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CodeDS/UK/20752
NameRogers; Lord; Richard (1933-2021); Baron Rogers of Riverside; Italian-born British architect
Variations of NameRichard George Rogers
AliasRichard Rogers
Dates1933-2021
GenderMale
Place of Birth/OriginFlorence, Italy (born)
RelationshipsHusband to Ruth Rogers, Baroness Rogers of Riverside CBE (nee Elias), American-born Britiah chef.
BiographyRichard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside CH FRIBA FCSD FREng RA (23 July 1933-18 December 2021) was an Italian-born British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist 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.

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 Pritzker Prize.

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