Richard Rogers
Pompidou Centre, Paris
Personal information
Name	Richard Rogers
Nationality	United Kingdom
Birth date	23 July 1933
Birth place	Florence
Work
Practice name	Richard Rogers Partnership
Significant buildings	Centre Georges Pompidou Lloyd's Building Millennium Dome National Assembly for Wales European Court of Human Rights
Significant projects	Towards an Urban Renaissance
Awards and prizes	Pritzker Prize (2007) Stirling Prize (2006)

Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (born 23 July 1933) is a British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs. He was born in Florence in 1933 and attended the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, before graduating from Yale School of Architecture in 1962.^[1] An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ... Taken by User:Leland on April 16, 2004. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... Centre Georges Poopy Doo Doo (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais. ... One of the stainless steel clad stair cases, and ducts on the outside of the Lloyds building Lloyds Building, City of London Lloyd’s Building (with the blue cranes), London The Lloyds building is the headquarters of the insurance institution Lloyds of London, located in the... The O2 redirects here. ... Type Unicameral Presiding Officer Dafydd Elis-Thomas Members 60 Political groups Labour Plaid Cymru Conservative Liberal Democrats Last elections May 3, 2007 Meeting place Senedd, Cardiff, Wales Web site http://www. ... European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), often referred to informally as the Strasbourg Court, was created to systematise the hearing of human rights complaints against States Parties to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted by... Towards an Urban Renaissance was a report written by the United Kingdoms Urban task force headed by (Lord) Richard Rogers and published on 29th June 1999. ... The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor a living architect. ... 30 St Mary Axe (London, England). ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... This article focuses on the cultural movement labeled modernism or the modern movement. See also: Modernism (Roman Catholicism) or Modernist Christianity; Modernismo for specific art movement(s) in Spain and Catalonia. ... Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. ... Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Architectural Association (also known as AA School of Architecture) is the oldest independent school of architecture in the UK. It was founded by two dissatisfied young architects (Robert Kerr, 19, and Charles Grey, 24) in 1847 to provide a self-directed, independent education at a time when there was... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Yale School of Architecture is one of the constituent schools of Yale University. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Early career

At Yale he met fellow student Norman Foster and on returning to England he set up architectural practice as Team 4 with Foster and their respective wives Sue Rogers and Wendy Cheesman. They quickly earned a reputation for high-tech industrial design. The restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament. ... High tech refers to technology that is at the cutting-edge—the most advanced technology currently available. ...

In 1967 the practice split up, and Rogers joined Renzo Piano. An early commission was a house and studio for Humphrey Spender near Maldon, Essex, a glass cube framed with I-beams. His career leapt forward when he won the design competition for the Pompidou Centre on 13 July 1971 with Renzo Piano and Peter Rice. This building established Rogers's trademark of exposing most of the building's services (water, heating ducts, and stairs) on the exterior, leaving the internal spaces uncluttered. The building is now a much admired Paris landmark, but at the time critics were mixed, dubbing the "inside-out" style "Bowellism". Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo. ... Humphrey Spender was born in 1910 and is a photographer, painter, architect, designer and mural painter. ... Bold textItalic textLink title:See also Malden. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The Pompidou Centres famous external skeleton of service pipes. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo. ... Peter Rice (1935-1992) was an Irish structural engineer. ... Modern style of architecture associated with Richard Rogers. ...

European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg

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Projects

• Rogers' House Wimbledon (1967)^[2]
• Centre Pompidou Paris (1972–78)
• Lloyd's building London (1979–84)
• European Court of Human Rights Strasbourg (1984)
• Millennium Dome London (1999)
• The Senedd, the new building for the National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff (2006)
• Barajas Airport Terminal 4, Madrid (2005)
• 88 Wood Street London (1993-2001)
• Ashford Designer Outlet Ashford, Kent (2000)
• Courts of Law Antwerp Belgium (2005)
• 122 Leadenhall (completion expected in 2010)

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Honours

Rogers was knighted in 1981 by Queen Elizabeth II. He was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1985. He received a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 10th Mostra di Architettura di Venezia.^[3] In 2006, he was awarded the Stirling Prize for Terminal 4 of Barajas Airport.^[4] Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom. ... The Royal Gold Medal for architecture is awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individuals or groups substantial contribution to international architecture. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... This article needs to be wikified. ... 30 St Mary Axe (London, England). ... Barajas International Airport in Madrid, Spain, is that countrys most important international and domestic getaway center. ...

Rogers has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Kent, and is to be awarded the 2007 Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour.^[5] The University of Kent is a plate glass campus university in Kent, England. ... The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honor a living architect. ...

Aerial view of the Millennium Dome.

Lloyd's building London.

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Later career

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After several years of development, the ambitious Rogers Masterplan for the regeneration of Newcastle-upon-Tyne was rejected. Rogers has been active politically as a Labour life peer with the title Baron Rogers of Riverside, of Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In 2000 he wrote the UK government's white paper, Towards an Urban Renaissance. Rogers is currently chair of the Greater London Authority panel for Architecture and Urbanism. , Newcastle upon Tyne (usually shortened to Newcastle) is a large city in Tyne and Wear, England. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (often abbreviated to RBKC) is a London borough in the west side of central London. ... A white paper is an authoritative report. ... Towards an Urban Renaissance was a report written by the United Kingdoms Urban task force headed by (Lord) Richard Rogers and published on 29th June 1999. ... The Greater London Authority (GLA) administers the 1579 km² (610 sq. ... Section of the dome of Florence Cathedral. ... Urbanism is the study of cities - their economic, political, social and cultural environment, and the imprint of all these forces on the built environment. ...

Rogers was appointed to design the replacement to the Central Library in the Eastside of Birmingham; however, his plan was rejected on grounds of cost. City Park Gate, the area adjacent to the land the library would have stood on, is now being designed by Ken Shuttleworth's MAKE Architects. Birmingham Central Library is the main library in Birmingham, England. ... Millennium Point Eastside is the eastern area of Birmingham city centre in England that is under going a large redevelopment project. ... Birmingham (pron. ... The locally listed Island House, completed in 1912, which will stand in the centre of the development. ... Ken Shuttleworth (born 1954 in Birmingham, England) is a celebrated British architect. ... MAKE Architects is an architects practice based in the United Kingdom. ...

Rogers has been chosen as the architect of Tower 3 of the new World Trade Center in New York City, replacing the old World Trade Center, which had been destroyed in the September 11 attacks. His old classmate, contemporary and former practice partner Norman Foster is also designing a new WTC tower. A rendering of the new World Trade Center as completed. ... The World Trade Center in New York City (sometimes informally referred to as the WTC or the Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan, mostly designed by American architect Minoru Yamasaki and engineer Leslie Robertson and developed by the Port Authority of New York and New... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

After working with Piano, Rogers established the Richard Rogers Partnership in 1976. This became Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in 2007. The firm maintains offices in London, Barcelona, Madrid, and Tokyo. Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Motto: (Spanish for From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: , Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jimémez (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Tokyo ), the common English name for the Tokyo Metropolis ), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures, provides certain municipal services characteristic of a city. ...

References

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