2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate
London based architect Richard Rogers has been announced as the winner of the 2007 Pritzker Prize winner. The 73-year old architect is the fourth Pritzker laureate to be chosen from the United Kingdom.
In announcing the jury’s choice, Thomas J. Pritzker, president of The Hyatt Foundation, said:
Born in Florence, Italy, and trained as an architect in London, at the Architectural Association, and later, in the United States at Yale University, Rogers has an outlook as urbane and expansive as his upbringing. In his writings, through his role as advisor to policy making groups, as well as his large-scale planning work, Rogers is a champion of urban life and believes in the potential of the city to be a catalyst for social change.The formal ceremony will be held on June 4 in London.
Rogers work demonstrates a unique interpretation of the Modern concept of building as machine. His buildings span numerous types, scales, and continents, and many are the result of creative collaboration. But all of Roger's projects are united by a formal rigor and an understanding of the inhabitants.
Following is a sampling of Rogers's work.
Firm: Richard Rogers Partnership
Link: The Pritzker Architectural Prize
Link: Richard Rogers Pritzker Prize Photo Book (PDF)
ABOVE: Lloyd’s of London, 1978-1986
(Photo by Richard Bryant/Arcaid, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)
Centre Pompidou Competition Drawings, 1971-1977
(Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)
Centre Pompidou, 1971-1977
(Photo by Katsuhisa Kida, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)
Lloyd’s of London Section through the atrium, 1978-1986
London, England
(Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)
Terminal 4 - Madrid Barajas Airport exploded axonometric, 1997-2005
Mardrid, Spain
(Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)
Terminal 4 - Madrid Barajas Airport, 1997-2005
Mardrid, Spain
© Richard Rogers Partnership and Estudio Lamela
National Assembly for Wales exploded axonometric drawing, 1998-2005
Cardiff, Wales
(Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)
175 Greenwich Street, World Trade Center Site, 2006
New York City, U.S.A.
(Photomontage by Team Macarie, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)
"London as it could be" Riverside Walkway, 1986
London, England
(Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)
"London as it could be" Pedestrian Bridge, 1986
London, England
(Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)
Minami Yamashiro School, 1995-2003
Kyoto, Japan
(Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)
The Leadenhall Building, 2002-2006
London, England
(Photomontage by Cityscape, Courtesy Richard Rogers Partnership)