Renzo Piano’s New Museum

May 05th, 2008

Renzo Piano descends from a proud line of Italian builders but he diverged from his family’s professional lineage, becoming an architect in the age of machinery. When Piano and his collaborator, English architect Richard Rogers, won an international competition to design the Georges Pomidou Centre in Paris in 1971, they became known for their flamboyantly industrial sensibility. They also forged a connection with the international art establishment. After designing the Pompidou, Piano went on to work on a range of art museums and concert halls in Europe and the United States. … (More…)


 

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