Collection: Renzo Piano
He graduated in 1964 from the Milan Polytechnic. As a student, he worked at the firm of designer Franco Albini and made regularly visits to his father's building sites, where he gained valuable practical experience. The years between 1965 and 1970 were marked by travels to Britain and the United States for work and research. It was then that he met Jean Prouvé, forging a friendship that would eventually have a profound influence on his professional life.In 1970, he founded Piano & Rogers with Richard Rogers, his partner on the Centre Pompidou project in Paris. In 1977, he opened the Atelier Piano & Rice together with engineer Peter Rice, a professional figure who would remain his business partner for many years, working with him on many projects until his death in 1993.