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Architect Rogers joins elite roll | Architect Rogers joins elite roll |
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Celebrated architect Lord Rogers has been made a Companion of Honour in the Queen's Birthday list. | Celebrated architect Lord Rogers has been made a Companion of Honour in the Queen's Birthday list. |
The exclusive recognition is given to those making a contribution in arts, science, medicine, or government. | |
The order consists of just 65 ordinary members at any time. Lord Rogers was previously knighted in 1992. | The order consists of just 65 ordinary members at any time. Lord Rogers was previously knighted in 1992. |
Lord Rogers' projects include the Millennium Dome, the European Court of Human Rights, the Pompidou Centre in Paris and London's Lloyd's Building. | Lord Rogers' projects include the Millennium Dome, the European Court of Human Rights, the Pompidou Centre in Paris and London's Lloyd's Building. |
He will join the likes of painter Lucian Freud, Professor Stephen Hawking, naturalist Sir David Attenborough, painter David Hockney, and politician Sir John Major in the order. | He will join the likes of painter Lucian Freud, Professor Stephen Hawking, naturalist Sir David Attenborough, painter David Hockney, and politician Sir John Major in the order. |
"I am very proud to be made a Companion of Honour and grateful for the opportunity it gives me to raise awareness of the importance of quality in architecture and design," Lord Rogers said Friday. | "I am very proud to be made a Companion of Honour and grateful for the opportunity it gives me to raise awareness of the importance of quality in architecture and design," Lord Rogers said Friday. |
"I would also like to thank all those people I have worked with in more than 40 years as an architect. | "I would also like to thank all those people I have worked with in more than 40 years as an architect. |
"This recognition is as much for their achievements as it is for mine." | "This recognition is as much for their achievements as it is for mine." |
Popular designs | Popular designs |
Richard Rogers was born in Florence in July 1933, the son of Anglo-Italian parents who brought him to England when he was six. | Richard Rogers was born in Florence in July 1933, the son of Anglo-Italian parents who brought him to England when he was six. |
He suffered from dyslexia, and left school with no qualifications, but, after National Service in the Army, qualified as an architect. | He suffered from dyslexia, and left school with no qualifications, but, after National Service in the Army, qualified as an architect. |
He trained at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, and Yale in the US. | He trained at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, and Yale in the US. |
He worked briefly in the US before returning to London to set up in practice with Norman Foster, another leading practitioner of steel and glass construction. | He worked briefly in the US before returning to London to set up in practice with Norman Foster, another leading practitioner of steel and glass construction. |
In 1971, Lord Rogers joined forces with another architect, Renzo Piano, and an engineer, Ted Happold, to enter the French government's competition for the Pompidou Centre in Paris. | In 1971, Lord Rogers joined forces with another architect, Renzo Piano, and an engineer, Ted Happold, to enter the French government's competition for the Pompidou Centre in Paris. |
They won, and early hostility to the controversial design was overtaken by the Centre's popularity as a tourist attraction - it drew more visitors than either the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre. | They won, and early hostility to the controversial design was overtaken by the Centre's popularity as a tourist attraction - it drew more visitors than either the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre. |
In 1986 his most ambitious project, the £175m Lloyds Building in the City of London, was opened. He was recently chosen as the architect of Tower 3 at the World Trade Center site in New York. | In 1986 his most ambitious project, the £175m Lloyds Building in the City of London, was opened. He was recently chosen as the architect of Tower 3 at the World Trade Center site in New York. |
Lord Rogers ran his architect's practice on semi-co-operative lines, with a third of the profits going to charity. He sits in the House of Lords as a Labour peer. | Lord Rogers ran his architect's practice on semi-co-operative lines, with a third of the profits going to charity. He sits in the House of Lords as a Labour peer. |
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