Renzo Piano

Renzo Piano is an Italian architect. His notable works include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, The Shard in London, Kansai International Airport in Osaka, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art in Istanbul, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens and The New York Times Building in New York City. He was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1998. Piano has served as a senator for life in the Italian Senate since 2013.