Richard Rogers Complete Works Volume 1 - Hardcover

Powell, Kenneth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714837466 ISBN 13: 9780714837468

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 1999

Synopsis

Well known as an exponent of good architecture in his own work, Sir Richard Rogers (b.1933) is equally famous for promoting architectural quality and campaigning for the revival of the modern city. This first volume, covering the period 1961-88, features all of Rogers' early work with Norman Foster and Team 4, and his partnerships with Su Rogers and Renzo Piano, and the ethos and philosophy of his present practice, the Richard Rogers Partnership.

The author's interviews with key figures build up a portrait of the teamwork involved in producing the buildings of Rogers' expansive career. Each project, from Creek Vean in Cornwall (1966), through the Rogers and Piano collaboration at the Pompidou Centre in Paris (1971-7), to Lloyd's of London (1978-86), is examined in detail and presented vividly with much new visual material from the practice's own archives. A complete list of works from the period is included, which reveals the developing yet distinctive scope of Rogers' work in this crucial phase of his career.

About this title

Synopsis:

The first volume of his complete works, which covers the period 1961-88, this book features all of Roger's early work. The author has talked to all the principal figures in Roger's developing career and presents a portrait of the teamwork and philosophy involved in producing the buildings during this period, including collaborative projects from Yale, with Norman Foster and Team 4, his partnership with Su Rogers and Renzo Piano, through to the ethos and philosophy of his present practice, the Richard Rogers Partnership.

About the Author:

Kenneth Powell is an architectural critic, journalist and author of many books. He contributed to Structure, Space and Skin: The Work of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners (Phaidon, 1993) and has written extensively on the work of Richard Rogers, including Richard Rogers Complete Works Volume Two and Three (Phaidon, 2001 and 2006) and Lloyd's Building: Richard Rogers Partnership (Phaidon, 1994).

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0714837466
• ISBN 13: 9780714837468
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320