Editing Renzo Piano (section)

===New York Times Building (2000–2007)===
Piano's design for the [[New York Times Building]] was chosen after competition whose entrants included projects by [[Norman Foster]], [[Frank Gehry]] and [[Cesar Pelli]]. The competition rules asked for a building that be as open and transparent as possible, to symbolize the connection between the newspaper and the city. The first six floors are occupied by an atrium with restaurants, shops and a conference center. The distinctive Piano feature of the tower is the clear glass curtain wall outside the facade, and rising higher than the facade itself. The curtain is composed of clear glass and a frame of ceramic tubes suspended {{cvt|61|cm}} from the facade; it serves as a sunscreen, eliminating the need for tinted or [[sintered]] glass.{{Sfn|Jodidio|2016|page=65}}