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CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IN SPAIN
CENTRO BOTÍN, SANTANDER
Buildings like this contemporary art
centre seem to float in the air. As
if they were going to fly away at any
moment. This is the feeling created
here by Renzo Piano. In collaboration
with the Spanish studio of Luis Vidal +
Architects, Piano has achieved an astonishing
lightness with this project.
In a privileged location in Santander,
overhanging the sea, the building is
suspended on pillars and columns at
treetop height in the Pereda Gardens. It
is one of the great architectural achievements
for you to admire as you stroll
through the area: complete assimilation
into the landscape and the connection
of the city centre with the historical gardens
and the bay of the Cantabrian Sea.
L For further information go to
www.centrobotin.org
b CENTRO BOTÍN
Photo: @Fundación Botín-Centro Botín
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