Renzo Piano

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Renzo Piano's career is marked by the highest honors in architecture. He won the Pritzker Prize in 1998, the field's Nobel equivalent, and the AIA Gold Medal in 2008. His buildings, from the Pompidou to The Shard, have become icons, and he has been a senator for life in Italy since 2013.

AwardsRenzo Piano has won the Pritzker Architecture Prize (1998), the AIA Gold Medal (2008), and the Sonning Prize. He also received the RIBA Royal Gold Medal and the Praemium Imperiale.

Honours & Distinctions

Senator for Life

Italian Senate·2013

Appointed by the President of Italy for lifetime service.

Pritzker Architecture Prize

Hyatt Foundation·1998

Architecture's highest honor.

AIA Gold Medal

American Institute of Architects·2008

Lifetime achievement award.

Sonning Prize

University of Copenhagen·1990

For outstanding contributions to European civilization.

Legion of Honour

France·2000

France's highest order of merit.

Records & Feats

First architect to design a building that turned its structure inside out

Historic First·1977

The Centre Georges Pompidou, with Richard Rogers, placed escalators and mechanical systems on the exterior, a radical innovation.