Architect: Mixing New With Old

This represents the first role of the artist:  helping others to see the world in a new and innovative way.  Notice the contrast between the stone building on the left to the glass building on the right. The glass building was designed by Renzo Piano.  It was designed to house the Peek & Cloppenburg store.  The stone building is the Cathedral of St. Antoniter.    Due to the site of the cathedral, the P&C building was designed horizontally much like a greenhouse.  The structure has vertical arc-shaped bands and is sustained by pillars and diagonal tie-rods.  (Information obtained from www.architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/p/piano.html.)