2342. Louvre Abu Dhabi

 

Dear Ronald

The Louvre Abu Dhabi was the most visited museum

in the Arab world in 2019. Other museums by Foster,

Gehry, and Hadid are also to be built on the same

Saadiyat Island.

Sincerely,

R

1938. Wanda Metropolitano. Madrid

 

Dear Manuel,

"Architecture is a very synthetic activity. Many 

factors take parts: economic, constructive, social, 

visual...the building must be the connecting point 

of all of them." (Antonio Ortiz)

Sincerely,

R

1696. Centro Botin Centre, Santander

Cristina,

Sáenz de Oíza citando a García Lorca decía que el 

esfuerzo, la técnica y el oficio son las tres premisas 

que requieren el oficio de arquitecto (o de cualquier 

artista). Al visitar este edificio el verano pasado noté 

que los tres estaban presentes.

Besos,
R

1689. Centro Botín, Santander

Dear Luis,

“I feel truly honored to have taken on this project for the city of Santander because it is yet another example in my repertoire of open, tolerant, and accessible cultural spaces, joining the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Auditorium in Rome, Foundation Beyeler in Basel, the Morgan Library in New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago; all urban spaces loved by the people”
(Renzo Piano)

Regards,
R