When you design a building, you start from a general philosophy, and you come down, and you start from detail and come up. Only the theoretical architect believes that you can make the concept and then sometime, somebody will come to build it. Renzo Piano architectbelievebuild share on social
In some way, people believe that if you are permeable, if you are a good listener, you don't have the quality of somebody with a firm attitude. This is what, fundamentally, I got from my mother. Renzo Piano attitudefirmfundamentally Change image and share on social
I think people should try to teach young children that these qualities - stubbornness and a capacity to listen - might look like they are opposites, but they are not. Renzo Piano capacitychildlisten Change image and share on social
London is one of the most civilised places in the world for the procedure of making architecture and urban design. Renzo Piano architecturecivilisedesign Change image and share on social
As an architect, you cannot be so arrogant as to say you are 100% sure about what you do. Renzo Piano architectarrogant Change image and share on social
A piazza is not a plaza. The plaza is the theme park of the piazza; the plaza is the commercial version. A piazza is an empty space with no function. This is what Europeans understand. Renzo Piano commercialemptyeuropean Change image and share on social
In a way I spend my entire life stealing from everything - from the past, from cities I love, from where I grew up - grabbing things, taking not only from architecture but from Italy, art, writing, poetry, music. Renzo Piano architectureartcity share on social
I came to architecture from building. Because my father was a builder, everybody was - and is - a builder in my family. Renzo Piano architecturebuildbuilder Change image and share on social
The difference between a builder and an architect is that an architect also cares about desire, about dreams. Renzo Piano architectbuildercare Change image and share on social
A museum is a place where one should lose one's head. Renzo Piano headlosemuseum Change image and share on social
