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Atlantis : a journey in search of beauty / Carlo & Renzo Piano ; translated from the Italian by Will Schutt.

by Piano, Carlo, 1965-

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Europa Editions, 2020.

Architects -- Biography.

Fathers and sons.

Fathers and sons -- Travel.

Architectural criticism.

Atlantide. English

Alternate title:

Atlantide : viaggio alla ricerca della bellezza

268 p. ; 22 cm.

Original title: Atlantide. Viaggio alla ricerca della bellezza.

Translated from the Italian.

"Renowned architect Renzo Piano (the New Whitney Museum, the Pompidou Center, Potsdamer Platz, Cite Internationale, New York Times Building, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, etc.) and his son Carlo, a well-regarded journalist, set sail from Genoa one late Summer day to search for Atlantis, the perfect city, built to harbor a perfect society. Embarking not only on a life-changing journey but also on series of conversations that are humorous, irreverent, erudite, and always entertaining, Renzo and Carlo travel from Genoa in search of the perfect city, along the way reflecting on their own relationship, on fathers and sons, on the idea of travel itself, and perhaps most notably on architecture, space, and the secret life of forms. Piano, subject of The Art of Making Buildings and a man who can not only measure land at a glance but also the sea’s infinite geometry, returns to the places where he has created his iconic works, mosaic pieces in the infinite, necessary quest for perfection. With his son he sails across the Pacific, along the banks of the Thames and the Seine, reaching as far as Athens, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, and Osaka Bay. In search of beauty, Piano finds only imperfection. And so, all that remains is to sail on, in the company of his son."--Amazon.com.

Travel memoirs.

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