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
Architects have to dream. We have to search for our Atlantises, to be explorers, adventurers, and yet to build responsibly and well. Renzo Piano adventurerarchitectatlantises Change image and share on social
When I was a student in the '60s, I dreamt of making a house 7 feet by 7 feet, as a dream of freedom, of self-moderation. Renzo Piano 60sdreamfoot Change image and share on social
Great American art needs the idea of uninterrupted spaces, like a loft, which itself is something very American. Renzo Piano americanartgreat Change image and share on social
Architecture is a very dangerous job. If a writer makes a bad book, eh, people don't read it. But if you make bad architecture, you impose ugliness on a place for a hundred years. Renzo Piano architecturebadbook 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
The day I went to see my father to say I wanted to become an architect, he was a bit surprised, because for him being a builder is much more than being just an architect. He was very angry, and I never thought I could do something else. Renzo Piano angryarchitectbite 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
Enjoying art is a personal matter. It's made up by contemplation, silence, abstraction. Renzo Piano abstractionartcontemplation Change image and share on social
As an architect, you have to provide a shelter to enjoy art. And you have to love art. It's like when you make a concert hall. You must love music. This is the reason why you make the space, to enjoy music - making a space for art is the same thing. Renzo Piano architectartconcert share on social
