{"id":3805,"date":"2020-09-29T13:15:01","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T12:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/?p=3805"},"modified":"2025-11-15T11:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:37:29","slug":"renzo-piano-great-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/renzo-piano-great-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Renzo Piano"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dslc-theme-content\"><div id=\"dslc-theme-content-inner\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3798 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Renzo-Piano-Autoritratto.jpg\" alt=\"A black and white self-portrait by Renzo Piano\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Renzo-Piano-Autoritratto.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Renzo-Piano-Autoritratto-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Renzo-Piano-Autoritratto-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Great Masters | Renzo Piano<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Renzo Piano (portrait)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The partnership between Renzo Piano and Piero Castiglioni arose in 1983 with the \u201cAlexander Calder\u201d retrospective exhibition, held at the Palavela, Turin. This project marked the beginning of their business relationship.<br \/>\n\u201cIdeally, I\u2019d like a space with fixed 150-200 lux and the possibility of freely increasing it where and when needed. Light should also be used to give the space rhythm, alternating between a lot or a little. The standard should be qualitative.\u201d (1)<br \/>\nDialogue between Renzo Piano and <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/project-view\/2007-italy-pordenone-st-marks-bell-tower\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Franco Raggi<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1983 \u2013 Italy \u2013 Turin - <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pierocastiglioni.com\/projects\/90?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexander Calder<\/a><\/span> \u201cAnthological exhibition\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3788 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1983-Italia-Vesima-Fondazione-Renzo-Piano.jpg\" alt=\"Archive photo of the Renzo Piano Foundation\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1983-Italia-Vesima-Fondazione-Renzo-Piano.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1983-Italia-Vesima-Fondazione-Renzo-Piano-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1983-Italia-Vesima-Fondazione-Renzo-Piano-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(1983 \u2013 Italy \u2013 Vesima - Renzo Piano Foundation - Photo courtesy: Renzo Piano Building Workshop \/ Fondazione Renzo Piano)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe critic and exhibition director Giovanni Carandente staged an important spectacular event with the help of architect Renzo Piano \u2013 that of the Centre Pompidou \u2013 and lighting \u2018magician\u2019 Piero Castiglioni.\u201d(2)<br \/>\nThe set-up of the \u201cAlexander Calder\u201d exhibition in Turin marked the beginning of a collaboration between the two young men, Renzo Piano and <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/master\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piero Castiglioni<\/a><\/span>. The Palavela, designed in 1961 by the engineer Pier Luigi Nervi, was the chosen venue. Normally used for sporting activities, the space was transformed and reinvented. The large windows were covered with reflective aluminum panels painted dark blue on the inside and the large vault ceiling was painted dark blue to create a cavernous effect. Electric light became the protagonist of the exhibition. The lighting fixtures for the exhibition panels were specially designed and handcrafted for this event: the works were illuminated by little \"stem lights\", equipped with low-voltage halogen bulbs, placed on the upper part of the panels. The large mobiles suspended from the vault and the fixed items positioned on the ground in the center of the space were all lit from above by spectacular blades of light from spotlights with controlled optics and equipped with 1000 W Thorn metal halide sources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3787 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1983-Italia-Torino-Renzo-Piano-e-Piero-Castiglioni.jpg\" alt=\"Renzo Piano and Piero Castiglioni consult each other during a project\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1983-Italia-Torino-Renzo-Piano-e-Piero-Castiglioni.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1983-Italia-Torino-Renzo-Piano-e-Piero-Castiglioni-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1983-Italia-Torino-Renzo-Piano-e-Piero-Castiglioni-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(1983 \u2013 Italy \u2013 Turin - Renzo Piano and Piero Castiglioni - Photo courtesy: Shunji Ishida)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1985 \u2013 Italy - Turin - Lingotto: \u201cConfindustria Congress\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1986 \u2013 Italy - Turin - Lingotto, Convention Center<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1988 \u2013 Francia - Lyon \u2013 Cit\u00e9 Internationale<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1989 - Italy - Turin - Lingotto: \u201cRussian and Soviet Art 1870 - 1939\u201d - Exhibition<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1990 - Italy - Turin - Lingotto \u2013 General interior lighting, exhibition