The Shard “will be loved” – Renzo Piano
Dezeen Wire: Italian architect Renzo Piano says his London skyscraper, The Shard, will be loved by the public, because “it will be accessible, because it is transparent, understandable and not mysterious” – The Telegraph
The public will be able to access restaurants and a viewing gallery at the top of Europe’s tallest building, which fellow architect and friend of Piano, Richard Rogers suggests “will be one of Renzo’s major works [and] one of his major successes.”
Piano believes that skyscrapers such as The Shard represent the most responsible approach to tackling the issue of urban sprawl, stating: “It is more socially correct to intensify the city and free up space on the ground. The city is fragile and vulnerable, so we have to be careful.”
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