Editing Renzo Piano (section)

===Kansai International Airport (1991–1994)===
In 1988 Piano and Rice won an international competition for a new airport to be constructed on an artificial island in the port of [[Osaka]], Japan. The main terminal he designed was extremely long ({{convert|1.7|km|disp=sqbr}}), with a very low profile, so that the controllers in the control tower could always see the aircraft on the runways. The frequent earthquakes in the Japanese islands required special building techniques; the structure is mounted on hydraulic joints which adjust to movements of the earth. The long, curving roof is covered with 82,000 panels of stainless steel, which reflect the sunlight, and is supported by arches {{convert|83|m}} long, which give a feeling of openness.{{Sfn|Jodidio|2016|page=33}}