I wish I’d done that...Concrete structure

By and Chris Williamson Chris Williamson2007-02-09T00:00:00

Double light space: Renzo Piano’s prototype scheme for self-build housing was built in Perugia, central Italy, between 1978 and 1982.

Chris Williamson on Renzo Piano’s housing scheme in Corciano, Perugia In 1981 Andrew Weston and I entered the Crystal Palace housing competition, sponsored by Abbey National, to design about 100 family dwellings close to the rail station.

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