RPBW, RENZO PIANO BUILDING WORKSHOP, Daniele Franceschin (FR):
Educational Architecture: Creating Spaces for Learning and Community
Educational buildings play a crucial role in shaping both individuals and their communities. Daniele Franceschin will present RPBW’s experience in designing innovative campuses worldwide, focusing on three projects in Paris, New York, and Bangladesh, each illustrating a different approach to integrating learning spaces with their surroundings. From transforming an emerging student hub in Paris to opening a New York campus to the city and designing a nature-immersed retreat in Bangladesh, these projects highlight how architecture can create inspiring, connected, and functional spaces for education.
Daniele Franceschin
Architect, Partner (based in Paris)
Born in 1981, Daniele Franceschin completed a master degree in civil engineering at the University of Padua, Italy before receiving his Master of Architecture from Paris Malaquais School of Architecture. He joined RPBW Paris office in 2009, to work on the Valletta City Gate project in Malta. Daniele subsequently worked as a lead architect on a number of major projects in Europe, including the GES2 project in Moscow and the Larvotto regeneration project in Monte-Carlo. He became a Partner in 2021. He is currently in charge of the renovation and expansion of the Monaco Villa Sauber Museum, the Asian University for Woman Campus in Chittagong, Bangladesh, and the new Eurocontrol’s Innovation Hub in Saclay, France.
Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Renzo Piano Building Workshop is de naam van de ontwerpstudio van de Italiaanse architect Renzo Piano, je kent hem misschien vooral van zijn bijdrage aan het Centre Pompidou in Parijs. RPBW is in de eerste plaats een studio, of beter gezegd, een echte Italiaanse werkplaats. Een plek voor onderzoek, experiment en collectieve creatie. Het charisma van de architect wordt in evenwicht gehouden door de energie van het team. Een plek waar mensen creëren en discussiëren, waar modellen worden uitgewerkt alsof argumenten met de hand worden gevormd. Want zoals Piano altijd zegt: “Als iets niet op zichzelf kan staan, is het de moeite niet waard om het te maken.” Mensen werken in teams op dezelfde manier als op bouwplaatsen: “Dit is een bouwplaats voor ideeën, naast die voor handen en die voor stenen.”
Daniele Franceschin, partner van het bedrijf, neemt ons mee langs opportuniteiten en tegenslagen van hun studio. Een kijkje achter de schermen in Parijs.
Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW)
Founded in 1981 by Renzo Piano, RPBW is an internationally renowned architectural practice with offices in Genoa and Paris. Led by 11 partners, including Pritzker Prize Laureate Renzo Piano, the firm brings together a team of around 100 architects and specialists. RPBW is known for its multidisciplinary approach, delivering projects worldwide that encompass architecture, interior design, master planning, and landscape design.
[W]interieur is the 25th consecutive lecture series in which we invite leading speakers from the broad fields of architecture, interior, and design.
The lectures aim to broaden our perspective on the world, helping us grow and develop as designers.
