(May 31) The United States still rely on the creative talent of Renzo Piano. The Genoese architect has been chosen to design the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in collaboration with Zoltan Pali, co-founder of Studio Pali Fekete. Piano has previously designed the expansion of LACMA, where the Academy museum will be located, and was chosen by the Academy’s Museum Committee.
Academy CEO Dawn Hudson commented the appointments in a statement: “Renzo’s track record of creating iconic cultural landmarks combined with Zoltan’s success is transforming historically-significant buildings is a perfect marriage for a museum that celebrates the history and the future of the movies.”
The museum will be a must for all the lovers of cinema, as Piano himself explained: “We as architects make buildings that are portraits that represent our clients. The Academy Museum will take the visitor through the back door of cinema, behind the curtain and into moviemaking magic,” Piano added.
