Renzo Piano, the acclaimed Italian architect, received a Lifetime Achievement Award on 18 June during a digital marathon by Rome's MAXXI National Museum of the 21st Century Arts. The accolade, part of the Italian Architecture Award 2020, was organised by MAXXI and Triennale Milano, with the patronage of Italy's culture ministry.

The award was presented virtually to Piano by MAXXI president Giovanna Melandri, as the MAXXI celebrated its tenth anniversary in Rome with a ten-hour online cultural programme called A story for the future.