Renzo Piano Exhibition at the Royal Academy

I recently went to the Renzo Piano Exhibition at the Royal Academy. Architecture has been a interest of  mine for a long time and has influenced a lot of my creative work.

The exhibition features 16 key buildings from throughout his career and showcases the elements that contribute to the architectural design process. Tables filled with sketches, building elevations, samples, models, post-it-notes! and plans fill 2 of the 3 rooms, with the 3rd room used entirely for an 'imaginary island', a scale model showing 102 projects, including 14 that are still under construction.


I enjoyed the tactile nature of this exhibition; there were a lot of things to look at, touch and get close to. I loved all the models for the different projects and the different materials they were made in. My only slight criticism is that i wished the work was more spaced out. It seemed a little 'crammed in' in areas and I felt my senses were overloaded. However, I can understand the need to have the work curated as projects with all the materials for that project in one place. Perhaps with the work shown in a series of larger spaces or with the work laid out on more tables would have helped my viewing of the exhibit, but these are only minor things and overall, the exhibition was very enjoyable.

I would still recommend going to see this exhibition; its on display in the Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries until 20th January 2019. Head over to the Royal Academy website to book your tickets.