Edgar Stach writes on technology and design, structure and form as well as energy and performance in his new book, Renzo Piano: Space – Detail – Light.

About the Book:

The Pritzker laureate Renzo Piano is recognized worldwide as one of the most renowned architects of our time. Central elements of his aesthetics include the playful use of natural light, the transparency of his buildings and their fine detailing.

Museum buildings are among his most important construction projects. This publication documents nine museum buildings by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, including Beyeler Foundation in Basel, the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center in New Caledonia and the Broad Contemporary Art Museum in Los Angeles.

The presentation pays special attention to the spatiality and detailing of these projects. The second part of the book systematically analyzes the careful use of natural light in these museums.

About the Author:

Edgar Stach writes on technology and design, structure and form as well as energy and performance. Currently professor of architecture at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, USA, he previously taught at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany, the University of Tennessee, USA, and Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. He teaches architectural design, technology and methods of construction.

Educated in Germany and Austria, he studied architecture at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany, and the TU Wien, Austria. He received his Dr.-Ing. (PhD) from the TU Braunschweigin Germany for his thesis on design principles for daylighting systems in museums. As a licensed architect, his practice focuses on synthesizing science, research and technology that embraces energy efficiency, ecological sensitivity and environmental responsibility. His book Mies van der Rohe. Space –Material –Detail, was published by the Swiss publishing house Birkhäuser in October 2017.