Renzo Piano

Also known as R. Piano

Italian architect (1937-)

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Renzo Piano is an Italian architect and politician born in Genoa in 1937. He studied at the Polytechnic University of Milan under Franco Albini, Jean Prouvé, Giuseppe Ciribini, and Marco Zanuso. His professional career includes work in Italy, Berlin, Milan, and Paris. He has served as an independent Italian senator for life.

Piano’s notable architectural works include The Shard, Kansai International Airport, Stadio San Nicola, and the Intesa Sanpaolo Building. His designs are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Academy of Arts, Berlin, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

He has received the Officer of the Legion of Honour, the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the Royal Gold Medal, and the Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent. Piano speaks Italian and French and has four children.

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It sits within the topics 1937 births, 20th-century Italian architects and 21st-century Italian architects.

Its subject is documented across 67 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Italy
Place of birth: Genoa
Occupation: politician
Position held: Italian senator for life
Educated at: Polytechnic University of Milan
Employer: China
Political party: independent politician
Languages spoken: French
Native language: Italian
Notable work: École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay
Student of: Giuseppe Ciribini
Field of work: architecture
Image: Renzo Piano, portrait.jpg
Number of children: 4
Work location: Genoa

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Commons category: Renzo Piano
date of birth: 1937-09-14
topic's main category: Category:Renzo Piano
name in native language: Renzo Piano
has works in the collection: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
floruit: 2013-01-01
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Works in European collections

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Centre Pompidou

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Encyclopedic overview

Renzo Piano ( Italian: [ˈrɛntso ˈpjaːno]; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable works include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), Kansai International Airport in Osaka (1994), the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (2015), Istanbul Museum of Modern Art in Istanbul (2022), Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens (2016) and The New York Times Building in New York City (2007). He was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1998.

Piano has served as a senator for life in the Italian Senate since 2013.

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