Genius creator Lord Rogers retires at 87 – and here is his architectural legacy
What a career! Few can question the greatness of Lord Rogers of Riverside, the revered creator of buildings as controversial as they are iconic, from Lloyd’s of London to the Millenium Dome via Paris’s le Centre Pompidou. The 87-year-old starchitect who pioneered the High-tech movement – also known as ‘Structural Expressionism’ – that was rooted in transparency of design, inside-out creations and buildings formed of steel, glass and concrete, rode the premier wave of the crusdade that stormed the 1970s. Lord Rogers, the first ever architect chosen to deliver the annual Reith Lectures and a man immediately identifiable thanks to his dapper style (think shirts and braces in citrus shades) has stepped down from his firm, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, after more than 40 years at the helm. Tatler looks back at some of his greatest works.