The Errant Æsthete

An insider’s view of the new Renzo Piano building, home of The NY Times.

“A towering composition of glass and steel clad in a veil of ceramic rods, it delivers on Modernism’s age-old promise to drag us — in this case, The Times — out of the Dark Ages. … Depending on your point of view, the Times Building can thus be read as a poignant expression of nostalgia or a reassertion of the paper’s highest values as it faces an uncertain future. Or, more likely, a bit of both.” [For the visually addicted, I've included another stunning aerial shot on the following page --EA]