Renzo Piano
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Renowned architect Renzo Piano's firm has completed a new energy efficient museum in Istanbul. The building responds to the waterfront site with an eye-catching aluminum and glass exterior that references the city's maritime history.
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Work is complete on Renzo Piano's Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The project involved renovating the original 1930s Saban Building on the site, as well as adding an eye-catching new glass and concrete spherical building next to it.
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In August 2018, a section of Genoa's Morandi Bridge collapsed, killing 43 people. Following the disaster, Renzo Piano's firm was chosen to design its replacement and, after 15 months of work, the new bridge is now complete and in use.
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Work is well underway on the Renzo Piano-designed Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The project is defined by an eye-catching glazed building and will be devoted to celebrating the art and science of movies when it opens later this year.
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High-profile Italian architect Renzo Piano's firm recently completed its first residential project in New York City. Consisting of two identical glass towers, 565 Broome Soho offers luxury residences, with high-end amenities to match.
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Renzo Piano, in collaboration with Mark Cavagnero Associates, has unveiled plans for a new mixed-use tower for San Francisco. Assuming it goes ahead, the building will seek LEED Platinum certification, the leading green building standard's highest award.
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Early details recently emerged concerning starchitect Renzo Piano's North Beach, Miami condominium, Eighty Seven Park. The residential tower will include 70 luxury apartments, with the cheapest reportedly starting at US$2 million.
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Renzo Piano has already made his mark on London with the Shard, but the Italian architect isn't done yet. 31 London Street will rise to a height of 65 stories and cost an estimated £1 billion (roughly US$1.54 billion).
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Renzo Piano Building Workshop is turning an expansive Moscow power station into an art space. Commissioned by the V-A-C Foundation, the project will incorporate sustainable technology and is due to be completed by early 2019.
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From the initial list of 44 British Buildings, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has selected just six for the Stirling Prize Shortlist. Renzo Piano and Zaha Hadid seem likely to win it, but there are also some other strong contenders.
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The Renzo Piano Building Workshop has designed a striking new home for the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé in Paris. The building is a striking, curved structure that sits snugly between two others. It retains the preserved façade of an older building, which is decorated with sculptures by Rodin.
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Italian architect Renzo Piano has created the Diogene micro unit, which pushes the boundaries for off-the-grid tiny living.