Renzo Piano - verdens viktigste arkitekt

Time Magazine har utpekt det de anser som verdens mest betydningsfulle personer - "Time 100: the people who shape our world".

På denne listen har den italienske arkitekten Renzo Piano fått plass.

Arkitekten Richard Rogers, som samarbeidet med Piano om Pompidou-senteret i Paris, kaller Piano "the Bellissimo Builder":

Renzo Piano is an absolute master of light and lightness. He has a fantastic understanding of construction and the scale of pieces. I don't think there is anybody like him. He's the son of a builder who was very close to his father and very proud that he was a builder; it gives him tremendous roots. The unusual thing about Piano, 68, is that he works from small to big. I had never met an architect like that before


Noen av arbeidene han er presentert her:

• Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, 1972 to 1976.
• Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, 1982 to 1986.
• IRCAM Extension, Paris, France, 1988 to 1989.
• Rue de Meaux Housing, Paris, France, 1988 to 1991.
• Kansai Airport Terminal, Osaka, Japan, 1994.
• Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas, 2003.
• High Museum Expansion, Atlanta, Georgia.

Samt noen artikler:

July 1, 2005	The New York Times "A Curvy Klee Museum, Sprouting From the Swiss Hills" - Alan Riding ENG - 1 page - PDF 4.23 MB »
July, 2005	Der Spiegel "Heimholung des Unfassbaren" - Susanne Beyer GER - 2 pages - PDF 4.40 MB »
Jan 5, 2005	New York Times "A man about Town, in Glass and Steel" - Robin Pogrebin ENG - 2 pages - PDF 2.41 MB »

TIME.com: Renzo Piano.