伦佐·皮亚诺（Renzo Piano）因共同设计巴黎蓬皮杜艺术中心在国际上崭露头角，《纽约时报》称这个建筑“颠覆了建筑界”。从那以后，皮亚诺一直在世界各地精心设计文化地标，如芝加哥艺术学院的现代翼等，最近又设计了惠特尼艺术博物馆，该项目位于纽约曼哈顿肉类加工区，是一座不对称的钢铁混凝土建筑，共有九层，设有室内外场馆。在伦敦，皮亚诺设计的碎片大厦更新了伦敦的天际线。

这位意大利大师84岁时仍然保持着所有的热情和仁慈——他最近的作品比以往任何时候都更加令人印象深刻。正如他向笔者透露的那样，"我认为人到了一定的年龄，就会发现法国人所说的”fil rouge”，一条红线，随着时间的推移将一个建筑与另一个建筑联系起来。就我而言，我相信它是和轻盈和建筑艺术有关的"。从雅典和桑坦德刚刚建成的博物馆；里斯本、伦敦、多伦多和日内瓦正在进行的工程；到乌干达恩德培市儿童外科医院和意大利博洛尼亚儿童安养院等人道主义项目，皮亚诺的职业生涯是一次激动人心的旅程，穿越了建筑的美和本质。

TASCHEN最新出版的这本巨大开本作品集，以通俗易懂的方式将皮亚诺的职业概述呈现出来，并配有实景摄影、手绘图和设计图。

Renzo Piano rose to international prominence with his co-design of the Pompidou Center in Paris, described by The New York Times as a building that "turned the architecture world upside down." Since then, he has continued to craft such iconic cultural spaces as the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago and, more recently, the Whitney Museum of American Art, an asymmetric nine-story structure in Manhattan's Meatpacking District with both indoor and outdoor galleries. In London, the Piano touch has also transformed the skyline with the Shard.

At the age of 84, the Italian maestro retains all of his enthusiasm and kindness—and his recent roster is more impressive than ever. As he confided to the author, "I think at a certain age, one can discover that there is what the French call the 'fil rouge,' a kind of red thread that relates one building to another over time. In my case, I believe it is about lightness and the art of building." From freshly built museums in Athens and Santander; ongoing works in Lisbon, London, Toronto, and Geneva; to such humanitarian projects as the Emergency Children's Surgical Hospital in Entebbe, Uganda, and the Children's Hospice in Bologna, Italy, Piano's career is a thrilling journey through the beauty and very essence of architecture.

Based on the massive XXL monograph, this widely updated edition brings the architect's definitive career overview to an accessible format and is illustrated by photographs, sketches, and plans.