Richard Rogers
Richard Rogers
Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside CH FRIBA FREngis a British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs in high-tech architecture...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth23 July 1933
CityFlorence, Italy
against architecture build future measured
Architecture is measured against the past; you build in the future, and you try to imagine the future.
architecture light structure tends
My architecture tends to be legible, light and flexible. You can read it. You look at a building, and you can see how it is constructed. I put the structure outside.
architecture built change ethos future leave retain
Architecture is a living thing. If I want to leave something to the future, it has to be able to change - but retain something of the ethos that we built up over 50 years.
littles architecture courses
Of course I know very little about architecture, and the older I get the less I know.
cities city-planning architecture
Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower.
space architecture building
Architecture is about public space held by buildings.
past trying architecture
Architecture is measured against the past, you build in the present, and try to imagine the future.
principles architecture profit
Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.
maybe though virtual
I think you could make a completely Virtual Centre, though I have a general feeling, and maybe because I am getting very old, that you still need face to face.
although amazing family fortunate graham including ivan john minds worked
Family is everything, although I've been fortunate enough to have worked with some of the most amazing minds over the years, including Renzo Piano, John Young, Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour.
sell
We don't see the need to sell it in the first place.
guys halftime intensity second spent starting trying
We just didn't have any intensity starting out. We made some adjustments at halftime and spent the second half trying to come back. Our guys didn't give up.
city enjoying garden gift saw thrill
Her gift is one the whole city can enjoy, ... The garden is a thrill for me. I even saw some joggers enjoying the paths.
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Her generous gift and enduring spirit allows us to further our commitment to our students, faculty and community.