http://www.dezeen.com/2012/05/18/interview-renzo-piano-on-the-shard/ architecture and design magazine Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.dezeen.com/2012/05/18/interview-renzo-piano-on-the-shard/comment-page-1/#comment-1027493 Sean O'Doherty Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:26:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=211237#comment-1027493 I love this building, I've watched it grow from a hole in the ground from my office window, the distraction really added to my productivity during that time... I love this building, I’ve watched it grow from a hole in the ground from my office window, the distraction really added to my productivity during that time…

]]> http://www.dezeen.com/2012/05/18/interview-renzo-piano-on-the-shard/comment-page-1/#comment-1000200 Gbenga Ajayi Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:16:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=211237#comment-1000200 I see what you mean Kenneth about the vertical anchorage but I disagree that it will be missed when the crane is gone. I think the purity of the form will overcome any "need" for a vertical element. I see what you mean Kenneth about the vertical anchorage but I disagree that it will be missed when the crane is gone. I think the purity of the form will overcome any “need” for a vertical element.

]]> http://www.dezeen.com/2012/05/18/interview-renzo-piano-on-the-shard/comment-page-1/#comment-959114 Kenneth Moffett Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:30:53 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=211237#comment-959114 There's been something a bit wrong about the formal reality of the "shard" as built, and the time-lapse film reveals what that is: the presence of the tower crane at the topmost levels provides a sense of vertical anchorage that will be missing when it is gone. A tall cone, fractured into facets, with the tops sort of broken off, is simply not a sufficiently convincing parti without a sense of vertical anchorage. There's been something a bit wrong about the formal reality of the "shard" as built, and the time-lapse film reveals what that is: the presence of the tower crane at the topmost levels provides a sense of vertical anchorage that will be missing when it is gone. A tall cone, fractured into facets, with the tops sort of broken off, is simply not a sufficiently convincing parti without a sense of vertical anchorage.

]]> http://www.dezeen.com/2012/05/18/interview-renzo-piano-on-the-shard/comment-page-1/#comment-948051 Francesco Sun, 20 May 2012 16:14:54 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=211237#comment-948051 Long Live Renzo Piano Long Live Renzo Piano

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