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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. ....
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 on the future of cities. there is a very major part of my architecture which is about trying to create a world which is influenced for the better through public space, through private space and so on. ....
That leaves the visitors needing to bat out the final day for a draw, having been set an unlikely 468 to win. england had lost opener haseeb hameed in the second over of their innings for a duck. dawid malan was trapped lbw for 20 and rory burns batted for 95 balls .earlier, making 3a runs his highest score of the series so far. earlier, despite losing three wickets for seven runs in a bizarre first session, australia moved from 45 1 to 230 9 before declaring an hour before tea. that s all the sport for now. the world renowned architect richard rogers, who was behind some of the most striking buildings of the past half century, has died at the age of 88. he gained international attention in the 1970s with the pompidou centre in paris, and other works included the millennium dome in london. our correspondent david sillito looks back on his life. it s hard to exaggerate what a shock this building was. ....
Developments such as the lloyd s building in london were not to everyone s taste, but it didn t stop the commissions. it is what the prince of wales described as a carbuncle. but his moment had described as a carbuncle. but his moment had come. described as a carbuncle. but his moment had come. madrid - described as a carbuncle. but his i moment had come. madrid airport described as a carbuncle. but his - moment had come. madrid airport won the stirling prize. the millennium dome was signature richard rogers, again, innovative technology to create a huge, flexible space. but not all his plans were popular. the proposed transformational transformation of the south bank was fought off but it didn t stop politicians seeking his advice. fit, politicians seeking his advice. major part of my architecture is about trying to create a world in which it is infamous for the better through public space, through private space and so on. the welsh zenith, terminal private space and so on. t ....
In reaction to the rapid spread of the omicron covid variant. in the netherlands, the prime minister has announced a stringent lockdown. all non essential shops and stores will close until at least mid january as well as schools and colleges. the brexit minister lord frost has resigned with immediate effect. he said in a letter to the prime minister that he had concerns about the government s direction of travel, and was sad that the unlocking of covid restrictions had not been as irreversible as promised. the award winning architect, richard rogers has died at the age of 88. he was best known for his work on the pompidou centre in paris, the lloyd s building and millennium dome both in london, as well as the european court of human rights building in strasbourg. now on bbc news, saeeda mahmood, born and brought up ....