Renzo Piano
Renzo Piano
Renzo Piano, OMRI, OMCAis an Italian architect and engineer, who won the Pritzker Prize in 1998. Architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff said of Piano's works that the "...serenity of his best buildings can almost make you believe that we live in a civilized world."...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth14 September 1937
CityGenoa, Italy
CountryItaly
inspiration land painting
My inspiration came from the land, ... and, of course, from Paul Klee . . . and the poetics of his paintings.
design world london
London is one of the most civilised places in the world for the procedure of making architecture and urban design.
childhood way remember
I dont remember a single thing in my childhood that was not related in some way to building.
space parks empty
A piazza is not a plaza. The plaza is the theme park of the piazza; the plaza is the commercial version. A piazza is an empty space with no function. This is what Europeans understand.
littles doe draws
A builder is like a little god - somebody who does things, doesnt just draw things.
museums should loses
A museum is a place where one should lose one's head.
years islands sailing
Every year I spend one month just sailing, but I still work when Im on the boat. You never separate work from leisure. A boat is like a magic world, like a little island.
cities feet tree
When you walk 25-30 feet above ground, it is a miracle, because you are still in the city ... but you are flying above the city. You are in the middle of trees, and that is a moment of beauty.
hands knowing goal
Knowing how to do things not just with the head, but with the hands as well: this might seem a programmatic and ideological goal. It is not. It is a way of safeguarding creative freedom.
criticism architecture harmony
You have to accept as an architect to be exposed to criticism. Architecture should not rely on full harmony
art people design
Architecture is an imposed art in some ways, imposed upon the public, so people must be sure about what you're doing. You have to be sure about what you're doing.
art italian lunch
There is something about giving everything to your profession. In Italian, an obsession is not necessarily negative. Its the art of putting all your energy into one thing; its the art of transforming even what you eat for lunch into architecture.