Renzo Piano

The Art of Making Buildings

John Tusa, Kate Goodwin, Roberto Benigni , Lorenzo Ciccarelli

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English

Royal Academy of Arts
01 December 2018

Architecture; Individual architects & architectural firms

One of the world's most renowned architects, Renzo Piano was born in Genoa in 1937 into a family of Italian builders. He is responsible for such iconic landmarks as the Shard in London, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. The Renzo Piano Building Workshop, based in Paris and Genoa, fosters this spirit of collaboration and mentoring, and continues to pioneer groundbreaking architecture that challenges and inspires.

This book, which accompanies an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, provides an intimate look at the life and work of a man who believes passionately that architecture should make a positive contribution to people and place. An exclusive interview with Piano himself introduces this exceptional publication, before a series of texts by major figures from the worlds of culture, engineering and building, including the Oscar-winning actor and director Roberto Benigni, the artist Susumu Shingu and the architect Richard Rogers, Piano's co-designer of the Centre Georges Pompidou.

AUTHORS: Sir John Tusa is an arts administrator and journalist. Kate Goodwin is Head of Architecture and Drue Heinz Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Roberto Benigni is an Oscar-winning actor and director. The architectural historian Lorenzo Ciccarelli is author of Renzo Piano Before Renzo Piano (2017). Luis Fernandez-Galiano is Professor at the Technical University of Madrid's School of Architecture. Alistair Guthrie is a Fellow and Global Sustainable Buildings Design Leader at Arup. Fulvio Irace is Professor of History of Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. The architect Lord Rogers of Riverside was Piano's co-designer of the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. Paul Winkler is former director of the Menil Collection, Houston.

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An insight into the work of Renzo Piano, the architect responsible for such iconic landmarks as the Shard in London, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York .

Accompanies a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, from 15 September 2018 to 20 January 2019

120 colour images

By: John Tusa, Kate Goodwin, Roberto Benigni, Lorenzo Ciccarelli, Luis Fernandez-Galiano
Imprint: Royal Academy of Arts
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781910350713
ISBN 10: 1910350710
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 December 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Sir John Tusa is an arts administrator and journalist. Kate Goodwin is Head of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Roberto Benigni is an Oscar-winning actor and director. Lorenzo Ciccarelli is an architectural historian teaching at the University of Florence and author of Renzo Piano Before Renzo Piano (2017). Luis Fernandez-Galiano is Professor at the Technical University of Madrid's School of Architecture. Alistair Guthrie is a Fellow and Building Design Consultant at Arup. Fulvio Irace is Professor of History of Architecture at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Richard Rogers was Piano's co-designer of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, was founding partner of Richard Rogers Partnership and is now founding partner of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. Paul Winkler is former director of the Menil Collection, Houston.