Carlo Piano präsentiert „Atlantide. Viaggio alla ricerca della bellezza“

The Italian Cultural Institute Cologne is organizing a meeting with Carlo Piano in collaboration with the Italian Center of the University of Bonn on the occasion of the presentation of Atlantide. Viaggio alla ricerca della bellezza, a book he wrote together with his father Renzo Piano.

The meeting in Italian with simultaneous translation will be moderated by Cristina Giordano and will take place on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 7 pm in the theater hall of the Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne.

The long sea voyage of Renzo Piano and his son Carlo begins on a summer's day in the port of Genoa, just a stone's throw from the Punta Nave studio. They are guided by a mythical, ancient desire: they want to find Atlantis. Atlantis is the perfect city because it houses a perfect society. Perfection is the dream of every architect. To find it, Piano returns to the places where he has spent his whole life striving for perfection and building his own works in the world. He sails with his son in the middle of the Pacific, to the banks of the Thames, to Athens, to San Francisco. He reaches the island in Osaka Bay, where the airport he designed is located. In his search for beauty, he finds the imperfection that every project brings with it. Every architectural work preserves the signs of time. It preserves memories and traditions, blends into the landscape and changes with its surroundings. Therefore, designing means first and foremost taking care of the territory and its inhabitants.

Carlo Piano (born February 11, 1965) is a professional journalist who has worked as a correspondent and editor-in-chief for various Italian newspapers. From Sole24 Ore to Il Giornale and Panorama. In 2001 and 2002 he also worked in the Metro editorial department and for the culture supplement of the New York Times. Together with his father Renzo, he wrote the book Atlantide, published by Feltrinelli, which was also published in English by Europa Editions and won the Caccuri Literary Prize. The illustrated book Alla ricerca di Atlantide was also published by Feltrinelli. He has also published two books on the beauty of the suburbs with Skira: Giambellino in Milan and Marghera, the former industrial area of Venice. Also in the field of architecture, he has written the book L'Almanacco dell'architetto. He likes building sites because every day they look different from the day before. He wrote the novel Il cantiere di Berto, published by E/O. It tells the story of the construction of the new bridge over the Polcevera. His latest book, also published by E/O, is entitled Il torto and tells the story of serial killer Donato Bilancia.

Born in Milan, Cristina Giordano has lived in Germany (Cologne) for 20 years, where she works as a journalist, author and freelance presenter. She deals with political, social and cultural issues and works for various broadcasters and magazines, including WDR, in particular COSMO ITALIANO. She is a cultural correspondent for RSI (Radiotelevisione Svizzera Italiana) and works on various RAI TV formats, in particular "Presa diretta" and in the past also on "Ulisse", "Meraviglie" and other RAI formats.

With simultaneous translation.

Free admission as long as there is enough space.