MY I

DEALCI
TY
citi
esarewhereli fei
soften atitsmostpreca-
rious,theyarealso wherewehavethegreatest
tangibleopportuni
tyforimprovement,i
nterventi
on,
and change.
Hisvision isthatci ti
es
ofthefuturewi llno
longerbezoned as
todayini solated
one-activi
tyghettos;
rathertheywi llresem-
blethemoreri chly
layered citiesofthe
past.Living,work,sho-
pping,learni ng,and
lei
surewi lloverlap

MY BOOKS
Architecture:A Modern Vi ew,Thames& Hudson
(1991)
A New London ( co-
authorMarkFi sherand the
LabourParty) ,Penguin( 1992)
Citi
esforaSmallPlanet,Faberand Faber
(1997)
Towardsan Urban Renai ssance,Urban Task
Force( 1999)
Citi
esforaSmallCountry,Faberand Faber
(2000)
Richard Rogersand Archi tects:From theHouse
to theCity,FiellPublishing (2010)

RI
CHARD ROGERS Archi
(
tecture:A Modern Vi
2013)
ew,Thames& Hudson

Richard GeorgeRogersi san italian-born briti

sh architect.
Wasborn i n Florence,It
alyon 23 Jul y,1933.
Heentered to theArchi tecturalAssoci ati
on Schooli n
London in 1953 and received hisDi plomaofArchi tecturein
1959.I n 1960 hewentto studyaMasteri n Architectureat
theYaleUni versitySchooli n New Haven,Connecti cutand
received hi
sdegreei n 1962.Rogersformed apartnershi p
with Norman,WendyFosterand Su Rogers,i n London,i n
1963- 1968,called Team 4.TheTeam 4 wasfollowed bythe
partnershipofRi chard and Su Rogers,i n 1968- 1970 and
laterRichard RogersPartnershi p,in 1977.

MY THEORY MY TROPHI
ES
Design- led urban regenerati on processand thedesi gnation RoyalGold Medal1985 ( RIBA)
ofspeci alurban poli cyareas. Arnold W.BrunnerMemori alPri
zefrom theAme-
Reform oftheplanni ng system and involvementoflocal rican Academy& I nsti
tuteofArtsand Lettersin
peoplei n deci si
on making and nei ghbourhood level. 1989
Thebui ldi ng of60% ofnew housi ng asschemeson brown- ThomasJefferson Memori alFoundation Medali
n
field land. 1999,
Betteruseofexi sti
ng housi ng stock. Praemi um I
mperi alein 2000
Therelaxati on ofLocalPlanni ng Authority'
sstandards Premio Stirling,2006 ( RIBA)Aeropuerto de
relating to densi tyand separati on distancesbetween dwe- Madrid,Barajas,Termi nal4
llings Premio Pritzker2007
Thebetteri ntegrati on ofhousi ng with hi
ghways(relaxati
on Premio Stirling,2009 ( RIBA)Maggie
sCentre,
ofparki ng st andardsand desi gning theroadsaround the London
housing ratherthan thehousi ng around theroads) . Team 4 (Norman Foster)
Improvenon- cartransport. 1971- Renzo Pi ano
Betterquali tydesi gn RogersSti rkHarbour+ Partners

WHATDO YOU THI

NK OFME?
Rogersi sconsi dered asocialthi nkerand known asthelastmodern archi tect.Butwhen itcomesto urba-
nism,weagreethathi sattemptsarenotaspreci seasi n archi
tecture.Analyzi
ng hisproposalsand theorieswe
find them quiteutopian.On onehand werecogni zehissuccesswi th thePompidou Centreasan urban project;i
t
recovered thatpartoftheci tyofPari sthatwasabandoned and progressi velylostwhi leon theotherhand,we
find controversialoneofhi slatestsproposals;
OneHydeParki n London.Isahousi ng projectwi
th a
realhi gh budgetand littlepublicspace,i tturnsto be
contradictorywi th histheories.