Italian architect Renzo Piano will celebrate his eightieth birthday

Janov/Praha - Buildings designed by Renzo Piano are scattered around the world. The Italian architect, born on September 15, 1937, does not have a uniform style; his works are very diverse. He is a master of simple forms and subtle effects. He is able to integrate his buildings, including the Parisian Centre Georges Pompidou (with Richard Rogers), organically into the space, so that they do not disrupt the landscape but blend with it, allowing people to feel comfortable in them.

On the list of his works are numerous cultural institutions, museums, and libraries. His terminal at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, completed in 1994, resembles a dream from sci-fi stories. Among more recent buildings, the Science and Technology Centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands (1997), resembling the bow of a gigantic tilted ship, and the dreamlike Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre in New Caledonia in Nouméa (1998) are noteworthy.

In 2007, his fifty-two-story skyscraper, the New York Times Building, was completed in New York. For London, Renzo designed the striking pointed building London Bridge Tower, nicknamed The Shard, which was completed in 2013.