Trame Exhibition
Copper is utilized in architecture for its capacity to blend into its surroundings, becoming an integral part of them. A number of architects have realized its potential and have decided to include copper in some of their most important projects.
Considering the vast extent of the theme, we have included only a few of the most emblematic expressions in this section: some models as well as photographs and drawings by architects like BBPR, for the Torre Velasca in Milan, Herzog & de Meuron for the Signal Box in Basel and for the de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco, Steven Holl Architects for the Sarphatistraat Offices in Amsterdam, Mecanoo for the National Heritage Museum in Arnhem, the Renzo Piano Building Workshop for the NEMO (National Center for Science and Technology) in Amsterdam, Aldo Rossi for the Teatro del Mondo in Venice, Alvaro Siza for the Leça Swimming Pools and, finally, the Electa Book Pavilion designed by James Stirling, Michael Wilford and Associates with Tom Muirhead.
Matteo Piazza’s pictures of the interiors of the Statue of Liberty, sheathed entirely in copper, accompany this section.
