Renzo Piano. Central St. Giles

map: St. Giles High Street, London, England

:   :  : ::: THE FACT

the 6 different facades are made of  brightly coloured ceramic cladding, assembled out of thousands of individual pieces. This material will barely fade and is self-cleaning in the rain, so will look much the same as it does now for decades.

:   :  : ::: THE QUOTE

"I wanted to make a building that smiles"

Renzo Piano

 :   :  : ::: THE CRITIC

"Central St Giles plays a high-risk game — it could have been nauseating — but in the end I am heartily glad that it is not another work of nondescript glass. It really does bring a new kind of energy to the neighbourhood."

Rowan Moore for London Evening Standard. Read article

:   :  : ::: THE LINKS

Piano's official site
Central St Giles official site
@ BD by Amanda Birch
 @ World Architecture News
@ skyscrapernews.com

Renzo Piano. Central St. Giles