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Renzo Piano

Renzo Piano

Based in: Genoa
Born: 1937
Website: www.rpbw.com

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Awards

Pritzker Architecture Prize (1998)Winner
RIBA Royal Gold Medal (1989)Winner
AIA Gold Medal (2008)Winner
Praemium Imperiale (1995)Winner

Biography

Italian architect known for high-tech architecture and innovative structural systems. Co-designed the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. Other notable works include The Shard in London, the Whitney Museum in New York, and the Tjibaou Cultural Center in New Caledonia.

Projects(10)

Ushibuka Highway Bridge

Ushibuka · 1997

Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris

Centre Georges Pompidou

Stadio di Ravenna in Ravenna

Stadio di Ravenna

Ravenna · 1995

Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church

San Giovanni Rotondo · 1991–2004

Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center in Noumea

Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center

Noumea · 1991–1998

Centre Pompidou in Paris

Centre Pompidou

The Shard in London

The Shard

Whitney Museum of American Art

New York · 2015

Tjibaou Cultural Center

Nouméa · 1998

Menil Collection in Houston

Menil Collection

Houston · 1987

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