Richard Rogers
A British architect known for his modernist and functionalist ideas in high-tech architecture, Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside, CH, FRIBA, FCSD, FREng, RA (23 July 1933 – 18 December 2021) was a member of the Royal Architectural Institute. Up to June 2020, he served as a senior partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, formerly the Richard Rogers Partnership.
The Pompidou Center in Paris, the Lloyd's building and Millennium Dome in London, the Senedd building in Cardiff, and the European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg are among Rogers' most well-known projects. He received the Thomas Jefferson Medal, RIBA Stirling Prize, Minerva Medal, and Pritzker Prize in addition to the RIBA Gold Medal.
The Pompidou Center was regarded as the pinnacle of a style at the time known as High Tech or Structural Expressionism when it initially debuted in 1977. Leading the charge for the movement was British architect Richard Rogers. The front of this project, which was created to serve as the main museum for modern and contemporary art in Paris, resembles the inside of a structure that is turning inside out. It also has an outdoor escalator that is sealed in glass and climbs the height of the building. The Lloyd's of London headquarters, another of Rogers' iconic structures, followed a similar design strategy.
Date of birth: 23 July 1933
Accomplishments: Centre Georges Pompidou, Lloyd's building (Grade I), Millennium Dome,...
Awards: RIBA Gold Medal (1985), Knight Bachelor (1991), Thomas Jefferson Medal (1999)
