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Renzo Piano, Ufficiale OMRI (Italian: [ˈrɛntso ˈpjano]; born 14 September 1937 in Genoa) is an Italian Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff said of Piano's worksthat the "...serenity of his best buildings can almost make you believe that we live in a civilized world."[1]
In 2006, Piano was selected by TIME as one of the 100 most influential people in theworld.[2] He was selected as the 10th most influential person in the "Arts and Entertainment" category of the 2006 Time 100.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Selected projects
2.1 Completed2.2 Current
2.3 Cancelled
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links
Biography
Piano was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1937 into a family of builders. He was educated andsubsequently taught at the Politecnico di Milano. He graduated from the University in 1964 and began working with experimental lightweight structures and basic shelters.[3] From 1965 to 1970 heworked with Louis Kahn and Z.S. Makowsky. He worked together with Richard Rogers from 1971 to 1977; their most famous joint project, together with the Italian architect Gianfranco Franchini (it) is theCentre Georges Pompidou in Paris (1971). He also had a long collaboration with the engineer Peter Rice, with whom he shared a practice (L'Atelier Piano and Rice) between 1977 and 1981.
In 1981, Pianofounded the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, which today employs 150 people and maintains offices in Paris, Genoa, and New York City.[4]
In 1994, Renzo Piano won the international competition for thenew Auditorium in Rome. The Auditorium Parco della Musica, a large multi-functional public music complex situated in the north of city, was inaugurated in 2002.
In 1999, Piano designed a watchentitled "Jelly Piano (GZ159)" for the Swatch Summer Collection. The watch design is clear and the exposed inner workings were influenced by his Centre Georges Pompidou design.[5]
On 18 March 2008,...
In 2006, Piano was selected by TIME as one of the 100 most influential people in theworld.[2] He was selected as the 10th most influential person in the "Arts and Entertainment" category of the 2006 Time 100.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Selected projects
2.1 Completed2.2 Current
2.3 Cancelled
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links
Biography
Piano was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1937 into a family of builders. He was educated andsubsequently taught at the Politecnico di Milano. He graduated from the University in 1964 and began working with experimental lightweight structures and basic shelters.[3] From 1965 to 1970 heworked with Louis Kahn and Z.S. Makowsky. He worked together with Richard Rogers from 1971 to 1977; their most famous joint project, together with the Italian architect Gianfranco Franchini (it) is theCentre Georges Pompidou in Paris (1971). He also had a long collaboration with the engineer Peter Rice, with whom he shared a practice (L'Atelier Piano and Rice) between 1977 and 1981.
In 1981, Pianofounded the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, which today employs 150 people and maintains offices in Paris, Genoa, and New York City.[4]
In 1994, Renzo Piano won the international competition for thenew Auditorium in Rome. The Auditorium Parco della Musica, a large multi-functional public music complex situated in the north of city, was inaugurated in 2002.
In 1999, Piano designed a watchentitled "Jelly Piano (GZ159)" for the Swatch Summer Collection. The watch design is clear and the exposed inner workings were influenced by his Centre Georges Pompidou design.[5]
On 18 March 2008,...
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