BYRohit Kumar Telagareddy

“Architecture is an artistic

craft, but at the same time

it is also a scientific

profession, it is precisely

its distinctiveness"

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.

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.

Projects & WORKS

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

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

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.

PLAN DRAWING

ELEVATIONAL DRAWING

ELEVATIONAL

DRAWING

SECTIONAL

DRAWING

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.

THE SHARD

ARCHITECT : RENZO PIANO

LOCATION : LONDON, U.K

DATE : 2009 – 2012

TYPE : MULTI USE

CONSTRUCTION : HIGH TECH STEELAND

GLASS

STYLE : HIGH TECH MODERN

•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

“ARCHITECTURE IS NOT JUST CREATING BUILDINGS ,IT IS A TASK

OF SERVING HUMANITY.”