The architect Renzo Piano was born in Genoa in 1937, and has a long record of outstanding buildings, including a number of museums, all of which were groundbreaking in one way or another:

• Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (with Richard Rogers).
• Atelier Brancusi, Paris.
• Menil Collection, Houston.
• Cy Twombly Gallery, Houston.
• Fondation Beyeler, Riehen.
• Nouméa Cultural Centre, New Caledonia.