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British architect Richard Rogers has been described as the last humanist, in recognition of his determination to create public spaces that encompass the diversity and complexity of the contemporary world. This book takes a look at the work of Rogers and his partners, from his early career in the Sixties and Seventies, to his collaboration with Renzo Piano on the design of the Pompidou Centre (1971-77), to numerous projects up to present day through his architectural practice, Richard Rogers Partnership (now Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners). Rogers and his team use new materials and innovative techniques to build structures that are lightweight, transparent and environmentally friendly. His buildings create a seductive interplay of light and shadow and are simple to understand and use. In this book, projects executed by Richard Rogers and his partners are presented in sections devoted to the various architectural themes that define his work: legible; transparent; lightweight; systems; green; urban; public; together with sections on both early work and work in progress.
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Richard Rogers + Architects: From the House to the City (Fiell)
22 July 2010
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If he did nothing else than to design and build France's Pompidou Center, Richard Rogers (and his collaborator on the project, Renzo Piano) would be immortalized in the architecture Hall of Fame. Fortunately for us, Rogers has a large and impressive body of work that pre-dates and continues on to today. His modern, lightweight, transparent architectural design has been responsible for both residential and industrial icons from the U.K. to Japan (i.e. the famed Kabuki-Cho) to France to Korea; from houses to airports to industrial complexes and a great deal in between.
`From the House to the City' both exemplifies and explains Rogers impact on contemporary industrial design, particularly in the UK, where his unique creations have taken the landscape of an old world European style city and transformed sections of it into a cutting-edge modern, steel and glass metropolis. (There is even an example of his work in the `new town' area near Milton Keynes in `Design for Manufacture Housing.') From the Millennium Dome to the fabulous columns of the Lloyds of London headquarters to the home of Britain's Channel 4 Television, the Canary Wharf project and beyond, Rogers and his team have assembled futuristic buildings that will no doubt remain landmarks for many years to come.
The book divides Rogers work across style functions (green, transparent, urban, systems, etc.) and explains his design and constructions in nearly poetic terms along the way. Amply filled with pictures, drawings and text, the book shows the sweeping magnitude of both Rogers' well-known existing work as well as giving equal weight (in terms of description and illustration) to a large number of works that are on the drawing board or yet to be built. Unlike any architecture book we've ever seen, there is even a `manifesto' which covers the firms beliefs, organization goals, charity endeavors, etc.; the factors that drive their work. To see a remarkable design career in progress (rare in these catalog style art and architecture volumes) be sure to check out `From the House to the City.' It's a sure way to see what's coming next - and why.
`From the House to the City' both exemplifies and explains Rogers impact on contemporary industrial design, particularly in the UK, where his unique creations have taken the landscape of an old world European style city and transformed sections of it into a cutting-edge modern, steel and glass metropolis. (There is even an example of his work in the `new town' area near Milton Keynes in `Design for Manufacture Housing.') From the Millennium Dome to the fabulous columns of the Lloyds of London headquarters to the home of Britain's Channel 4 Television, the Canary Wharf project and beyond, Rogers and his team have assembled futuristic buildings that will no doubt remain landmarks for many years to come.
The book divides Rogers work across style functions (green, transparent, urban, systems, etc.) and explains his design and constructions in nearly poetic terms along the way. Amply filled with pictures, drawings and text, the book shows the sweeping magnitude of both Rogers' well-known existing work as well as giving equal weight (in terms of description and illustration) to a large number of works that are on the drawing board or yet to be built. Unlike any architecture book we've ever seen, there is even a `manifesto' which covers the firms beliefs, organization goals, charity endeavors, etc.; the factors that drive their work. To see a remarkable design career in progress (rare in these catalog style art and architecture volumes) be sure to check out `From the House to the City.' It's a sure way to see what's coming next - and why.
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