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Renzo Piano
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Name	Renzo Piano
Nationality	Italian
Birth date	September 14, 1937 (1937-09-14) (age 70)
Birth place	Genoa
Work
Significant buildings	Centre Georges Pompidou Parco della Musica Shard London Bridge
Awards and prizes	Pritzker Architecture Prize American Institute of Architects Gold Medal

Detail of the Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement The Auditorium Parco della Musica is a large multi-functional public music complex to the north of Rome — in the area where the 1960 Summer Olympic Games were held Shard London Bridge, also known as London Bridge Tower, the Shard of Glass and 32 London Bridge is a Supertall Skyscraper soon to The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living Architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those The American Institute of Architects (AIA is a professional organization for Architects in the United States. Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church is a church in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy owned by the Ordine dei Frati Minori Cappuccini di Foggia. San Giovanni Rotondo is the name of a city and Comune in the Province of Foggia, Puglia region southern Italy.

City Tech Tower a proposed skyscraper to be built by Renzo Piano in Brooklyn, New York City. City Tech Tower was a Supertall Skyscraper designed by Renzo Piano, which was proposed to rise at Jay and Tillary Streets in Downtown Brooklyn Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York

Renzo Piano (born September 14, 1937) is a world renowned Italian architect and recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize and AIA Gold Medal. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor "a living Architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those The AIA Gold Medal is awarded by the American Institute of Architects conferred "by the national AIA Board of Directors in recognition of a significant body of work of lasting

Biography

Piano was born in Genoa, where he still maintains a home and office (Building Workshop). Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English He was educated and subsequently taught at the Politecnico di Milano. The Politecnico di Milano University is the largest technical University in Italy, with about 40000 students From 1965 to 1970 he worked with Louis Kahn and with Makowsky. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky) ( February 20, 1901 or 1902 &ndash March 17, 1974) was a world-renowned He worked together with Richard Rogers from 1971 to 1977; their most famous joint project is the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (1977). Richard George Rogers Baron Rogers of Riverside, CH, FRIBA (born 23 July 1933) is a British Architect noted Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He also had a long collaboration with the extraordinary engineer Peter Rice. Peter Rice (1935&ndash1992 was an Irish Structural engineer. Life Born in Dundalk in County Louth he spent his childhood between

On March 18, 2008, he became an honorary citizen of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina [1]. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan

Select projects

Rocca di Frassinello Winery, Gavorrano, Italy (2002-2007)
Renzo Piano Tower I & II, San Francisco (2006-)
Trans National Place, Boston (2006-)
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City (2005-)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (2005-)
Sesto San Giovanni Masterplan, Milan (2004-)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2003-)
California Academy of Sciences rebuilding, San Francisco, California (to open 2008)
New York Times Building on 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City (2008)
Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, expansion project (to open 2009)
Nichols Bridgeway, Chicago, Illinois (to open 2009)
Zentrum Paul Klee (2006) in Bern, Switzerland
Morgan Library Expansion (2003-2006) New York City
High Museum of Art Expansion (2005) Atlanta, Georgia
Parco della Musica auditorium, Rome, Italy (2002)
Beyeler Foundation Museum, Basel, Switzerland
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, USA (opened 2003)
Aurora Place (1996-2000), Sydney, Australia
Cité Internationale (1995-2006), Lyon, France
Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center (1991-98), Noumea, New Caledonia
Kansai International Airport (1987-1990), Osaka (Japan)
Menil Collection, Houston, USA (opened 1987)
IBM Travelling Pavilion
IRCAM & the Centre Georges Pompidou (1972-1977), Paris, France
NEMO science museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1997)

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Gavorrano is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 km southwest The San Francisco Transbay development plan consists of three Supertall Skyscrapers and ten other skyscrapers and highrises proposed in San Francisco. Trans National Place, also known as 115 Winthrop Square, is a Supertall Skyscraper proposed for construction in Boston, Massachusetts The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney" harbors one of the most important collections of 20th century American art The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum or Fenway Court is a Museum in Boston, Massachusetts with a collection of over 2500 works of European Sesto San Giovanni is a city in the Milan metropolitan area, located in the Province of Milan, Italy. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is an Art museum in Los Angeles County California. The California Academy of Sciences is one of the ten largest Museums of natural history in the world and one of the oldest in the United States consisting of a coral The Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's premier Fine art museums The Nichols Bridgeway is a pedestrian bridge located in Chicago, Illinois. The Zentrum Paul Klee is a museum dedicated to the artist Paul Klee, located in Bern, Switzerland. The Morgan Library & Museum (formerly The Pierpont Morgan Library) is a museum and research library in New York City. The High Museum of Art is a leading art museum in the Southeastern United States. The Auditorium Parco della Musica is a large multi-functional public music complex to the north of Rome — in the area where the 1960 Summer Olympic Games were held The Nasher Sculpture Center is a Museum in Dallas, Texas specializing in modern and contemporary sculpture History The building was built on the site of the former NSW Government Office Block by Bovis Lend Lease. The Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center was designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano with the concept of celebrating the vernacular Kanak (also Canaque culture of The Menil Collection, located in Houston, Texas, United States, is a museum that houses the private art collection of founders Jean and Dominique de IRCAM ( Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) is a European institute for Science about music and sound and avant garde electro-acoustical Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement NEMO is the largest Science center in The Netherlands. It is located in Amsterdam.

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