Renzo Piano, a renowned contemporary architect born in Genoa, has been galloping in the design world for more than a decade with the unique freedom and passion of Italian men and their love for art. Although he has experienced the baptism of the turbulent war, his heart is still as lively and full of vitality as a child.
In 1998, Piano was awarded the 20th Pritzker Prize, and his representative works include the Pompidou Center, Kansai International Airport, Tibao Cultural Center, and the renovation of Potsdamer Platz. In addition to his works of reputation overseas, his sketches are the object of many designers to learn and emulate, with clear expression of the main idea, refined lines, and occasional color embellishment to give the picture a sense of aesthetics, all of which come from his confident and mature design thinking. The following can take you to feel the soul of the master's sketches it ~
Shards of London, England
Shards of London is located in the building on the south bank of the River Thames in London, up to 309.6 meters high, is the second tallest building in all of Europe, second only to the Mercury City in Moscow. (It will be the tallest building in Western Europe when construction is complete).
Georges Pompidou Centre for Arts and Culture
This cultural center is located in Paris on the right side of the Seine River, was completed in 1977, the entire building covers an area of 7,500 square meters, floor space *** 100,000 square meters, **** is divided into industrial creativity centers, the Library of Popular Knowledge, the Museum of Modern Art, as well as the music and sound harmonies and research centers in several major parts.
Lyon International City
The project is a bustling multifunctional area where people live, work, gather and perform. The use of ceramic tiles and frameless glass on the building's surfaces creates a lively and delicate "grain shimmering" effect, which Piano called the Pointillism style.
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz, the new center of Berlin, is surrounded by a lively and colorful cityscape. In tall, grand modern buildings, restaurants, shopping promenades, theaters and cinemas form a unique grand blend.
The Brancusi Sculpture Room
The Brancusi Sculpture Room sits on the preserved north wall of the Pompidou Square, which was closed to the public in 1990 after a major storm damaged it and is now being rebuilt again as part of the Pompidou Center. Piano has incorporated a wealth of design elements into the overall layout, room space and light effects to make it perfectly constructed.
IBM Mobile Tent
Piano's small "building" of 1983, which traveled around European cities like a transparent circus tent.
The Menil Collection
The Menil Museum of Private Collections, located in Texas, USA, has a postmodernist look. The reflective panels with elegant curved shapes like wings, an innovative invention by Piano in collaboration with structural master Peter Rice, not only magically diffuse the natural light source in the showroom, but also highlight the beauty of clear structure and technology.
Chibeo Cultural Center
The cultural center was built in 1994 in New Caledonia, Piano from the local culture and the nature of the building from the local culture and the nature of the building, using the ribbed shingled structure of the thin curved timber collection of support, this structural system is not only due to the needs of form, but also a combination of resistance to hurricanes and earthquakes need to be taken into account. The exterior of the building looks like an open sail, and its reflection dances in the wind in the waves.
Mercedes-Benz Technology Center
The Mercedes-Benz Center in Berlin, with its interior spaces that resemble a luxury liner, was designed by Piano himself, and consists of the local Arcadia shopping mall, the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the main venue of the Berlinale, offices, restaurants, a theater, and a casino.