AD Interviews: Renzo Piano - Part I

Part I – Part IIPart III

Since first achieving international fame in 1978 with the Centre George Pompidou in Paris, Renzo Piano has become known as a prolific, Italian architect capable of achieving a masterful balance between art, architecture and engineering. His intellectual curiosity and problem-solving techniques have led him to develop a wide-ranging portfolio that successfully merges high technology with humane and comfortable environments. Sophisticated, refined and elegant, the presence of Renzo Piano’s work is internationally celebrated. Originally born into a family of Italian builders, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect now leads a staff of 150 at his practice, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, from three locations – Genoa, Paris and New York. Architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff of The New York Times described Piano’s work the best when he stated: “The serenity of his best buildings can almost make you believe that we live in a civilized world.” The next part of the interview will air on Monday Sept, 17th. Renzo Piano completed works featured on ArchDaily:

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You can also read our editorials Piano’s Progress and The Shard: A Skyscraper for our Post 9/11 World?.

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Cite: David Basulto. "AD Interviews: Renzo Piano - Part I" 14 Sep 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/272823/ad-interviews-renzo-piano-part-i> ISSN 0719-8884

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