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  1. Piano puts UK and Qatar in tune
    BD News 1 day ago

    Renzo Piano’s Shard of Glass (pictured) at London Bridge is a symbol of the close ties between the UK and Qatar, the head of the financier bankrolling the scheme said during a site visit this week. Full Article at BD News

  2. What Makes Cities Live
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    A couple of blocks and your life changes in this city. New York is worldly but fiercely local. Another borough is as remote as another country. Europe, just across the pond, can seem closer than across town. Full Article at The New York Times

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    BOLOGNA, ITALY - OCTOBER 01: Renzo Piano during press conference before his delivers lecture 'Doing Architecture' at Europauditorium for CERSAIE fair on October 1, 2009 in Bologna, Italy.

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  4. With the opening of the Foster-designed Winspear Opera House, Dallas will be the only city in the world that has four buildings within one contiguous block designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winners, including the Renzo Piano-designed Nasher Sculpture Center.
    SOURCE: Art Knowledge News 2 months ago
  5. Architect Day: Renzo Piano
    Abduzeedo logo Abduzeedo 2 weeks ago

    Renzo Piano was born in Genova, Italy, on September 14th 1937. In a family full of builders, we are fortunate to have contradicted the logic, and consequently having him become one of the greatest architects of the world. Full Article at Abduzeedo

  6. Zaha Hadid Goes Maxxi-malist in Rome
    Flavorwire logo Flavorwire 3 weeks ago

    Slated to open in February 2010 is Zaha Hadid’s plan for Maxxi, the Italian national museum of 21st century art. Full Article at Flavorwire

  7. A Park, not a Neighborhood: the problems and possibilities of the Dallas Arts District
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    There has been an air of celebration among Dallas civic boosters, local media and even among many of its citizens these past few weeks. Full Article at Architecture and Morality

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    BOLOGNA, ITALY - OCTOBER 01: Renzo Piano during press conference before his delivers lecture 'Doing Architecture' at Europauditorium for CERSAIE fair on October 1, 2009 in Bologna, Italy.

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  9. Renzo Piano, FAIA on Sustainability
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  10. Blogs: Dia Announces Plans to Open a New Space in Chelsea
    New York Press logo New York Press 4 weeks ago
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    X-initiative. They had explored various spaces, including one along the High Line that is now where the new Whitney museum designed by Renzo Piano is in the planning stages. Full Article at New York Press

  11. Regional travel notes
    The State logo The State 1 month ago

    Other acquisitions not on view yet include a painting by folk artist William Hawkins, a woodcut self-portrait by modern artist Chuck Close and a sculpture by Rodin. Full Article at The State

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About Renzo Piano

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Renzo Piano (born 14 September 1937) is a world renowned Italian architect and recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, AIA Gold Medal, Kyoto Prize and the Sonning Prize. However, his work also has its strong critics, to the point of infamously being called "a hodgepodge of tents, greenhouses and scaffolding". Full Article

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    BOLOGNA, ITALY - OCTOBER 01: Renzo Piano delivers lecture 'Doing Architecture' at Europauditorium for CERSAIE fair on October 1, 2009 in Bologna, Italy.

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  16. Statues of (LtoR) British Richard Rogers, British Norman Foster and Italian Renzo Piano are displayed in the gardens of Versailles castle, west of Paris, on September 7, 2009 as part of the contemporary art exhibition 'Les Architectes' by French artist Xavier Veilhan. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Statues of (LtoR) British Richard Rogers, British Norman Foster and Italian Renzo Piano are displayed in the gardens of Versailles castle, west of Paris, on September 7, 2009 as part of the contemporary art exhibition 'Les Architectes' by French artist Xavier Veilhan.

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  17. Statues of (LtoR) British Richard Rogers, US Norman Foster and Italian Renzo Piano are displayed in the gardens of Versailles castle, west of Paris, on September 7, 2009 as part of the contemporary art exhibition 'Les Architectes' by French artist Xavier Veilhan. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    Statues of (LtoR) British Richard Rogers, US Norman Foster and Italian Renzo Piano are displayed in the gardens of Versailles castle, west of Paris, on September 7, 2009 as part of the contemporary art exhibition 'Les Architectes' by French artist Xavier Veilhan.

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  18. A statue of Italian architect Renzo Piano, 72, is displayed in front of Versailles castle, west of Paris, on September 7, 2009 as part of the contemporary art exhibition 'Les Architectes' by French artist Xavier Veilhan. The show takes place from September 13 to december 13. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    A statue of Italian architect Renzo Piano, 72, is displayed in front of Versailles castle, west of Paris, on September 7, 2009 as part of the contemporary art exhibition 'Les Architectes' by French artist Xavier Veilhan. The show takes place from September 13 to december 13.

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  19. BOLOGNA, ITALY - OCTOBER 01: Renzo Piano during press conference before his delivers lecture 'Doing Architecture' at Europauditorium for CERSAIE fair on October 1, 2009 in Bologna, Italy. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    BOLOGNA, ITALY - OCTOBER 01: Renzo Piano during press conference before his delivers lecture 'Doing Architecture' at Europauditorium for CERSAIE fair on October 1, 2009 in Bologna, Italy.

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  20. Italian architect Renzo Piano works in his office on December 18, 2008 in Genoa. 71 year-old Piano, who won the Pritzker prize in 1998 built the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in 2008 as a green and substainable building. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Italian architect Renzo Piano works in his office on December 18, 2008 in Genoa. 71 year-old Piano, who won the Pritzker prize in 1998 built the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in 2008 as a green and substainable building.

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  21. Italian architect Renzo Piano gestures during an interview with an AFP journalist on December 18, 2008 in his office in Genoa. 71 year-old Piano, who won the Pritzker prize in 1998 built the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in 2008 as a green and substainable building. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Italian architect Renzo Piano gestures during an interview with an AFP journalist on December 18, 2008 in his office in Genoa. 71 year-old Piano, who won the Pritzker prize in 1998 built the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in 2008 as a green and substainable building.

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  22. Italian architect Renzo Piano works in his office on December 18, 2008 in Genoa. 71 year-old Piano, who won the Pritzker prize in 1998 built the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in 2008 as a green and substainable building. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Italian architect Renzo Piano works in his office on December 18, 2008 in Genoa. 71 year-old Piano, who won the Pritzker prize in 1998 built the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in 2008 as a green and substainable building.

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  23. Italian architect Renzo Piano works in his office on December 18, 2008 in Genoa. 71 year-old Piano, who won the Pritzker prize in 1998 built the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in 2008 as a green and substainable building. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Italian architect Renzo Piano works in his office on December 18, 2008 in Genoa. 71 year-old Piano, who won the Pritzker prize in 1998 built the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco in 2008 as a green and substainable building.

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  24. A statue of British Richard Rogers, 76, is displayed in the gardens of Versailles castle, west of Paris, on September 7, 2009 as part of the contemporary art exhibition 'Les Architectes' by French artist Xavier Veilhan. The show takes place from September 13 to december 13. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

    A statue of British Richard Rogers, 76, is displayed in the gardens of Versailles castle, west of Paris, on September 7, 2009 as part of the contemporary art exhibition 'Les Architectes' by French artist Xavier Veilhan. The show takes place from September 13 to december 13.

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  25. Pope Benedict XVI gestures after his speech at a meeting with priests, religious and youth, in Renzo Piano church dedicated to Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy in the Apulia region, on June 21, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

    Pope Benedict XVI gestures after his speech at a meeting with priests, religious and youth, in Renzo Piano church dedicated to Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy in the Apulia region, on June 21, 2009.

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