Theorist

Renzo Piano

1937–present High-Tech architecture & the craft of building

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Production Collectivity

Details

Nationality: Italian

Classifications

Holder: Individual
Source of authority: ReasonObservation
Subject: Human centred
Mode of transmission: ApprenticeshipText drawing
Knowledge type: Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Connections

authored Centre Pompidou
collaborated with Richard Rogers

Sources

Renzo Piano. The Renzo Piano Logbook. Monacelli Press, 1997.
Robert Venturi (foreword); Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Renzo Piano Building Workshop: Complete Works. Phaidon Press, 1993.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Renzo Piano." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/renzo-piano/. Accessed July 17, 2026.