3. Exhibition area “Porto Antico” Built for the Columbian Exposition of 1992 was based on a simple philosophy: make the Old Port interventions that were useful to the city after the celebrations. (Renzo Piano) A city which to return the sea. This idea that led to the recovery of the Renzo Piano for the International Exhibition Specialized "Christopher Columbus: The ship and the Sea of 1992. For the Company Port of Genoa, however, went beyond the objective: give back this area to the city, transforming as a living space all day, 365 days in year. Give her a name, a personality, a soul. Make it "a new piece of city. .