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Renzo Piano (born September 14, 1937) is a famous Italian architect.
Biography
He was born in Genoa, Italy and still maintains a home and office (Building Workshop) there. He was educated and subsequently taught at the Milan Politecnico. From 1965 to 1970 he worked with Louis Kahn and with Makowsky. He worked together with Richard Rogers from 1971 to 1977, their most famous project is the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (1977).
He designed one of the most extraordinary 20th century engineering feats in Kansai International Airport, Osaka (1988), and the rebuilding of the Daimler-Benz part of the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany.
He also designed several museums, including the Menil Collection in Houston (1986), a museum in Bern, Switzerland dedicated to Swiss painter Paul Klee, the Beyeler Foundation museum in Basel, Switzerland, and the expansion of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta (2005).
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I just found a signed sketch of the Shard that Renzo Piano drew for me.
marcusfairs (Marcus Fairs) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:04:26 -0000
I just found a signed sketch of the Shard that Renzo Piano drew for me.
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La Chaîne Parlementaire - 22:00 - Renzo Piano, le chemin kanak http://url4.eu/1210P
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La Chaîne Parlementaire - 22:00 - Renzo Piano, le chemin kanak http://url4.eu/1210P
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Renzo Piano - Pritzker Architecture Prize site offers a biography, chronological list of projects, 1998 citation by the jury and photograph of Piano accepting the prize at the White House with President Clinton.
Renzo Piano (1937- ) - Biography with sources of the 'High-Tech' Italian architect in Great Buildings Online, with samples of his work.
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The Incredible Lightness of Being Renzo Piano - Illustrated article from the Smithsonian Magazine on the Genoese architect who has built an international reputation with daring designs.
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