spaces<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1990 \u2013 Italy - Turin \u2013 Lingotto: \u201cAndy Warhol\u201d - Exhibition<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1991 \u2013 Italy - Turin \u2013 Lingotto: \u201cAmerican Art 1930 \u2013 1970\u201d - Exhibition<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1992 \u2013 Italy - Genoa - International Expo 92<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1992 \u2013 Italy - Genoa \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/portoantico.it\/en\/the-company\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Porto Antico<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3790 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1992-Italia-Genova-Porto-Antico.jpg\" alt=\"The Ancient Port of Genoa\" width=\"1250\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1992-Italia-Genova-Porto-Antico.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1992-Italia-Genova-Porto-Antico-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1992-Italia-Genova-Porto-Antico-768x233.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(1992 \u2013 Italy \u2013 Genoa \u2013 Porto Antico - Photo courtesy: Piero Castiglioni)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe air is full of ancient feelings. Surrounded by large tropical ferns, one wanders through a timeless world, like any old dinosaur.\u201d Renzo Piano (3)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3789 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1992-Italia-Genova-Biosfera.jpg\" alt=\"The Biosphere of Genoa, a project by Renzo Piano\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1992-Italia-Genova-Biosfera.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1992-Italia-Genova-Biosfera-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1992-Italia-Genova-Biosfera-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(1992 \u2013 Italy \u2013 Genoa \u2013 Biosfera - Photo courtesy: Piero Castiglioni)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In celebration of the fifth centenary since the discovery of America, the city of Genoa redeveloped the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/portoantico.it\/la-societa\/la-storia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">old harbor<\/a><\/span> area, connecting it to the historic center. This urban renewal refurbished and renovated the existing buildings and added new structures. These included the big aquarium and the glass biosphere, whose 20-meter diameter houses one of the largest collections of ferns in the world to represent our planet. A polished slate floor, immersed in a forest of large tropical ferns, animated with butterflies and small reptiles accompanies visitors. Recessed luminaires, equipped with compact fluorescent lamps, illuminate the interior spaces. Flood optics and low-voltage sources enable a suitable distribution of light on the vertical planes for the exhibition, dining, and meeting areas. In the center, a large metal chandelier-like structure hangs at a height of thirteen meters. This houses controller optics spotlights and reproduces the chiaroscuro effect of daylight filtering through the foliage of the tall forest.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">1995 - Italy - Lodi - Banca Popolare di Lodi<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2001 \u2013 France - Paris - Centre G. Pompidou: \u201cRenzo Piano un regard construit\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2002 \u2013 Italy - Lodi - Banca Popolare di Lodi - Auditorium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3793 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2002-Italia-Lodi-Banca-Popolare-di-Lodi-Auditorium.jpg\" alt=\"Overall view of the Auditorium of the Banca Popolare di Lodi\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2002-Italia-Lodi-Banca-Popolare-di-Lodi-Auditorium.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2002-Italia-Lodi-Banca-Popolare-di-Lodi-Auditorium-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2002-Italia-Lodi-Banca-Popolare-di-Lodi-Auditorium-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(2002 - Italy - Lodi - Banca Popolare di Lodi - Auditorium - Photo courtesy: Piero Castiglioni)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Banca Popolare di Lodi strongly represents the city and the leading idea is that this complex, complete with Auditorium, will enter into city life as a place of gathering and cultural exchange.\u201d <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/project-view\/2013-italy-trento-muse-science-museum\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renzo Piano<\/a><\/span> (4)<br \/>\nThe project transformed the old Polenghi-Lombardo factory into a new urban site. The auditorium, located at the center of the complex, is connected to the main unit by a glass marquee delineating the large, covered pedestrian plaza.<br \/>\nThe Auditorium hall is a veritable example of \u201cacoustic architecture\u201d.<br \/>\n\u201cThe materials chosen for the interior were tiles and wood, both for their acoustic aspects and formal consistency\u2026 The most innovative technical and aesthetic element was the large acoustic \u201ccloud\u201d reflectors suspended at the top of the hall. These are huge white globes (with metal structures covered in plaster), which prevent sound focusing, eliminating obstacles in the hall\u2019s circular layout. Not only illuminating, they allow bouncing light to fall, thus also playing a role as evocative light diffusers.