Facts about Renzo Piano

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   In 2006, Renzo Piano designed the New York Times Building in Midtown Manhattan, notable for its distinctive ceramic rod sun-screen facade.

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   A devoted advocate for community-centered design, Renzo Piano founded the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, with offices in Genoa, Paris, and New York.

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   Born in Genoa in 1937, Renzo Piano won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1998, often considered the Nobel Prize of architecture.

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   The Shard in London, designed by Renzo Piano, stands as one of the tallest buildings in Western Europe.

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   Italian architect Renzo Piano co-designed the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris with Richard Rogers, completed in 1977.

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