Renzo Piano
Italian architect (born 1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Renzo Piano OMRI (Italian: [ˈrɛntso ˈpjaːno]; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (2015), İstanbul Modern in Istanbul (2022)[1] and Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens (2016). He won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1998.
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Quick Facts Senator for lifeOMRI, Member of the Senate of the Republic ...
Renzo Piano | |
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Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
Life tenure 30 August 2013 | |
Appointed by | Giorgio Napolitano |
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Born | (1937-09-14) 14 September 1937 (age 86) Genoa, Kingdom of Italy |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of Florence Polytechnic University of Milan |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Pritzker Architecture Prize RIBA Gold Medal Sonning Prize AIA Gold Medal Kyoto Prize |
Buildings | Kansai International Airport Centre Georges Pompidou Parco della Musica Shard London Bridge The New York Times Building Whitney Museum of American Art Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
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Piano has been a Senator for Life in the Italian Senate since 2013.