Archinect - News2024-12-22T08:14:02-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/107558197/a-banker-s-bold-vision-inspires-an-arts-center-and-neighbors-doubts
A Banker’s Bold Vision Inspires an Arts Center, and Neighbors’ Doubts Alexander Walter2014-08-27T13:45:00-04:00>2014-09-03T19:11:26-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c8/c893bdcb91ae769d1909f00fec4d3b9f?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>From the horizon, the new Botín contemporary art center hovers over Santander’s agate-colored bay like a fleet of spaceships poised for a close encounter. [...]
The $106 million center — designed by Renzo Piano, the Italian architect, to jut over the bay — is the latest private museum emerging in Europe that matches star architects and dramatic designs with billionaires who have huge ambitions and brands to promote.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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