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Carlo Piano, the son, journalist. Curious explorer of cities and their customs. Author of books on urban hinterlands. He loves the sea. Renzo Piano, the father, architect. Has built cities all over the world. In this book he tells of an adventurous profession. He loves the sea and shared his passion with his son.“The pair reflect in a series of conversations on architecture, art, philosophy and much else besides, linked by Carlo's lyrical descriptions of life at sea.”
“We find a great wealth of observation and contemplation in their writing…. Atlantis is a travelogue, a handbook on sailing and architecture, and a rumination on what beauty means.”
The TLS
"Travel, memoir, family relations. It’s a bit of everything. A very enjoyable blend of architectural tails and the musings of a highly successful perfectionist."
Geographical
A starred review: “An intimate and insightful chronicle of exploration and revelation.”
“Complex, tender, moving.”
La Repubblica
“Engaging and endlessly original.”
Bon Culture
"An audaciously ambitious, unfailingly beguiling book."
Bookanista
"Totally engaging, from start to finish; the narrative interesting and intriguing, with the addition of that element of humanity that only two people who know each other as well as these two could bring."
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