Richard Rogers
British architect (1933–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside, CH, FRIBA, FCSD, HonFREng, RA (23 July 1933 – 18 December 2021) was a British-Italian architect noted for his modernist and constructivist designs in high-tech architecture. He was a senior partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, previously known as the Richard Rogers Partnership, until June 2020.
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Born | Richard George Rogers (1933-07-23)23 July 1933 Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
Died | 18 December 2021(2021-12-18) (aged 88) London, England |
Nationality | British and Italian |
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Occupation | Architect |
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Children | 5, including Roo |
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Practice | Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (2007–2020) |
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Rogers was perhaps best known for his work on the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the Lloyd's building and Millennium Dome, both in London, the Senedd building, in Cardiff, and the European Court of Human Rights building, in Strasbourg. He was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal, the Thomas Jefferson Medal, the RIBA Stirling Prize, the Minerva Medal, and the 2007 Pritzker Prize.