\u201d (5)<br \/>\nStage-like spots with halogen lamps (100\/200W) were anchored to metal rods and arranged around the perimeter: this choice brought together the devices needed for both the general lighting of the hall and stage lighting during shows and concerts, creating an image consistent with powerful spectacular effects.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2002 \u2013 Italy - Turin - Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2003 \u2013 Italy - Rome \u2013 Archaeological Museum<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2003 \u2013 Italy - Rome \u2013 Auditorium (foyer)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2004 \u2013 Italy \u2013 Foggia \u2013 Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3794 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2004-Italia-San-Giovanni-Rotondo-Santuario-di-San-Pio-da-Pietrelcina.jpg\" alt=\"The Sanctuary illuminated at night\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2004-Italia-San-Giovanni-Rotondo-Santuario-di-San-Pio-da-Pietrelcina.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2004-Italia-San-Giovanni-Rotondo-Santuario-di-San-Pio-da-Pietrelcina-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2004-Italia-San-Giovanni-Rotondo-Santuario-di-San-Pio-da-Pietrelcina-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(2004 - Italy \u2013 San Giovanni Rotondo \u2013 Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina - Photo courtesy: iGuzzini)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2005 \u2013 Italy \u2013 Milan \u2013 <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pierocastiglioni.com\/projects\/10?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Headquarters of Il Sole 24 Ore<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3795 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2005-Italia-Milano-Sede-deIl-Sole-24-Ore.jpg\" alt=\"View of the facade of the Sole 24 Ore headquarters\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2005-Italia-Milano-Sede-deIl-Sole-24-Ore.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2005-Italia-Milano-Sede-deIl-Sole-24-Ore-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2005-Italia-Milano-Sede-deIl-Sole-24-Ore-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(2005 - Italy - Milan \u2013 Headquarters of Il Sole 24 Ore - Photo courtesy: Vieri Bottazzini)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2007 \u2013 Italy \u2013 Nola \u2013 Vulcano Buono Service Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3796 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2007-Italia-Nola-Centro-Servizi-Vulcano-Buono.jpg\" alt=\"The night lighting of the Vulcano Buono service center\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2007-Italia-Nola-Centro-Servizi-Vulcano-Buono.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2007-Italia-Nola-Centro-Servizi-Vulcano-Buono-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2007-Italia-Nola-Centro-Servizi-Vulcano-Buono-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(2005 - Italy - Nola \u2013 Vulcano Buono Service Center - Photo courtesy: RPBW)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe project defines a modern interpretation of cooperation. We don\u2019t want to build a sad old shopping center but rather, a plaza where the empty space is the element of encounter between people.\u201d Renzo Piano. (6)<br \/>\nThis urban and landscape intervention reconsidered the natural morphology of the volcano, creating an immense crater to house the village in the Nola plain. The artificial hill is characterized by Mediterranean vegetation and a pedestrian walkway leads to the businesses, interior plazas, and various services. The shopping mall, a two-level commercial gallery with a ring layout, is lit by daylight entering from above. A <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/project-view\/2019-italy-rome-trastevere-hotel-spa-la-cisterna\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hotel<\/a><\/span>, multiplex cinema, wellness center, superstore, 25 catering venues (bars and restaurants), and 160 shops spread along the route overlooking the large central plaza. The \u201ccrater\u201d area is also designed to host artistic and cultural events, shows, and demonstrations. The lighting project followed the guidelines of the architectural plans and used the typical lighting fixtures of commercial and urban spaces, emphasizing the citadel image.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2010 \u2013 England - London \u2013 St Giles<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2013 \u2013 Italy \u2013 Trento \u2013 MUSE \u2013 Science Museum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3797 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2013-Italia-Trento-MUSE-Museo-delle-Scienze.jpg\" alt=\"External view of the MUSE illuminated at night\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2013-Italia-Trento-MUSE-Museo-delle-Scienze.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2013-Italia-Trento-MUSE-Museo-delle-Scienze-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2013-Italia-Trento-MUSE-Museo-delle-Scienze-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(2013 - Italy - Trento \u2013 MUSE \u2013 Science Museum - Photo courtesy: iGuzzini)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMuseums are often perceived as dark places of shadow, but they actually work much better when they are places of light. When everyday life, exchange, and being together become confused with learning. The building is already a kind of journey. The light, in relation to the outside world, is a very important element in all directions. It ensures that the building belongs to a place. Biodiversity and the complexity of nature are celebrated by this complexity of space. A bright, open, and accessible building that uses little energy is a complicated challenge, arising together with scientists. It\u2019s emotionally important to challenge the force of gravity, making everything fly, creating an idea of lightness by making even the whale fly.