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A building can change a city — and a city can change society. Richard Rogers believed good design belongs to everyone. In A Place for All People, one of the world’s most celebrated architects tells the story of his life and the radical idea at its heart.
From the revolutionary Pompidou Centre in Paris — designed with Renzo Piano — to the Lloyd’s building in London, Rogers traces a career that redefined what public architecture can be. With Richard Brown, he reflects on collaboration, cities, sustainability, and his lifelong campaign for urban spaces that bring people together rather than keep them apart.
Published by Canongate, this visually rich volume is part memoir, part manifesto: an inspiring argument that architecture is never just about buildings, but about the fair society they can help create. Essential for architects, planners, and anyone who cares about the places we share.
Richard Rogers believed a building could change a city — and a city could change society. In A Place for All People: Life, Architecture and the Fair Society, one of the world’s most celebrated architects tells the story of his life and the radical idea at its heart: that good design belongs to everyone.
From the revolutionary Pompidou Centre in Paris — designed with Renzo Piano — to the Lloyd’s building in London, Rogers traces a career that redefined what public architecture can be. With Richard Brown, he reflects on collaboration, cities, sustainability, and his lifelong campaign for urban spaces that bring people together rather than keep them apart.
Published by Canongate, this visually rich volume is part memoir, part manifesto: an inspiring argument that architecture is never just about buildings, but about the fair society they can help create. Essential reading for architects, planners, and anyone who cares about the places we share.
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