Italians Protest About Superstar Architects

Leading Italian architects are protesting about an "invasion of foreigners", the Guardian newspaper reports. In an open letter to the
Italian government, 35 of Italy’s architects have called for a halt to
the museums, galleries and other public buildings being designed by these "international superstars" such as Zaha Hadid, Lord Foster and Richard
Meier.

Lord Foster is working
on a masterplan for a new community near Milan and a new train station in Florence.The
Anglo-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid is constructing a Museum of
Contemporary Art in Rome, and the Chinese architect IM Pei is designing
a regional authority building in Milan. The Japanese architect Arata
Isozaki is working on projects in Milan and Florence.This
month the American architect Richard Meier will unveil the first modern
building to be erected in Rome’s historic centre in decades.

Guardian Article

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