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I read that this morning, one of our finest architects, with quite a few iconic buildings in London, the cheese-grater 122 Leadenhall is my favourite. I did some interesting work with his firm at Chiswick Park back in 2000. Never had the pleasure to exchange words personally, but I often saw him at their studio in Hammersmith or in River Cafe next door. Chiswick Park team were young and very talented, attention to detail and integrating solutions made for a joyful and rewarding project.
Dyslexia, though, made me realise that people who say 'but you can't do that' aren't actually very important - Richard Rogers
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I read that this morning, one of our finest architects, with quite a few iconic buildings in London, the cheese-grater 122 Leadenhall is my favourite. I did some interesting work with his firm at Chiswick Park back in 2000. Never had the pleasure to exchange words personally, but I often saw him at their studio in Hammersmith or in River Cafe next door. Chiswick Park team were young and very talented, attention to detail and integrating solutions made for a joyful and rewarding project.
I met him (and his wife) on a number of occasions when I worked at Prada. Always gracious and patient, he came across as someone who was extremely humble and as aware of his talent as he was of his good fortune.
A genuinely sad loss
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Richard Rogers, architect: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59715838
Also husband of Ruth, the joint force behind the River Cafe since it opened in 1987.