People Places / [presented by] Richard Rogers.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Rogers, Richard, 1933-2021, narrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (28 minutes)).

Place of Publication:

London, England: Pidgeon Digital, 1987.

Summary:

Richard Rogers, best known for his designs for the Centre Pompidou, and for Lloyd's of London, is a Royal Academician in both the UK and Holland. He is a Royal Gold Medallist (1985), he is Chairman of the Board of the Tate Gallery, London, and he is a member of the UN Architects Commission, amount other honoraria. Born in 1933 in Florence, and educated at the AA School of architecture in London, and at Yale University, he went into practice in Team 4 with Norman Foster in 1963. From 1970 - 1977 he was in partnership with Renzo Piano, but after they parted he set up Richard Rogers & Partners, subsequently renamed Richard Rogers Partnership Ltd. The practice has received many awards for their work which has been exhibited, filmed and published in many countries. Rogers himself has taught at various universities. In 1986 he had the distinction of being the subject of a biography by Brian Appleyard. In his talk he expresses his primary interest in people, his planning architecture being first and foremost for them. Consequently the Centre Pompidou is the most visited and enjoyed building in Europe. The other projects he describes all reflect the same concern. He considers himself part of the Modern movement: "a period which is trying to re-evaluate its role... recognising the value of the past and the fact that the present and future are built on the past".

Contents:

Richard Rogers

"London As It Could Be" Project

National Gallery Project

Piazza Della Signoria, Florence

Centre Pompidou, Paris

Inmos Building, Wales

PA Technology, Princeton, U.S.A.

Lloyd's Of London HQ Building.

Notes:

Title from publisher's website (viewed April 28, 2021).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.