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Buchanan, Peter. Renzo Piano Building Workshop: Complete Works, Volumes 1-4. London: Phaidon Press, c1993-. Main NA1123 .P47 A4 1993-, Volumes 1-4.
Renzo Piano: Logbook. New York: Monacelli Press, 1997. Main NA1123 .P47 R4513 1997.
WORLD WIDE WEBDiverse Projects Cover Italian’s Drawing Board
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/04/24/fp54s1-csm.htm
1998 article on Piano from the Christian Science Monitor about his receiving the Pritzker Prize.
The Incredible Lightness of Being Renzo Piano
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues99/jun99/piano.html
Short article indicating Renzo Piano’s international reputation as an architect, beginning with the 1977 Georges Pompidou Center through Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz.
Innovation: Renzo Piano’s Sydney Office Tower
http://www.cmit.csiro.au/innovation/2000-04/newfacade.htm
A detailed description of the Sydney Office Tower.
Online NewsHour: A Conversation with Renzo Piano – June 19, 1998
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june98/piano_6-19.html
In this PBS television interview of Renzo Piano his life, career and the most distinguishing characteristics of his work were discussed. The talk concentrated on the Georges Pompidou Center, the Menil Collection Museum in Houston and the Putzdamer Platz in Berlin.
Renzo Piano – Great Buildings Online
http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Renzo_Piano.html
Short overview of Renzo Piano, who teamed with Richard Rogers on the Georges Pompidou Center. It identifies him as a member of the "High-Tech" movement.
Renzo Piano – Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate, 1998
http://www.pritzkerprize.com/98piano.htm
Detailed information, including presentation of the Pritzker Prize, a chronological biography, awards and honors, and selected projects. It presents the philosophical and architectual viewpoints that are the cornerstone of his work.
Renzo Piano Workshop Foundation
Contains specific information, often minimal, on works, exhibitions, workshops, and contacts. Archival information requires specific knowledge and/or question on the part of the browser.
TIME: A Brash Builder
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/1998/int/980504/the_arts.architecture.a_22.html
Brief Time Magazine article on Renzo Piano in recognition of his being awarded the Pritzker Prize.
August 2000 -- url update July 2003