Renzo Piano

Renzo Piano, (born September 14, 1937, Genoa, Italy), Italian architect best known for his state-of-the-art public areas, particularly his style (with Richard Rogers) for the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
Born into a household of builders, Piano graduated from the Polytechnic in Milan in 1964. He dealt with a variety of designers, including his dad, until he established a partnership with Rogers from 1970 to 1977. Their high-tech design for the Centre Georges Pompidou (1971-- 77) in Paris, made to look like an "metropolitan machine," right away acquired the attention of the international architectural neighborhood. Colourful air ducts and elevators positioned on the building's exoskeleton developed a vivid visual impression, and the structure's playfulness challenged staid, institutional ideas of what a museum should be. From a functional standpoint, the position of service aspects such as elevators on the exterior permitted an open, versatile strategy in the structure's interior. While numerous complained that it did not fit the context of the historic area, the Pompidou however assisted cause the revitalization of the location when it ended up being an internationally renowned landmark.
Piano's interest in technology and modern-day solutions to architectural problems was evident in all his styles, although he increasingly took greater account of the structure's context. His style for the Menil Collection museum (1982-- 86; with Richard Fitzgerald) in Houston, Texas, used ferroconcrete leaves in the roofing system, which served as both a heat source and a form of protection versus ultraviolet light.
Piano also worked on metropolitan revitalization strategies, consisting of the conversion of an enormous historic Fiat factory (1983-- 2003) in Turin, Italy, into the city's trade fair and convention centre district. Piano's style for the Shard (2000-- 12), formerly understood as London Bridge Tower, was provided its nickname-- which eventually became its official name-- since of its greatly tapered glass exterior.
Piano has gotten various awards and prizes, including the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale prize for architecture (1995 ), the Pritzker Architecture Prize (1998 ), and the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal (2008 ).





Their high-tech design for the Centre Georges Pompidou (1971-- 77) in Paris, made to look like an "urban device," instantly gained the attention of the worldwide architectural community. Piano's interest in innovation and modern-day solutions to architectural problems was apparent in all his designs, although he increasingly took greater account of the structure's context. Piano's design for the Shard (2000-- 12), formerly known as London Bridge Tower, was offered its nickname-- which eventually became its official name-- because of its greatly tapered glass exterior.