Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW)

Total Projects from Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW): 14

Renzo Piano was born in Genoa, Italy, in 1937, into a family of builders. He has maintained strong sentimental and cultural ties with his hometown. Genoa’s historic center, its port and its connection to the sea, and his father’s trade activities deeply influenced the young architect’s perspective.

During his studies at the Milan Polytechnic, Renzo Piano worked at Franco Albini’s workshop. He graduated from the University in 1964 and began working with experimental lightweight structures and basic shelters.

Between 1965 and 1970, Piano traveled extensively to the United States and the United Kingdom. In 1971, he founded “Piano & Rogers” jointly with Richard Rogers, and together they won the competition for the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, where Piano currently lives.

From the early 1970s until the 1990s, he collaborated with engineer Peter Rice and established “Atelier Piano & Rice” in 1977.

In 1981, Piano founded the “Renzo Piano Building Workshop” (www.rpbw.com), employing a hundred people with offices in Paris, Genoa and New York.
Piano’s projects include, among many others, the Cultural Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris; the regeneration of Genoa’s old port; the redevelopment of Potsdamer Platz in Berlin; the Kansai International Airport Terminal in Osaka; the Beyeler Foundation Museum in Riehen; the Centre Paul Klee in Bern; the remodeling and expansion of Morgan Library and the New York Times’ new building in New York; and the Parco della Musica Auditorium in Rome.

Renzo Piano’s many awards include the Pritzker Architecture Prize (1998) and the Gold Medal by the American Institute of Architects (2008).

website: www.rpbw.com

Featured Projects

	Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing Address: 111 South Michigan Avenue , CHICAGO-ILLINOIS - United States Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Cultural



	Centre George Pompidou Address: 19,rue Beaubourg,place George Pompidou,4th Arrondissement,Paris , PARIS - France Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) \| Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners \| Franchini Gianfranco Category: Cultural



	Daimler Financial Services Headquarters Address: Eichhornstrasse 3 , BERLIN - Germany Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) \| Christoph Kohlbecker Category: Office



	Genova Old Harbour Address: Calata Cattaneo 16126 , GENOVA - Italy Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Public



	Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center Address: Rue des Accords de Matignon, Tina, BP 378 98845 , NOUMÉA - France Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Cultural



	Kansai International Airport Terminal Address: Izumisano-shi , OSAKA - Japan Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Infrastucture



	KPN Telecom Building Address: Wilhelminakade 123 , ROTTERDAM - Netherlands Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Office



	Luna Rossa Team Base Address: Calle del Doctor Juan José, Dòmine , VALENCIA - Spain Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Pavilions



	Maison Hermes Address: 5-4-19 Ginza, Chuo-ku , TOKYO - Japan Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Commercial



	NEMO Science Center Address: Oosterdok 2 1011 VX Amsterdam, Netherlands , AMSTERDAM - Netherlands Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Education



	New York Times Building Address: 8th Avenue and West 41st Street 620 , NEW YORK - United States Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Office \| High Rise



	Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church Address: Viale de Padre Pio , SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO - Italy Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Religious Places



	Parco della Musica Address: Viale Pietro de Coubertin 15 , ROME - Italy Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Cultural



	Paul Klee Center Address: Fruchtland 3 , BERN - Switzerland Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) Category: Cultural