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The Whitney Museum / Renzo Piano Building Workshop + Cooper Robertson
Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Cooper Robertson
Location: 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014, USA
Partners In Charge: M.Carroll, E.Trezzani
Partner In Charge Cooper Robertson : Scott Newman, FAIA
Area: 7520.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: Nic Lehoux, Timothy Schenck, Karin Jobst
Location: 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014, USA
Partners In Charge: M.Carroll, E.Trezzani
Partner In Charge Cooper Robertson : Scott Newman, FAIA
Area: 7520.0 sqm
Year: 2015
Photographs: Nic Lehoux, Timothy Schenck, Karin Jobst
Renzo Piano Designs New Handbag Inspired by the Whitney Museum
Renzo Piano has designed a limited-edition handbag for the Italian fashion brand Max Mara to match his newly completed Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. The leather, top-handle bag, inspired by the ”pure design and sophisticated materials” of the Whitney, features distinct ribbing inspired by the museum’s facade.
“Our aim was to apply one of the most characteristic elements of the museum project – the facade – to the bag: hence the idea of the modular strips enveloping the exterior,” said Piano in an interview with Max Mara. “We tried to maintain a simple, pure design, working only on the details by applying a creative use of technology and placing the accent on respect for the materials.”
Renzo Piano’s First US Residential Tower to Rise in New York
According to the New York Post, Renzo Piano has been commissioned by Michael Shvo and Bizzi & Partners to design his first US residential tower. Planned to rise in the southern Manhattan district of Soho at 100 Varick Street, the Piano-designed tower will include up to 280,000 square-feet of housing and reach nearly 300 feet. Featured amenities include a “gated private driveway” and “automated parking.” Stay tuned for more details.
Piano recently completed the highly discussed Whitney Museum in city’s Meatpacking District. See what the critics have to say about the project, here.
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