RICHARD ROGERS + ARCHITECTS – FROM THE HOUSE TO THE CITY
24 Apr - 25 Aug 2008

One of the most influential British architects of our time, Richard Rogers has established himself and his practice at the forefront of today’s architectural culture through such high-profile projects as the Pompidou Centre, the headquarters for Lloyd’s of London, the Millennium Dome, the National Assembly for Wales and Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport.
Richard Rogers + Architects – From the House to the City will present a detailed survey of Rogers’ work. This spans the early years with Norman and Wendy Foster and Su Rogers at Team 4 in the 1960s and designing the Pompidou Centre with Renzo Piano in the 1970s, to the establishment of Richard Rogers Partnership – now Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners – and the numerous projects designed by the practice and built throughout the world over the past four decades.
The projects are arranged in colour-coded sections, with each ‘urban block’ evoking an architectural theme which examines a range of projects through new and archive models, photographs, drawings and films. In each thematic area – Transparent, Legible, Green, Lightweight, Public, Urban and Systems – projects that are particularly representative of that theme are explored. Rogers’ early career and influences are examined in an ‘Early Work’ section, and current projects by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners are featured in a ‘Work in Progress’ section.
Richard Rogers + Architects – From the House to the City, curated by Nina Due and designed by Ab Rogers Design, will appear in the museum’s first floor gallery, with additional installations in the Design Museum Tank, the café, and the ground floor atrium space.

Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum said: “Richard Rogers has had the most remarkable career in British architecture. Beginning with an extraordinary family house in Cornwall, then changing the shape of post-war architecture with the Pompidou Centre, and now heading up an international office that is busier than ever. The Design Museum is delighted to stage this important exhibition, the first of Richard Rogers’ work in London since 1986.”
Richard Rogers said: “The Design Museum is part of contemporary London’s cultural revolution and one of my favourite museums. I am delighted that our work will be shown there.”
Richard Rogers + Architects – From the House to the City will visit the Design Museum as its first touring destination, having opened at the Pompidou Centre, Paris in 2007 to international acclaim.

Information from Design Museum in 2008



Richard Rogers Architect

Design Museum architects : Conran & Partners

Design Museum, Shad Thames, Bermondsey, southeast London
1989
Conran Roche - now Conran & Partners


Photos © adrian welch

RICHARD ROGERS IN CONVERSATION
25 JUNE £20
Richard Rogers, one of Britain’s most influential architects, is interviewed by BBC creative director Alan Yentob. After the event there will be an opportunity to view the exhibition Richard Rogers + Architects – From the House to the City.
Tickets are available in advance from tickets@designmuseum.org or
020 7940 8783 or ticketweb.co.uk doors open at 18.45, talk 19.15 to 20.30

RICHARD ROGERS BIOGRAPHY + SELECTED PROJECTS
1933 Born in Florence, Italy to Anglo-Irish parents
1939 The family moves to England
1954 Begins studies at the Architectural Association in London
1959 Graduates from Architectural Association; travels to United States to join Yale University Master’s programme
1963 Returns to the UK to found Team 4 with Su Brumwell and Norman and Wendy Foster
1966 Team 4’s first project is Creek Vean house in Cornwall
1967 Team 4 awarded Reliance Controls factory project in Swindon, Wiltshire
1977 Pompidou Centre, Paris, with Renzo Piano. Founds Richard Rogers Partnership with Marco Goldschmied and Mike Davies
1978 Wins competition for Lloyd’s Building, London
1989 Wins competition for Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport
1997 Barajas Airport, Madrid
1998 Law Courts, Antwerp
1998 National Assembly for Wales
2003 The Fourth Grace, Liverpool
2006 Practice awarded Stirling Prize for Madrid Barajas Airport
2007 Rogers appointed Pritzker Prize Laureate
2007 Selector for 25/25 – Celebrating 25 Years of Design exhibition at the Design Museum 29 March - 22 June
2008 Richard Rogers + Architects – From the House to the City exhibition opens at the Design Museum

Information from Design Museum Press Release received in 2008



World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe

London Building

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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

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Design Museum Exhibition - page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt