THE man who designed the Millennium Dome has died at the age of 88. Lord Richard Rogers, who also designed the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Lloyd's of London building, is said to have ...passed away quietly... on Saturday evening.
HandoutLord Richard Rogers has died at the age of 88 '/ ' American architecture critic Paul Goldberger called the news ...heartbreaking..., adding on Twitter it was ...another huge loss for architecture in 2021.... He wrote: ...A gracious man and a glorious talent. RIP.... Lord Rogers was born in 1933 to an Anglo-Italian family in Florence, Italy and at a young age moved to England, where he later trained at the Architectural Association School of Architure in London before graduating with a master's from Yale. His designs, which also include the Senedd building in Cardiff and Strasbourg's European Court of Human Rights, won critical acclaim with the Royal Gold Medal and the Pritzker Prize. The jury when awarding him the Pritzker in 2017 praised him for having ...revolutionised museums, transforming what had once been elite monuments into popular places of social and cultural exchange, woven into the heart of the city.... He received the Freedom of the City of London at Guildhall Art Gallery in 2014 in recognition of his contribution to architecture and urbanism. Most read in News DEADLY ROMANCE Gabby documentary examines Brian relationship & murder as parents speak out HOST'S SUIT Trevor Noah sues New York hospital and doctor for 'negligence' after surgery DOOMSDAY DAD I live in a 6,000 sq ft bunker with my 3 kids so we're ready for nuke disaster STAR DIES Drakeo the Ruler killed at 28 - Rapper dies after being stabbed at LA festival TRUTH & LIES Gabby doc shows truth behind 'Brian digging grave' & 'Instagram live' mystery 'TRAILBLAZER' Pioneering relationship therapist dies at 107 after working until she was 105 Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy early on Sunday paid tribute to Lord Rogers, whose firm designed the channel's 124 Horseferry Road headquarters, as someone ...whose wonderful buildings are testament to an amazing, inventive, charismatic man.... The New York Times reported Lord Rogers is survived by his wife Lady Ruth, sons Ab, Ben, Roo and Zad, his brother Peter and 13 grandchildren. Freud Communications' Matthew Freud told the PA news agency Lord Rogers had ...passed away quietly... on Saturday. 
AFPLord Rogers is said to have passed away quietly on Saturday '/ ' 
AFPThe talented architect designed the Millennium Dome in London '/ ' 
AFPHe is also famed for designing the Pompidou Centre in Paris '/ ' 
AFPArchitects Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano pose in front of a model of the Pompidou Center in Paris '/ ' 
Getty Images - GettyLord Rogers pictured at the opening of his exhibition ...Richard Rogers RA: Inside Out' at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2013 '/ ' Source:
