Topic: Renzo Piano

Green Architecture at the California Academy of Science

Renzo Piano's California Academy of Sciences is a home for flora and fauna -- and a feat of engineering. READ»

• Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

Renzo Piano's California Academy of Sciences is a home for flora and fauna -- and a feat of engineering. READ»

The California Academy of Sciences Delivers a Sustainable Message With Sustainable Exhibition Design

The popular new San Francisco museum presents a range of environmentally-themed exhibits using environmentally-appropriate exhibit design by local firm Volume.READ»

• Designers Accord Case Studies

Architecture in Golden Gate Park: A Matter of Life and Lifeless

Two San Francisco museums offer two drastically different versions of institutional architecture.READ»

• Ken Carbone's Yes to Less blog

From Overwrought to Overly Simple: Is Green Design Anti-Style?

Like everyone else, the design field braced for the fallout from the financial meltdown. At the time, some of us argued that good things could come from a period of constraint and reexamination. The consumer culture of design had ...READ»

Lady Gaga: Design Groupie in Disguise

If you're into poppy dance music, you've probably heard a track or two from the loopy songstress who goes by the stagename Lady GaGa. But among fans, she's at least as famous for her goofy outfits, which make Bjork ...READ»

At the Center of Iranian Upheaval, a Soft-Spoken Architect

If the election recall doesn’t work out, Mir Hussein Mousavi can go back to his day job as the Robert A.M. Stern of Iran.READ»

June Events for Creative Business People

What's happening in June, from Wal-Mart's annual meeting to the World Barista Championships.READ»

• Applaud: Congratulations, Graduates!
• Numerology: A Hill of Beans

The Most Innovative Companies in Architecture

You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Architecture.READ»

University Sprawl

My college, Columbia University, is planning a takeover in West Harlem. Within 25 years, University officials say, Columbia will expand with a new, $7 billion, 17-acre, Renzo Piano-designed satellite campus in "Manhattanville." ...READ»

The City Parks Renaissance

With the success of New York City's High Line, planners and developers ask: Are parks the design destination of the moment?READ»

Now February

A calendar of events this month.READ»

U.S. City of the Year: Chicago

Skyscrapers, green roofs, and house music -- a very American metropolis. READ»

• Five Things You Don't Know About Chicago
• Fast Cities 2008

The Architect of a Different Kind of Organization

Joshua Prince-Ramus isn't just creating buildings. In a field obsessed with celebrity, he's putting the work -- and his workers -- first.READ»