La Biennale di Venezia [2006] > 10th International Architecture Exhibition > The Lord Rogers of Riverside
Monday, 6. November 2006, 18:04:23
Richard Rogers
The Lord Rogers of Riverside
Richard Rogers was born in Florence, Italy in 1933. He received a diploma in Architecture from the Architectural Association in London, and a Masters from Yale University USA. Best known for his pioneering buildings with Norman Foster, Renzo Piano and since 1978 with his colleagues at the Richard Rogers Partnership, he has maintained a lifelong commitment to the relationship between architecture, the environment, culture and society. In parallel to his prime activity as an architect and urban designer, he has been closely involved with many of the UK's major arts and public organisations. He was Chairman of the Tate Gallery from 1981 to 1989, Deputy Chairman of the Arts Council of England from 1994 to 1997 and Chairman of The Architecture Foundation until June 2001. He is an Honorary Trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, as well as President of The National Communities Resource Centre.
The first architect to be invited to give the BBC Reith Lectures in 1995, Rogers’ text - 'Cities for a small planet' - argued for a more equitable and sustainable approach to the built environment, placing the design of cities at the heart of the public and political agenda. Richard Rogers is Chairman to the Mayor’s Design for London Group, as well as Adviser to the Mayor of Barcelona on urban strategies.
In 1971, Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano were the winners of an international competition for the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, a museum, library and information centre. The building has been visited by over 100 million people since its completion in 1976. The work of the Richard Rogers Partnership, formed in 1977, is based on the use of appropriate technologies to reduce energy consumption, maximising social potential and responding to changing patterns of use and activity. The practice has designed award-winning public and private buildings in Europe, Asia and the USA, including Lloyd's of London (London, 1986), Channel 4 Headquarters (London, 1994), the European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg, 1995), Law Courts in Bordeaux (1998), VR Techno Plaza (Gifu, Japan, 1998), 88 Wood Street (London, 1999), the Millennium Dome (London, 1999) and Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (London, 2000). Recently completed projects include the new National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff, Madrid Barajas Airport, Terminal 4 and Law Courts in Antwerp. Current projects include Heathrow Terminal 5, the redevelopment of a bullring in Barcelona and a 48 storey office tower in the City of London.
The commitment to the public realm and sustainable design underpins a series of urban masterplans in cities around the world. These include the masterplan for Pu Dong Financial District in Shanghai, the radical ecological proposals for ParcBIT in Majorca and visionary plans for the centre of London, originally exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1986. In London, the practice is author of the Greenwich Peninsula masterplan, proposals for the Bankside masterplan adjacent to Tate Modern and Convoys Wharf in Deptford.
Richard Rogers has published and lectured widely. He has received numerous international awards, including the RIBA Royal Gold Medal (1985), the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (1986), the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Medal In Architecture (1999) and the Praemium Imperiale in 2000. Two key publications are 'Cities for a small planet' (based on his BBC Reith Lectures) and ‘Cities for a small country’ (with Professor Ann Power). In 1991 he was knighted by H.M. The Queen for his contributions to architecture. He was made a life peer in 1996.
In 1998 Richard Rogers was commissioned by the UK government to chair the Urban Task Force and in June 1999 his team published a report, ‘Towards an Urban Renaissance’, containing wide-ranging proposals for urban regeneration in the UK. Many of these recommendations were incorporated in the Government’s Urban White Paper, announced in November 2000. The Urban Summit, held in London in November 2002, focused on key issues raised in the UTF Report.
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The Lord Rogers of Riverside
Richard Rogers was born in Florence, Italy in 1933. He received a diploma in Architecture from the Architectural Association in London, and a Masters from Yale University USA. Best known for his pioneering buildings with Norman Foster, Renzo Piano and since 1978 with his colleagues at the Richard Rogers Partnership, he has maintained a lifelong commitment to the relationship between architecture, the environment, culture and society. In parallel to his prime activity as an architect and urban designer, he has been closely involved with many of the UK's major arts and public organisations. He was Chairman of the Tate Gallery from 1981 to 1989, Deputy Chairman of the Arts Council of England from 1994 to 1997 and Chairman of The Architecture Foundation until June 2001. He is an Honorary Trustee of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, as well as President of The National Communities Resource Centre.
The first architect to be invited to give the BBC Reith Lectures in 1995, Rogers’ text - 'Cities for a small planet' - argued for a more equitable and sustainable approach to the built environment, placing the design of cities at the heart of the public and political agenda. Richard Rogers is Chairman to the Mayor’s Design for London Group, as well as Adviser to the Mayor of Barcelona on urban strategies.
In 1971, Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano were the winners of an international competition for the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, a museum, library and information centre. The building has been visited by over 100 million people since its completion in 1976. The work of the Richard Rogers Partnership, formed in 1977, is based on the use of appropriate technologies to reduce energy consumption, maximising social potential and responding to changing patterns of use and activity. The practice has designed award-winning public and private buildings in Europe, Asia and the USA, including Lloyd's of London (London, 1986), Channel 4 Headquarters (London, 1994), the European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg, 1995), Law Courts in Bordeaux (1998), VR Techno Plaza (Gifu, Japan, 1998), 88 Wood Street (London, 1999), the Millennium Dome (London, 1999) and Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (London, 2000). Recently completed projects include the new National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff, Madrid Barajas Airport, Terminal 4 and Law Courts in Antwerp. Current projects include Heathrow Terminal 5, the redevelopment of a bullring in Barcelona and a 48 storey office tower in the City of London.
The commitment to the public realm and sustainable design underpins a series of urban masterplans in cities around the world. These include the masterplan for Pu Dong Financial District in Shanghai, the radical ecological proposals for ParcBIT in Majorca and visionary plans for the centre of London, originally exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1986. In London, the practice is author of the Greenwich Peninsula masterplan, proposals for the Bankside masterplan adjacent to Tate Modern and Convoys Wharf in Deptford.
Richard Rogers has published and lectured widely. He has received numerous international awards, including the RIBA Royal Gold Medal (1985), the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (1986), the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Medal In Architecture (1999) and the Praemium Imperiale in 2000. Two key publications are 'Cities for a small planet' (based on his BBC Reith Lectures) and ‘Cities for a small country’ (with Professor Ann Power). In 1991 he was knighted by H.M. The Queen for his contributions to architecture. He was made a life peer in 1996.
In 1998 Richard Rogers was commissioned by the UK government to chair the Urban Task Force and in June 1999 his team published a report, ‘Towards an Urban Renaissance’, containing wide-ranging proposals for urban regeneration in the UK. Many of these recommendations were incorporated in the Government’s Urban White Paper, announced in November 2000. The Urban Summit, held in London in November 2002, focused on key issues raised in the UTF Report.
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