Renzo piano architecture

From The Shard in London to the Centre Pompidou 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.

AD rounds up the most striking examples from the architect's impressive portfolio

designed by renzo piano building workshop, the scheme is conceived as an 'environmental and social laboratory', positioned amid a range of public services.

The Academy of Sciences in California by architect Renzo Piano was built in Golden Park, San Francisco, California, United States of America in 2005-2008.

The Shard

Image 1 of 37 from gallery of Pathé Foundation / Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Photograph by Michel Denancé

Renzo Piano’s architecture is made of both theory and practice, both philosophy and matter. The sketch is the perfect toll to gather all the aspects that concern a building, to tell about eac…