Richard Rogers

Architect

Birthday July 23, 1933

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Florence, Italy

DEATH DATE Dec 18, 2021 (88)

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About

Pritzker Prize recipient whose work included the Pompidou Center in Paris, the Millennium Dome in London, the Senedd in Cardiff, and the European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg.

Before Fame

He attended the Architectural Association School of Architecture and received his Master's degree from the Yale School of Architecture in 1962. He met Norman Foster at Yale, as well as Su Brumwell. Their partnership became known as Team 4.

Trivia

His firm was chosen to design Tower 3 of the new World Trade Center at Ground Zero in New York City.

Family Life

He married his collaborator, Su Brumwell, and continued to work with her even after Team 4 disintegrated. He had five sons named Ab, Bo, Ben, Roo and Zad.

Associated With

He and Eero Saarinen both became world-famous architects.