"Travel is discovery, travel is life. When you set out on your travels, you look for one thing and find another. A journey is a bit like going to some big library and looking for a book. It’s true that you’re looking for that book, but while you’re searching for it, you’ll come across a lot of others”  Renzo Piano.

In the conviction that travel and the physical exploration of buildings are fundamental experiences for young architects, since 2017 the Foundation has established a scholarships for a trip around the world lasting 40 days, spent visiting buildings by Renzo Piano, the Renzo Piano Building Workshop and other famous architectural works. 
The prize, the Renzo Piano Word Tour Award, is dedicated to the best thesis focused on the “Art of Construction : the importance of structural details”. 

The number of participants and subjects involved is established year by year, as well as the stages of the journey.
The young architects travel together following a detailed architectural itinerary that cover some generally at least three continents. 
The journey is an apprenticeship opportunity to discover some of the completed works, to visit some of the construction sites of Renzo Piano Building Workshop accompanied by the architects responsible for the projects and meet people in Paris and Genoa a offices.
We consider this trip also an opportunity to discover the history and society of the various countries visited and a possibility for a broader cultural exchange between the young people.

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RPWT 2026 EDITION 

The Announcement for the 8th Edition of the Renzo Piano World Tour will be published by May, 25th.