About US

Renzo Piano was born in Genoa in 1937 into a family of builders.He developed strong attachments with this historic city and port and with his father’s profession. While studying at Politecnico of Milan University, he worked in the office of Frano Albini. After graduation in 1964, he started experimenting with light, mobile, temporary structures.Between 1965 and 1970, he went on a number of trips to discover Great Britain and the United States.In 1971, he set up the “Piano & Rogers” office in London together with Richard Rogers, with whom he won the competition for the Centre Pompidou. He subsequently moved to Paris.From the early 1970’s to the 1990’s, he worked with the engineer Peter Rice, sharing the Atelier Piano and Rice from 1977-1981.In 1981, the “Renzo Piano Building Workshop’ was established, with 150 staff and offices in Paris, Genoa, and New York.

伦佐-皮亚诺于1937年出生在热那亚的一个建筑商家庭。他对这个历史悠久的城市和港口以及他父亲的职业产生了强烈的感情。在米兰大学Politecnico学习期间，他在Frano Albini的办公室工作。1964年毕业后，他开始尝试轻型、移动、临时结构。1965年至1970年期间，他多次前往英国和美国考察。1971年，他与理查德-罗杰斯一起在伦敦成立了 "Piano & Rogers "办公室，并与他一起赢得了蓬皮杜中心的竞争。1981年，"伦佐-皮亚诺建筑工作室 "成立，拥有150名员工，在巴黎、热那亚和纽约设有办事处。