The Italian architect Renzo Piano has submitted to city officials in Genoa a new design for the Morandi motorway bridge which collapsed earlier this month killing 43 people. Piano met Giovanni Toti, the regional governor of Liguria, earlier this week to discuss the plan.

Per un volta possiamo farla semplice: Autostrade apre il cantiere e paga il conto. Fincantieri costruisce il ponte (se serve con altre primarie imprese necessarie per il loro know-how). Renzo Piano regala a #Genova il disegno di un ponte bellissimo.. https://t.co/bAttgwXgDa pic.twitter.com/hB1tqz2ehF

— Giovanni Toti (@GiovanniToti) August 29, 2018

Afterwards, the Genoa-born architect told reporters: “I cant think of anything else but that bridge. I have an idea of what the [new] bridge should look like but this is just the start… there is a moral commitment. The bridge must reflect the tragedy and how it has played out.” A spokeswoman for Piano declined to comment further.

Toti has posted details of the meeting on Twitter and Facebook, showing images of the two men discussing the plan in front of various maquettes and models. “Renzo Piano has donated his design for a beautiful bridge to Genoa. The city can quickly [rebuild] an indispensable, safe and outstanding work. People who have lost their lives [will be] honoured,” Toti says.

The Morandi bridge, built in the 1960s on the A10 motorway, connects Italy with the French border. The tragedy has sparked a national debate about governmental investment in the countrys infrastructure; Piano told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that the structure has “a long history of maintenance and strict controls” but that what is lacking in Italy is a culture of effective site diagnosis before building begins.

The architects buildings include the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Whitney Museum in New Yorks Meatpacking District and the Shard skyscraper in London. A survey of Renzo Pianos work is due to open at the Royal Academy of Arts in London on 15 September. Renzo Piano: the Art of Making Buildings will run until 20 January 2019.

The Italian architect Renzo Piano has submitted to city officials in Genoa a new design for the Morandi motorway bridge which collapsed earlier this month killing 43 people. Piano met Giovanni Toti, the regional governor of Liguria, earlier this week to discuss the plan.

Per un volta possiamo farla semplice: Autostrade apre il cantiere e paga il conto. Fincantieri costruisce il ponte (se serve con altre primarie imprese necessarie per il loro know-how). Renzo Piano regala a #Genova il disegno di un ponte bellissimo.. https://t.co/bAttgwXgDa pic.twitter.com/hB1tqz2ehF

— Giovanni Toti (@GiovanniToti) August 29, 2018

Afterwards, the Genoa-born architect told reporters: “I cant think of anything else but that bridge. I have an idea of what the [new] bridge should look like but this is just the start… there is a moral commitment. The bridge must reflect the tragedy and how it has played out.” A spokeswoman for Piano declined to comment further.

Toti has posted details of the meeting on Twitter and Facebook, showing images of the two men discussing the plan in front of various maquettes and models. “Renzo Piano has donated his design for a beautiful bridge to Genoa. The city can quickly [rebuild] an indispensable, safe and outstanding work. People who have lost their lives [will be] honoured,” Toti says.

The Morandi bridge, built in the 1960s on the A10 motorway, connects Italy with the French border. The tragedy has sparked a national debate about governmental investment in the countrys infrastructure; Piano told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that the structure has “a long history of maintenance and strict controls” but that what is lacking in Italy is a culture of effective site diagnosis before building begins.

The architects buildings include the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Whitney Museum in New Yorks Meatpacking District and the Shard skyscraper in London. A survey of Renzo Pianos work is due to open at the Royal Academy of Arts in London on 15 September. Renzo Piano: the Art of Making Buildings will run until 20 January 2019.