Renzo Piano
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That’s right! I’m getting a facelift. Parisians will be sorry
Renzo Piano is turning his hand to Paris's tallest building. Spare a thought for the Tour Montparnasse's struggles.
Tests of time
Architecture is about more than simply ushering ideas from sketch to skyscraper. It can play a critical role in solving global issues.
Broadcast views
Italy’s largest rolling news channel now sits within a Renzo Piano-designed ‘workshop’ TV studio.
Urbanism and design: Global
From Turin’s sky-high new development to a Tokyo architecture exhibition.
Brick by brick
Italy's architectural treasures span millennia, from Gio Ponti's geometric cathedral in Taranto to ancient Roman forums and Palladio's influential Renaissance churches that shaped international design.
La bella vita
With its thriving businesses and close-knit community, it’s little wonder this scenic Italian town has a winning quality of life.
Podium finish
Rome’s Olympic Village is now a modernist urban marvel – and a winning place to live.
Design/Architecture
A government building in Zaragoza, a Dieter Rams revival in London and a beautiful packaged computer from the US.
