"....The idea is to create a balance between public and private, inside and out, the Cartesian order of the mind and the unruly world of nature......
....Mr. Piano’s vision avoids arrogance. The ethereality of the academy’s structure suggests a form of reparations for the great harm humans have done to the natural world. It is best to tread lightly in moving forward, he seems to say. This is not a way of avoiding hard truths; he means to shake us out of our indolence."
This architecture is so interesting. The roof looks like a farm scattering with giant soda caps. Several bulges are covered by vegetation. That makes its appearance look natural and modern. It's a contradict combination.
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