his parents had arrived in britain in the 30s. the young richard rogers struggled at school, he was dyslexic, but he got into art college and then trained as an architect where he met another future superstar of british architecture, norman foster. their high tech style, though, took a while to win favour. his inside out lloyd s building in london was not to everyone s taste. it s what his royal highness, the prince of wales, described as a carbuncle on the face of whatever you like to call it. but his moment had come. madrid airport with its huge bamboo roof won the stirling prize. the millennium dome was signature rogers, again, innovative technology to create a huge, flexible space. but not all his plans were popular. proposed transformation of london s southbank was fought off by residents, but it didn t stop politicians seeking his advice on reshaping cities. it was a very major part of my outfit which is about
trained as an architect, where he met another future superstar of british architecture, norman foster. my oldest and closest friend. collaborator, architect, humanist, extraordinary individual. but also not just an architect on individual buildings but a passionate supporter of the city, of the sustainable city the compact, pedestrian friendly city. so he was hugely influential. developments such as the lloyd s building in london were not to everyone s taste, but it didn t stop the commissions. the welsh sennedd. terminal five at heathrow. the millennium dome. he leaves a huge visible legacy, both as an architect and an advisor to politicians
back at his life. it s hard to exaggerate what a shock this building was. the pompidou centre s facade with its confusion of pipes, ducts and external corridors was revolutionary the work of renzo piano and a young british architect called richard rogers. the building itself is inside out. in other words, what you usually see inside, which are those long, dank, dark corridors which you have in big institutional buildings and it is an institution, theoretically, though i dislike the word, it s an institution there s long, dark corridors on the outside. they re actually the fun. the inside out design made the interior airy and open and equally important was the public space outside. this was 60s egalitarianism, inspired by the piazzas of his home town, florence in italy. his parents had arrived in britain in the 30s. the young richard rogers struggled at school, he was dyslexic, but he got into art college and then trained as an architect, where he met another future superstar of
the pompidou centre s facade with its confusion of pipes, ducts and external corridors was revolutionary the work of renzo piano and a young british architect called richard rogers. the building itself is inside out. in other words, what you usually see inside, which are those long, dank, dark corridors which you have in big institutional buildings and it is an institution, theoretically, though i dislike the word, it s an institution there s long, dark corridors on the outside. they re actually the fun. the inside out design made the interior airy and open and equally important was the public space outside. this was 60s egalitarianism, inspired by the piazzas of his home town, florence in italy. his parents had arrived in britain in the 30s. the young richard rogers struggled at school, he was dyslexic, but he got into art college and then trained as an architect, where he met another future superstar of british architecture, norman foster. their high tech style, though, took
inspired by the piazzas of his home town, florence in italy. his parents had arrived in britain in the 305. the young richard rogers struggled at school. he was dyslexic, but he got into art college and then trained as an architect where he met another future superstar of british architecture, norman foster. their high tech style, though, took a while to win favour. his inside out lloyd s building in london was not to everyone s taste. it s what his royal highness, the prince of wales, described as a carbuncle on the face of whatever you like to call it. but his moment had come. madrid airport, with its huge bamboo roof, won the stirling prize. the millennium dome was signature rogers again, innovative technology to create a huge, flexible space. how you get from one place to the other. but not all his plans were popular. proposed transformation of london s southbank was fought off by residents, but it didn t stop politicians