The New York Times building has been hailed as one of the most important new buildings to be built in New York in decades. With its ceramic sunscreen (the first of its kind in the USA) and graceful design by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop featuring exposed steel-work and glass, the building is a true Manhattan landmark. This book provides a comprehensive photographic and textual exploration of the building, placing it in the context of the stunning architectural history of Manhattan and showcasing the many details that make it one of Renzo Piano's masterpieces.

• Book Series Master Buildings
  
• Photography by Nic Lehoux
• Edited by Oscar Riera Ojeda

Contributors Biographies

Renzo Piano was born in Genoa in 1937 into a family of builders. While studying at the Universita Politecnico di Milano, he worked in the office of Franco Albini. After graduation in 1964, he started to experiment with light, mobile, temporary structures. In 1971 he set up the “Piano and Rogers” in London in partnership with Richard Rogers with whom he won the competition for the Centre Pompidou. In 1981 he established the “Renzo Piano Building Workshop” which now has over 150 staff members and offices in Paris, Genoa, and New York. He is the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the AIA Gold Medal, the Kyoto Prize and the Sonning Prize.

Nic Lehoux is a Canadian architectural photographer who works with architects that push the boundaries of design of the built environment. Nic is regularly commissioned to document significant buildings around the world with his unique eye, lighting and sense of composition. His images are frequently published in the international architectural press. His professional work puts a particular emphasis on incorporating people within tightly-composed architectural photographs. Nic is influenced by the concept of the “decisive moment” – popularized by Henry Cartier-Bresson – which he adapts to the rigors of architectural photography. His images therefore serve as a reflection on the interaction of people with the built environment.