RECORD spoke with the 2019 AIA Gold Medal–winner about sustainability and climate change, the growth and density of cities, and the architect’s role as problem-solver.
Richard Rogers may count a Pritzker prize, the Stirling Prize, and a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II among his impressive heap of awards, but unbeknownst to the British architect, he also achieved recognition from music legend David Bowie back in 1995.
This colorful little book—published in connection with last year's exhibition at the Royal Academy, Richard Rogers: Inside Out—explains how the architect, known for some sensational urban buildings, exemplifies the ideals with which Modern architecture was founded.
London's high-rise architecture has a culinary bent of late. First there was the “Gherkin” by architect Norman Foster; now there is the “Cheese Grater” by Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, London. The city's next major high-rise, mothballed for three years during the foundation stage but about to spring to life, got its nickname thanks to its silvery leaning south facade.
It’s unlikely that Prince Charles heads the Richard Rogers fan club, but Lord Rogers recently received validation from another luminary when the Royal Institute of British Architects named the Rogers Stirk Harbour–designed Maggie’s Centre the winner of its RIBA Stirling Prize 2009.
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