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From The Shard in London to
the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the buildings of Renzo Piano have enriched cities
across the globe. We reveal the vision and invention behind his pioneering
work, showing how architecture can touch the human spirit.
United by a characteristic
sense of lightness, and an interplay between tradition and invention, function
and context, Piano’s buildings soar in the public imagination as they do in our
skylines. Counting the New York Times Building and the Jean-Marie Tjibaou
Cultural Centre in Nouméa among his creations, he has cemented his place as one
of the greatest architects of our times.
This illuminating
exhibition follows Piano’s career, from the influence of his Genoese heritage
and his rise to acclaim alongside friend and collaborator Richard Rogers, to
current projects still in the making. Focusing on 16 key buildings, it explores
how the Renzo Piano Building Workshop designs buildings “piece by piece”,
making deft use of form, material and engineering to achieve a precise and yet
poetic elegance.
Marvel in rarely seen
drawings, models, photography, signature full-scale maquettes and a new film by
Thomas Riedelsheimer that show how inspiring architecture is made. At the heart
of the exhibition is an imagined ‘Island’, a specially designed sculptural
installation which brings together nearly 100 of Piano’s projects.
Designed and curated in
close collaboration with Piano himself, join us for the first exhibition in
London to put the spotlight on Piano in 30 years.
Exhibition organised by the
Royal Academy of Arts, London, in collaboration with Renzo Piano Building
Workshop and the Fondazione Renzo Piano.
Making buildings is a civic
gesture and social responsibility. I believe passionately that architecture is
about making a place for people to come together and share values.
Renzo Piano
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/renzo-piano
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