Editing Renzo Piano (section)

===Centro de Arte Botín, Santander, Spain (2012–2017)===
The ''Centro Botín'' in [[Santander, Spain]] is a private sponsored project by the Fundación Botín whose aim is to be a hub for the promotion of culture both as a museum and as study centre. It consists on two buildings standing on columns over the sea line at the Bay of Santander. The western building hosts the exhibition space of {{cvt|5,000|sqm}} and the eastern is the one dedicated to study which hosts an auditorium, study rooms and other installations. Both are connected by a suspended square and set of stairs and platforms named "pachinko". This was Piano's first project in Spain and had some controversy over its location.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/renzo-piano-centro-botin-opens-in-santander-1002176|title = Renzo Piano's Stunning Centro Botín Opens in Santander|date = 23 June 2017}}</ref> Critics describe the building as sublime and striking due to the conjunction of light, views and design that the buildings propose.