RENZO PIANO

• Renzo Piano was born into a family of builders. His grandfather, father, four uncl Renzo Piano was born into a family of builders. His grandfather, father, four uncles, and brother were contractors. Renzo Piano payed honor to this tradition when he named his architecture firm Renzo Piano Building Workshopes, and brother were contractors. Renzo Piano payed honor to this tradition when he named his architecture firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop.
• žTraining:
  ž1959-1964: Studied at the Milan Politecnico, where he taught until 1968
  ž1964: Worked in his father's company
  ž1965-1970: Worked in offices of Louis I. Kahn in Philadelphia and ZS. Makowski in London
  žPartnership:
  žPartnership with English architect Richard Rogers, 1970-1978. Piano and Rogers jointly designed many important buildings in Italy and Europe.
  žFamous Buildings by Renzo Piano :
  ž1977: Centre Pompidou, Paris (with Richard Rogers)
  ž1990: San Nicola Stadium, Bari, Italy
  ž1990: IRCAM Extension, Institute for Acoustic Research, Paris
  1991: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Genoa, Ital