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Renzo Piano

Born on 14 September 1937
in Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy
Renzo Piano.
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Associated with the following firms:

Status unknown
Founder 
Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Biography
1964
Degree in Architecture from Milan Polytechnic. Collaboration with his father.
1965 - 1970
Works in the studios of Louis Kahn (Philadelphia, USA) and Z. S. Makowsky (London, UK). Meets Jean Prouvé.
1971
First collaboration with Richard Rogers
1977
First collaboration with Peter Rice (Atelier Piano & Rice)
1978
Georges Pompidou Center and Institute of Musical Research (IRCAM) in Paris.

Participation in the following structures
Role, name of structure (year of completion)Structure part
 
Kansai International Airport Terminal (1994) 2
Architecture 
Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing (2009) 2
Aurora Place (2000) 8
Cité Internationale (2006)
Columbus '92 "Bigo" (1992) 10
Debis Tower (1997) 31
Georges Pompidou Center (1977) 12
High Museum of Art  18
Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center (1998)
La Bolla (2001)
Maison Hermès (2001) 2
Musical-Theater Berlin (2000) 5
Niccolò Paganini Auditorium (2001)
Padre Pio Church (2004) 4
Parco della Musica Sala 2800 (2002) 12
San Nicola Stadium (1990) 3
Spielbank Berlin (2000) 4

Bibliography
* Corajoud, Michel   La Cité International Lyon, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", 1995, n. 4 v. 35 .
* Foster, Norman   Tendenzen der Hochhausarchitektur - 13 Standpunkte, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", 2003, n. 1-2 v. 43 .
* Piano, Renzo   Metropolis Museum Amsterdam, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", 1997, n. 7 v. 37 .
* Piano, Renzo   Ouvertures, in "Parametro", July - October 2002, n. 240-241 .
* Sommer, Degenhard   Ove Arup & Partners, Birkhäuser-Verlag, Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 3764329548, 0817629548, 1994.

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External LinkarchINFORM: Renzo Piano English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkarchINFORM: Renzo Piano Building Workshop English German French Spanish Italian
External Linkdmoz: Renzo Piano English
External LinkEPDLP: Renzo Piano Spanish
External LinkGreat Buildings Online: Renzo Piano English
External LinkRenzo Piano Building Workshop Foundation English
External LinkVitruvio: Renzo Piano English
External LinkWikipédia: Renzo Piano French

Relevant Literature
* Buchanan, Peter   Renzo Piano Building Workshop [Tome 1], Phaidon, London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 2281192776, 2005.
* Buchanan, Peter   Renzo Piano Building Workshop: Complete Works, Phaidon Press Inc., London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0714839337, 2000.
* Bussagli, Marco   Qu'est-ce que l'architecture?, Editions Gründ, Paris (France) , ISBN 2700012232, 2005; pp. 370-371.
* Cuito, Aurora   Renzo Piano, teNeues, Düsseldorf (Germany) , ISBN 3823855840, 2002.
* Dupré, Judith   Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA) , ISBN 1579127878, 2008.
* Garbato, Carla   Das Experiment im Werk Renzo Pianos, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", 1992, n. 6 v. 32 .
* Jodidio, Philip   Piano (1st edition), Taschen Verlag, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3822857688, 2005.
* Kaltenbach, Frank   Innovation, Stadt, Poesie - Renzo Piano im Centre Pompidou, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", 2000, n. 2 v. 40 .
* Principi, Tommaso   Renzo Piano e gli spazi musicali, in "Parametro", July - October 2002, n. 240-241 .
* Schittich, Christian   Alt und Neu, in "Detail - Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail", 1995, n. 3 v. 35 .
* Zabalbeascoa, Anatxu   Renzo Piano, Editorial Gustavo Gili, Barcelona (Spain) , ISBN 3927258914, 1998.

 
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