“I was born in Genoa, a Mediterranean city, and this has influenced my life. Half of my city is water. It’s a large port and everything moves: ships and cranes float, and you have the ceaseless feeling that all things are in perpetual motion”Renzo Piano, Italian architect and engineer.
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About his life
伦佐皮亚诺was born in Genoa in 1937 into a family of builders. He developed strong attachments with this historic city and port and with his father’s profession. While studying atPolitecnico of Milan University, he worked in the office of Franco Albini. After graduation in 1964, he started experimenting with light, mobile, temporary structures. Between 1965 and 1970, he went on a number of trips to discover Great Britain and the United States.In 1971, he set up the “Piano & Rogers” office in London together with Richard Rogers, with whom he won the competition for theCentre Pompidou.
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What are the characteristics of Renzo Piano’s Architecture ?
Hishigh-tech designfor theCentre Georges Pompidou(1971–77) in Paris, made to look like an “urban machine,” immediately gained the attention of the international architectural community.
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Colourful air ductsandelevatorspositioned on the building’s exoskeleton created avivid aesthetic impression, and the structure’s playfulness challenged staid, institutional ideas of what a museum should be. From a functional stand point, the position of service elements such as elevators on the exterior allowed an open, flexible plan in the building’s interior. While many complained that it did not fit the context of the historic neighbourhood, the Pompidou nonetheless helped bring about the revitalization of the area when it became an internationally renowned landmark.
Some of his famous works
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- Kansai International Airport (1991–1994)
- Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea, New Caledonia (1991–98)
- Potsdamer Platz, Berlin (1992–2000)
- Aurora Place, Sydney, Australia (1996–2000)
- Auditorium Niccolo Paganini (1997–2001)
- 精制的爱马仕(1998–2001)
- Auditorium Parco della Musica (1994–2002)
- Nasher Sculpture Center (1999–2003)
- Zentrum Paul Klee (1999–2005)
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- High Museum of Art Extension (1999–2005)
- New York Times Building (2000–2007)
- The Shard, London (2000–2010)
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- Central Saint Giles, London (2002–2010)
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- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (BCAM and Resnick Pavilion), Los Angeles (2003–2010)
- Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway (2006–2012)
- The Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2008–2014)
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City (2007–2015)
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