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Joost Moolhuijzen / Renzo Piano | Building Workshop

Category : Other
Next date : 10/09/2025
Place : Flagey
place Sainte-Croix
1050 Ixelles

Founded in 1981 by Renzo Piano, the Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) is much more than an architecture firm: it is a true ideas workshop, an interdisciplinary creative laboratory that today brings together around 130 collaborators in Genoa and Paris. Inheriting a humanist and rigorous vision of architecture, RPBW embodies an approach where the act of building transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries: imagining, designing, drawing, calculating, prototyping, constructing, experimenting—all are seen as part of a fluid, collective process. This way of working reflects Renzo Piano’s philosophy, who for over fifty years has questioned the role of architecture in contemporary society and its contribution to fostering social connection. The studio, home to about a hundred architects as well as model makers, visual artists, 3D modeling experts, and archivists, supports projects in all their dimensions: urban planning, landscape design, interior architecture, museography, and product design. Attention to detail goes hand in hand with a global perspective, where every building is conceived as a tool serving the city, its users, and their future. RPBW’s architecture stands out for its apparent lightness, transparency, structural finesse, and a near-artisanal approach to cutting-edge technology. Through a constant pursuit of optimization in form and material, each project aims for an elegant economy of gesture, expressed in a language that is both contemporary and timeless. Building envelopes often consist of repeated modules—controlled fragments that blend technological innovation with contextual sensitivity. Since its founding, the studio has completed more than 140 major projects worldwide. Among the most iconic are the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Beyeler Foundation in Basel, Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Kansai International Airport in Osaka, The New York Times Building in Manhattan, the new Paris Courthouse, The Shard in London, and more recently, Paddington Square—an 18-story multifunctional complex conceived as a new urban gateway in the heart of the British capital. Today, RPBW continues to shape the global architectural landscape through numerous ongoing projects, all guided by the same commitment to precision and openness to the city. In Tokyo, the new headquarters for Tokio Marine reflects an architecture that is both efficient and poetic, in dialogue with the dense vertical fabric of the Japanese metropolis. In Paris, the Hôpital Nord, developed in partnership with AP-HP, aims to rethink the hospital of the future not only as a place of care, but as one of light, nature, and dignity. In Milan, the new Politecnico di Milano campus unfolds as an open space of knowledge, integrating light volumes, environmental sustainability, and urban connectivity. Other major projects include the Sharjah Jawaher Boston Medical District—a flagship healthcare project in the UAE; the revitalization of Genoa’s Levante Waterfront, transforming the historic seafront into a vibrant new urban hub; and the Eurocontrol center in Paris-Saclay, a research and air traffic management facility designed to foster transparency, safety, and collaboration. Finally, RPBW is engaged in an ambitious philanthropic program in Greece through the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Health Initiative, for which it is designing three next-generation public hospitals in Thessaloniki, Komotini, and Sparta. Deeply rooted in their local contexts, these projects combine hospital architecture, cutting-edge technology, and a humanist vision of healthcare. The works of Renzo Piano and his workshop are regularly featured in exhibitions around the world—from London to Shanghai, Padua to New York, Paris to Madrid—attesting to the enduring influence of an architecture that is attentive, subtle, and generous. Flagey, F()rum € 108

Date Wednesday 10 September 2025 from 12:00
Place Flagey
place Sainte-Croix
1050 Ixelles http://www.flagey.be
Information and Reservations http://www.flagey.be
Phone (Reservation) : +32 2 641 10 20
Email : info@flagey.be
Prices 108 € - Normal
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