Kenneth Powell

RICHARD ROGERS COMPLETE WORKS includes three volumes detailing the work of Richard Rogers, the innovative British architect who won the Pritzker Prize in 2007. Phaidon previously published the three volumes in the set in 1999, 2001, and 2006. The compendium features all of Rogers' projects, both built and unfinished, from 1961 until the present day, including Centre Pompidou in Paris (1971-77); Lloyd's of London (1978-86); the European Union Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg (1989-95); the Terminal Building at Barajas Airport in Madrid (1997-2005); and Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport (1999-2008). The three volumes are widely illustrated with images and blueprints from Rogers' practice's archive, alongside authoritative text and essays setting the projects in context.

Richard Rogers Complete Works Volume 3 Volume 3 of the complete works of award-winning British architect Sir Richard Rogers.Kenneth Powell The third volume of the complete works of Richard Rogers (b.1933) Features over 48 projects from 1993-2005, including a complete up-to-date list of works dating from 1961 Documents many unbuilt projects, such as the Pusan Rail Station, Korea (1996), and the Congress Centre in Rome, Italy (1999) Includes major buildings around the world, from Canary Wharf (2000-) and the Millennium Dome (2000) in London, UK, and the Terminal Building at Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain (1997-2005), to the Minami-Yamashiro Elementary School in Kyoto, Japan (2003) Richard Rogers is head of an internationally respected architectural practice that is responsible for many landmark buildings around the world and notorious for the quality of its work, as well as its expertise in urban planning. This third volume of the Complete Works looks at the most recent projects by the Richard Rogers Partnership - the period from 1994 to 2005 - and discusses in detail many of the innovative and hi-tech schemes for which the practice has become renowned. Covering over 48 projects, this book features both the realized and unrealized projects of the last ten years, such as Greenwich Peninsula and the Millennium Dome in London; a school near Kyoto; the transformation of a Barcelona bull-ring into a major entertainment complex; master-plans for Wembley, London, and Florence, Madrid Airport and London Heathrow's Terminal 5; and a new library for Birmingham. The book is prefaced with an accessible introduction to the office, which brings the story of the acclaimed practice up to date. The second key essay examines the impact of Richard Rogers in the political arena, focusing particularly on his chairmanship of the Urban Task Force and his work as Advisor on Architecture and Urbanism to the mayors of London and Barcelona. The final essay discusses the continuing growth of the practice both, at home and abroad, and the different dimensions of the impact of a new generation of talent rising to the fore.

Los arquitectos británicos acaban de conceder el Premio Stirling al edificio de La Terminal 4 de Barajas, obra de Richard Rogers, autor también del Centro Pompidou de Paris, el Edificio Lloyd’s de Lo

Part of a series that places buildings within their historical context, this text considers the Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Familia, Grand Central Terminal and the Sydney Opera House. It includes specially produced technical drawings that explain how the buildings were detailed and put together

El libro se divide en cuatro secciones que tratan, respectivamente, acerca de la regeneración urbana, los transportes y el desarrollo cultural: a modo de introducción de cada proyecto hay un prefacio en el que el autor concreta las causas históricas y los síntomas de los problemas urbanos actuales, subraya el punto de vista de los críticos y los reformadores, y expone el modo en que las ciudades y los arquitectos de todo el mundo intentan llevar a cabo el cambio y las mejoras.

Richard Rogers Complete Works Volume 1 Volume 1 of the complete works of award-winning British architect Sir Richard Rogers.Kenneth Powell The first volume of the complete works of award-winning British architect Sir Richard Rogers (b.1933), one of the key figures of international architecture since the 1960s Covers 1961-88, including Rogers' early work with Norman Foster and Team 4 and his partnerships with Su Rogers and Renzo Piano Examines each project in detail and includes new visual material from practice archives Highlights include Creek Vean in Cornwall (1966), the Rogers and Piano collaboration at the Pompidou Centre in Paris (1971-7) and Lloyd's of London (1978-86) With a complete list of works and interviews with key figures who have collaborated with Rogers throughout his career Well known as an exponent of good architecture in his own work, Sir Richard Rogers (b.1933) is equally famous for promoting architectural quality and campaigning for the revival of the modern city. This first volume, covering the period 1961-88, features all of Rogers' early work with Norman Foster and Team 4, and his partnerships with Su Rogers and Renzo Piano, and the ethos and philosophy of his present practice, the Richard Rogers Partnership. The author's interviews with key figures build up a portrait of the teamwork involved in producing the buildings of Rogers' expansive career. Each project, from Creek Vean in Cornwall (1966), through the Rogers and Piano collaboration at the Pompidou Centre in Paris (1971-7), to Lloyd's of London (1978-86), is examined in detail and presented vividly with much new visual material from the practice's own archives. A complete list of works from the period is included, which reveals the developing yet distinctive scope of Rogers' work in this crucial phase of his career.

El libro presenta a 40 arquitectos que han cambiado la historia con sus obras, estructurados por periodos históricos que nos presentan sus contextos para entender mejor su virtuosísimo.Cada ensayo viene acompañado de los planos originales, ilustraciones y retratos de los artistas. Un libro imprescindible para entender como la arquitectura ha transformado nuestras sociedades y culturas.