Cities and buildings

Through his 40-year experience of architectural and urban design practice, Richard Rogers has campaigned for social and environmental responsibility in architecture. His commitment to creating socially equitable buildings and urban environments has not only shaped buildings and projects across the world – including the canonical Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff – but also influenced the thinking of city leaders in London, Barcelona, Paris, Sydney and New York. His illustrated lecture will review recent projects by his practice and argue that governments should invest more heavily in quality of design in order to improve the quality of life of urban citizens.

 

Profiles

  • Richard Rogers

    Richard Rogers, Lord Rogers of Riverside, was Chief Advisor on Architecture and Urbanism to the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone and has played an advisory role on design to the current Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. He was Chair of the Urban Task Force and has won some of the most prestigious international awards for architecture including the RIBA Gold Medal, the Pritzker Prize and the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement (La Biennale di Venezia).

  • Ricky Burdett

    Ricky Burdett is Professor of Urban Studies and Director of LSE Cities.