Renzo Piano's hopeful message to young architects during pandemic

Renzo Piano, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect and Italian senator for life, has contributed a video message to the #IORESTOACASA project initiated by the MAXXI museum in Rome. The initiative is an online cultural programming effort designed to keep the museum's doors open virtually during the COVID-19 lockdown. In his message, Piano expresses sadness over the inability to gather in person, especially in museums like MAXXI, which he describes as places for sharing values such as art, knowledge, and friendship. He emphasizes the need for courage and predicts that after the emergency, something positive will emerge because people are now more aware of the planet's fragility. Piano calls on architects, as builders of tomorrow, to play a crucial role in constructing a better world by designing buildings that live in harmony with the environment. He directly addresses young architects, telling them they must save the world. The video was released in March 2020 as part of a broader effort by cultural institutions to maintain engagement during the pandemic.