The Achievements of Great Architect Renzo Piano..

1. BY
Rohit Kumar Telagareddy
“Architecture is an artistic
craft, but at the same time
it is also a scientific
profession, it is precisely
its distinctiveness"

2. o GRADUATION:AR. Piano
completed his degree at the
Architectural Association
School in London
o In 1971 he along with Richard
Rogers won a contest that
changed their lives: the
construction of the Centre
Georges Pompidou in Paris.
RENZO PIANO
oBORN : 1937 IN
GENOA, ITALY
oNATIONALITY: ITALIAN
HIS STRUGGLE…….
From 1965 to 1970 he worked
with Louis Kahn and Z.S.
Murkowski . He worked together
with Richard Rogers Piano founded
the Renzo Piano Building Workshop,
which today employs 150 around
150 people and maintains offices
in Paris, Genoa, and New York City.

3. Renzo Piano is often called a "High-Tech"
architect because his designs showcase
technological shapes and materials
High-tech buildings are often called
machine-like. Steel, aluminum, and glass
combine with brightly colored braces,
girders, and beams.. The interior spaces
are open and adaptable for many uses.
Characterized by :
His architecture is defined as solid
construction made by excellent materials
Take advantage of the topography to
the relationship between the internal
spaces and also to the outside.
Renzo Piano designed a building
capable of integrating with nature, in
tribute to one of the most prolific and
profound artists of modern times.

4. Projects & WORKS

5. Projects & Works
1. 1977: Centre Pompidou, Paris (with Richard Rogers)
2. 1990: San Nicola Stadium, Bari, Italy
3. 1990: IRCAM Extension, Institute for Acoustic Research, Paris
4. 1991: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Genoa, Italy
5. 1992: Columbus International Exposition, Genoa, Italy
6. 1994: Lingotto Factory Conversion, Turin, Italy
7. 1994: Kansai Airport Terminal, Osaka, Japan
8. 1995: Menil Collection Museum, Houston, Texas
9. 1996: Congress Center and Offices, Lyon, France
10. 1997: Reconstruction of the Atelier Brancusi, Paris
11. 1998: Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Nouméa, New Caledonia
12. 2007: New York Times Building
13. 2008: California Academy of Sciences
14. 2012: The Shard, London, United Kingdom

6. CENTRE POMPIDOU
ARCHITECT : ROGER AND PIANO
LOCATION : PARIS, FRANCE
DATE : 1972 – 1976
TYPE : MODERN ART MUSEUM
CONSTRUCTION : HIGH TECH STEEL AND
GLASS
STYLE : HIGH TECH MODERN
DESIGN & CONCEPT
To maximize internal space, they turned the
construction inside-out and exposed a skeleton
of brightly colored tubes for mechanical
systems.
The ducts on the outside of the building
are colour-coded: blue for air, green for
fluids, yellow for electricity cables and red
for movement and flow (elevators, stairs)
and safety (fire extinguishers) INTERIOR VIEW

7. 1. TUBULAR ESCALTOR ON THE
2. FRONT FACARD OF THE
BUILDING.
• DIFFERENT VIEWS SHOWING
• THE DIFFERENT BUILDING
• SERVICES OUTSIDE ON THE
• FACARD.
VARIOUS DUCTS AND
PIPES
DIFFERENT VIEWS
SHOWING
THE DIFFERENT
BUILDING
SERVICES OUTSIDE
ON THE
FACARD.

8. PLAN DRAWING
ELEVATIONAL DRAWING

9. ELEVATIONAL
DRAWING
SECTIONAL
DRAWING

10. Cultural center
Tjibaou
Its architecture evokes the
vernacular Kanak huts of New
Caledonia and still has a very
modern feel. It is a community
center, and in turn educational
museum.

11. THE SHARD
ARCHITECT : RENZO PIANO
LOCATION : LONDON, U.K
DATE : 2009 – 2012
TYPE : MULTI USE
CONSTRUCTION : HIGH TECH STEELAND
GLASS
STYLE : HIGH TECH MODERN

12. •In 1989, Piano was the recipient of the Royal
Gold Medal
•In 1990, Piano was the recipient of the Kyoto
Prize.
•In 1995, Piano was the recipient of the Praemium
Imperiale
•In 1998, Piano was the recipient of the Pritzker
Architecture Prize.
•In 2008, Piano was the recipient of the AIA Gold
Medal.
•In 2008, Piano was the recipient of the Sonning
Prize.
•In 2002, Piano was the recipient of the UIA Gold
Medal.
AWARDS & REWARDS

13. “ARCHITECTURE IS NOT JUST
CREATING BUILDINGS ,IT IS A TASK
OF SERVING HUMANITY.”