La Biennale di Venezia[2006]>10th International Architecture Exhibition > Richard Rogers Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement...
Monday, 6. November 2006, 18:00:15
The Board of La Biennale di Venezia, presided by Davide Croff, has accepted the proposal by Director Richard Burdett to award the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 10th International Architecture Exhibition (10th September – 19th November) to Richard Rogers.
Richard Rogers has a distinguished career as architect and is responsible for some of the most iconic buildings of the last twenty five years including the Centre Pompidou in Paris (with Renzo Piano) and Lloyd's of London. His career has been driven by a passion for cities as an architect, urbanist, adviser and author, promoting the importance of architecture in making cities more sustainable and equitable in the context of a rapidly urbanising world.
Rogers said: “I’m passionate about cities. They are the most complex of artefacts and many are in great need of revitalisation. I am, therefore, extremely delighted to learn that I will be receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award for my work on cities at this year’s Venice Biennale. A lifetime is a long time - but in terms of the work I’d still like to do, I’m already beginning to think it’s not long enough. I would like to thank everyone - from my wonderful colleagues and collaborators to my family - for the fantastic support they have given to me over the years. I have long been fascinated with the concept of sustainable cities and the role of regeneration in improving the quality of urban life. Cities are places for the face-to-face meeting of people, for the exchange of ideas and for trade. Creating more compact cities through better design which responds to social and environmental concerns is the only way we will create a more desirable form of urban living and reverse the drift of people from cities to the countryside. My own approach to design - and that of my architectural practice, RRP - is guided by this idea.”
The Golden Lion was awarded in Venice on Sunday, September 10th, first day of the Exhibition, during a brief ceremony at the Giardini della Biennale which followed the official opening at 10.30 a.m.
All the other prizes of the 10th International Architecture Exhibition - Golden Lion for the best National Participation, Golden Lion for the best City, Golden Lion for the best the Urban Project, Special Award for a School of Architecture, Leoni di Pietra and Premio di Architettura Portus - will be awarded during an official ceremony on November 8th at the Teatro alle Tese, Arsenale.
from www.labiennale.org
Richard Rogers has a distinguished career as architect and is responsible for some of the most iconic buildings of the last twenty five years including the Centre Pompidou in Paris (with Renzo Piano) and Lloyd's of London. His career has been driven by a passion for cities as an architect, urbanist, adviser and author, promoting the importance of architecture in making cities more sustainable and equitable in the context of a rapidly urbanising world.
Rogers said: “I’m passionate about cities. They are the most complex of artefacts and many are in great need of revitalisation. I am, therefore, extremely delighted to learn that I will be receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award for my work on cities at this year’s Venice Biennale. A lifetime is a long time - but in terms of the work I’d still like to do, I’m already beginning to think it’s not long enough. I would like to thank everyone - from my wonderful colleagues and collaborators to my family - for the fantastic support they have given to me over the years. I have long been fascinated with the concept of sustainable cities and the role of regeneration in improving the quality of urban life. Cities are places for the face-to-face meeting of people, for the exchange of ideas and for trade. Creating more compact cities through better design which responds to social and environmental concerns is the only way we will create a more desirable form of urban living and reverse the drift of people from cities to the countryside. My own approach to design - and that of my architectural practice, RRP - is guided by this idea.”
The Golden Lion was awarded in Venice on Sunday, September 10th, first day of the Exhibition, during a brief ceremony at the Giardini della Biennale which followed the official opening at 10.30 a.m.
All the other prizes of the 10th International Architecture Exhibition - Golden Lion for the best National Participation, Golden Lion for the best City, Golden Lion for the best the Urban Project, Special Award for a School of Architecture, Leoni di Pietra and Premio di Architettura Portus - will be awarded during an official ceremony on November 8th at the Teatro alle Tese, Arsenale.
from www.labiennale.org
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