Italian architect renzo piano gave the museum a roof made of rolling earth planted with more than 1 7 million plants from nine different native species.
Renzo piano museum roof.
Renzo piano s renovation of the harvard art museums is well underway.
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Renzo piano architect renzo piano s vision for the academy is perhaps most perfectly expressed by the living roof.
The goal as he described it was to lift up a piece of the park and put a building under to blend seamlessly into golden gate s natural setting.
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Completed in 2008 in san francisco united states.
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The project aims to unify the university s three distinct art museums under one glazed roof.
The kimbell art museum s original building was designed by louis kahn in 1972.
Because only a third of the interior is above ground the museum will see greatly reduced demands for heating and cooling said renzo piano.
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The museum that has now been dubbed piano s pavilion by the owners is one of the best works by renzo piano in the same league as his other works like the shard europe s tallest building the menil collection cy twombly gallery in houston and the nasher center in dallas.
Renzo piano merged architecture with nature when he designed a green roof for the california academy of sciences building in golden gate park in san francisco.