Richard Rogers Wins the 2019 AIA Gold Medal
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World-renowned architect Richard Rogers, founding principal of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, has been awarded the 2019 AIA Gold Medal by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The Gold Medal is the AIA’s highest annual honor, which recognizes indiviRichard Rogers Wins the 2019 AIA Gold Medal
World-renowned architect Richard Rogers, founding principal of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, has been awarded the 2019 AIA Gold Medal by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The Gold Medal is the AIA’s highest annual honor, which recognizes individuals whose work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture.“From the Centre Pompidou in Paris to New York City’s post-September 11 skyline, the work of Richard Rogers, Hon. FAIA, has influenced architectural conversations and helped redefine an architect’s responsibilities to society. Rogers’ commitment to our cities, environment, and humanity has resulted in a wealth of honors, while cementing his place in architectural history,” states the AIA’s website.Rogers was born in Florence and trained as an architect in London and, later, at Yale University. One of his earliest projects was the Centre Pompidou, which he designed with Renzo Piano.“Richard Rogers is a friend, a companion of adventures and life,” wrote Piano in his support of Rogers’ nomination. “He also happens to be a great architect, and much more than that. He is a planner attracted by the complexity of cities and the fragility of earth; a humanist curious about everything (from art to music, people, communities, and food); an inexhaustible explorer of the world. And there is one more thing he could be: a poet.”Rogers has won several major architectural honors over a span of five decades, including the 1985 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2006 and 2009. He was named a Praemium Architecture Laureate by the Japan Art Association in 2000 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has sat as a Labor peer in England’s House of Lords since 1996, according to AIA’s website.“He is the quintessential builder, committed to mastering the craft and technology of construction, harnessing it towards efficient buildings, and forging an expressive architectural language,” says Moshe Safdie, FAIA, in his support of Rogers’ nomination for the Gold Medal. “Before it was fashionable, he was an environmentalist, who recognized early in his career the challenges of energy and climate, developing innovative solutions.” https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more