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From Pompidou to repair
Piano transformed high-tech exposure into a gentler practice of civic repair.
Renzo Piano
Portrait of Renzo Piano
Cirone-Musi / Festival della Scienza, Genova · CC BY-SA 2.0 · SourceRenzo Piano turns technical clarity into humane cultural and urban architecture.
Life span1937 – PresentNationality / Region意大利StyleHigh-Tech Architecture, Contemporary ArchitectureEducation米兰理工大学
High-Tech ArchitectureContemporary Architecture
Portrait of Renzo Piano
Cirone-Musi / Festival della Scienza, Genova · CC BY-SA 2.0 · SourceIdeas
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Light construction
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Civic cultural rooms
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Visible but restrained technology
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Section and light
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Light, section, institutions
Piano uses section, roof, and detail to make cultural buildings calm and legible.
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Lightness with substance
Piano’s lightness is a disciplined handling of gravity, detail, and city life.
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