\u201d Renzo Piano (7)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2000 \u2013 Suspension lamp \u201cLe Perroquet\u201d for iGuzzini \u2013 Renzo Piano<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3792 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2000-Lampada-a-sospensione-Le-Perroquet-per-iGuzzini-Renzo-Piano.jpg\" alt=\"Le Perroquet designed by Renzo Piano for iGuzzini\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2000-Lampada-a-sospensione-Le-Perroquet-per-iGuzzini-Renzo-Piano.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2000-Lampada-a-sospensione-Le-Perroquet-per-iGuzzini-Renzo-Piano-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2000-Lampada-a-sospensione-Le-Perroquet-per-iGuzzini-Renzo-Piano-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(2000 \u2013 Suspension lamp <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iguzzini.com\/le-perroquet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cLe Perroquet\u201d<\/a><\/span> for iGuzzini - Photo courtesy: iGuzzini)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The only lighting fixture designed by Renzo Piano arose for a specific project. It was patented and sold by iGuzzini in two different sizes.<br \/>\n\u201cLe Perroquet was the lighting fixture created by Renzo Piano for the renovated spaces of the Beaubourg area (1977 project) in 2000. To direct light onto the signs and display panels, he conceived of a traditional camera, where the lens contains the optics and the body contains the mechanisms. This led to the creation of a lamp suspended on two steel cables of adjustable height. The component compartment is separate from the optics compartment and the balancing point between the two is designed like a parrot\u2019s perch; hence the name \u201cLe Perroquet\u201d. Small-bodied versions of \u201cLe Perroquet\u201d were installed in the bar, cafeteria, gift shop, and book shop areas, also with halogen bulbs but with different optics and output to create accent lighting.\u201d (8)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3791 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1998-Stati-Uniti-Washington-Casa-Bianca-Renzo-Piano-Premio-Pritzker.jpg\" alt=\"Renzo Piano receives the Pritzker Prize\" width=\"1250\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1998-Stati-Uniti-Washington-Casa-Bianca-Renzo-Piano-Premio-Pritzker.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1998-Stati-Uniti-Washington-Casa-Bianca-Renzo-Piano-Premio-Pritzker-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.petruccimarco.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1998-Stati-Uniti-Washington-Casa-Bianca-Renzo-Piano-Premio-Pritzker-768x525.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/>(1998 \u2013 United States - Washington \u2013 The White House \u2013 Renzo Piano \u2013 Pritzker Prize- Photo courtesy: Rex Stucky) (9)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cRenzo Piano, Pritzker Prize winner in 1998 and senator for life, is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award, a recognition made as part of the first edition of the Italian Architecture Prize 2020, organized by <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.triennale.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triennale Milano<\/a><\/span> and the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxxi.art\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Art<\/a><\/span>, sponsored by the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beniculturali.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism<\/a><\/span>\u201d. The announcement was made live on Thursday 18th June by Giovanna Melandri, President of the MAXXI Foundation, Stefano Boeri, President of Triennale Milano, and Margherita Guccione, General Manager for Contemporary Creativity at MiBACT.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bibliography:<br \/>\n(1) Courtesy Franco Raggi: Dialogue between Renzo Piano and Franco Raggi<br \/>\n(2) Flaminio Gualdoni, Il Giorno, 26th July 1983<br \/>\n(3) Genoa Congress Center website: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">https:\/\/portoantico.it\/en\/activities\/biosphere\/<\/span><br \/>\n(4) Laura Dubini, Corriere della Sera, 23rd December 2002<br \/>\n(5) Renzo Piano, Giornale di Bordo, 2005, Passigli Editori, Florence<br \/>\n(6) Piero Castiglioni: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">http:\/\/www.pierocastiglioni.com\/projects\/16\/ce<\/span><br \/>\n(7) Interviews: Artribune \u2013 Renzo Piano presents the Muse \u2013 27th July 2013<br \/>\nMuse \u2013 Science Museum seen by Renzo Piano \u2013 2nd October 2013<br \/>\n(8) Courtesy Chiara Baldacci<br \/>\n(9) The Pritzker Architecture Prize website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pritzkerprize.com\/laureates\/1998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">https:\/\/www.pritzkerprize.com\/laureates\/1998<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great Masters | Renzo Piano Renzo Piano (portrait) The partnership between Renzo Piano and Piero Castiglioni arose in 1983 with the \u201cAlexander Calder\u201d retrospective exhibition, held at the Palavela, Turin. 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