{"id":20541,"date":"2021-07-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issimoissimo.com\/?p=20541"},"modified":"2021-07-01T11:25:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T09:25:44","slug":"design-for-millennia-renzo-piano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issimoissimo.com\/coltissimo\/design-for-millennia-renzo-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"Design for Millennia – Renzo Piano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Architect Renzo Piano in front of his structure, Auditorium Parco della Musica, in Rome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lightness, transparency and transcendence<\/strong>, these are elements that architect Renzo Piano<\/span><\/strong><\/a> captures and transforms into monuments of the future. Take a look at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation<\/span><\/strong><\/a> in Athens, the transparent Beirut History Museum<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, Paris\u2019 futuristic Centre Pompidou<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, London\u2019s totemThe Shard<\/a>, and New York\u2019s avant-garde Whitney Museum of American Art<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. And at 84 years old, Genova<\/strong>\u2019s golden boy of architecture sees no sign of letting up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, AIA Gold Medal<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, and Sonning Prize<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and recognised as one of the most influential architects of the 20th<\/sup> and 21st centuries<\/strong>, Piano humbly considers himself a builder. This understatement of his talents is no surprise considering his pragmatic approach to his awe-inspiring designs.<\/strong> The son of a house builder, his four uncles and grandfather had a construction enterprise under the name Fratelli Piano, paving the way for Piano\u2019s career in architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a teenager, Piano would visit building sites and also tinker with building boats, eventually pursuing his studies at Milan\u2019s illustrious Politecnico di Milano<\/span><\/strong><\/a> in the 1960\u2019s, a time when the <\/a>high tech architecture<\/strong> concept was just starting to emerge. The late 60\u2019s and early 70\u2019s was a time of potent innovation for the world of architectural design<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Futurism has driven Piano from the very beginning. Drawing inspiration from neo avant-garde architects like Superstudio<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and Archigram, Piano and fellow architect Richard Rogers put their hats in the ring amongst 681 firms for the bid of the now famous Centre Pompidou. Winning the bid, Piano and Rogers, in collaboration with Italian architect Gianfranco Franchini, created this one-of-a-kind museum that remains one of the most prominent examples of high-tech architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTranscending architecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A history of building<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Neo-Avant Garde Architecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n