DW Culture - Italian architect Renzo Piano turns 85 today. Piano's projects include the new construction of Berlin's Potsdamer Platz and the Weltstadthaus building in Cologne. In San Giovanni Rotondo in southern
![Potsdamer Platz, with Potsdamer Platz 11 by Renzo Piano, Kollhoff Tower and the DB Bahn Tower, Berlin, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy Potsdamer Platz, with Potsdamer Platz 11 by Renzo Piano, Kollhoff Tower and the DB Bahn Tower, Berlin, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/F1958C/potsdamer-platz-with-potsdamer-platz-11-by-renzo-piano-kollhoff-tower-F1958C.jpg)
Potsdamer Platz, with Potsdamer Platz 11 by Renzo Piano, Kollhoff Tower and the DB Bahn Tower, Berlin, Germany Stock Photo - Alamy
![Potsdamer Platz 11, Berlin - a Building by Renzo Piano Editorial Photo - Image of germany, concrete: 171676196 Potsdamer Platz 11, Berlin - a Building by Renzo Piano Editorial Photo - Image of germany, concrete: 171676196](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/potsdamer-platz-berlin-building-renzo-piano-germany-january-meters-high-designed-italian-architect-points-to-centre-171676196.jpg)
Potsdamer Platz 11, Berlin - a Building by Renzo Piano Editorial Photo - Image of germany, concrete: 171676196
![BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 08, 2009: Potsdamer Platz Redevelopment Area Has Been The Largest Building Site In Europe Under The Masterplan Of Italian Architect Renzo Piano Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 24853655. BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 08, 2009: Potsdamer Platz Redevelopment Area Has Been The Largest Building Site In Europe Under The Masterplan Of Italian Architect Renzo Piano Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 24853655.](https://previews.123rf.com/images/claudiodivizia/claudiodivizia1401/claudiodivizia140100106/24853655-berlin-germany-august-08-2009-potsdamer-platz-redevelopment-area-has-been-the-largest-building.jpg)