Lauded modern British architect Richard Rogers dies at 88
The gound-breaking architect wanted his designs to be part of revitalised urban landscapes, arguing that parks and public spaces should be developed alongside office buildings and that mass transit.
London | Richard Rogers, the British architect who helped change the look of modern cities by putting features like elevators and air ducts on the outside of his buildings, has died at 88.
Rogers burst into public view in 1972 when work began on the Pompidou Centre in Paris, a futuristic block of scaffolding-like metal pipes and glass walls that he designed with another young architect, Renzo Piano. Other major designs included London’s Millenium Dome and the Lloyd’s of London building.
