how its design incorporates, what Piano believes to be, seven elements that represent the essence of architecture: social life, urbanity, invention, construction, technology, poetry and light.

Outside view of the rooftop. Whitney Museum by Renzo Piano. Photography © Nic Lehoux.

The new Whitney Museum of American Art by Renzo Piano officially opened its doors in New York this May after a 30 year of many proposals and projects.

Architect Renzo Piano and Adam Weinberg, the director of the Whitney, on the newly re-opened Whitney Museum of American Art. The full interview below.

About Charlie Rose.-

Emmy award winning journalist Charlie Rose has been praised as "one of America's premier interviewers." He is the host of Charlie Rose, the nightly PBS program that engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers. USA Today calls Charlie Rose, "TV's most addictive talk show." New York Newsday says, "Charlie's show is the place to get engaging, literate conversation... Bluntly, he is the best interviewer around today."

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Outside view. Whitney Museum by Renzo Piano. Photography © Nic Lehoux.

Inside vision. Whitney Museum by Renzo Piano. Photography © Nic Lehoux.

Outside night view. Whitney Museum by Renzo Piano. Photography © Nic Lehoux.

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RENZO PIANO

Renzo Piano was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1937 to a family of builders. He graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1964 and began to work with experimental lightweight structures and basic shelters. In 1971, he founded the Piano & Rogers studio and, together with Richard Rogers, won the competition for the Centre Pompidou in Paris. From the early 1970s to the 1990s, Piano collaborated with engineer Peter Rice, founding Atelier Piano & Rice in 1977. In 1981, he established the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, with offices today in Genoa, Paris and New York. Renzo Piano has been awarded the highest honors in architecture, including; the Pritzker Prize; RIBA Royal Gold Medal; Medaille d’Or, UIA; Erasmus Prize; and most recently, the Gold Medal of the AIA.

Published on: June 5, 2015

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