This British architect is renowned for his modernist and functionalist designs. His work is characterized by bold forms and the integration of technology into buildings. Rogers' approach to design often involves exposing the building's structure and services, creating a dynamic and open space. He emphasizes the social impact of architecture and its ability to improve people's lives.
Focusing on the conception of the Centre Pompidou, this book offers a unique exploration through previously unpublished archives from the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. It provides insights into the architectural vision and creative process behind this iconic cultural landmark, showcasing the evolution of its design and the collaborative efforts involved in its realization.
By the year 2025, three-quarters of the world's population will live in cities. In these lectures, one of Britain's most prominent architects attempts to show how a city can respect both people and the environment through urban planning.
From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history. Drawing its examples from all around the globe, Architecture: The Whole Story is a richly illustrated and comprehensive account of the architects, plans, designs and constructions that over the centuries have most engaged our minds, inspired our imaginations and raised our spirits. For everyone who has ever wished for greater insight into the art of building design, Architecture: The Whole Story provides the analytical tools to appreciate to the fullest the variety of architectural achievement and the built environment in the world.
The crisis of modern architecture is part of a much larger crisis involving the whole question of the way we live and how we use the resources of our planet. This book deals with this topic.
Adapted and abridged for young readers. Oliver, an orphan in 19th-century London, falls into a den of thieves, but is finally rescued by Mr. Brownlow, a wealthy benefactor. In each of Barron's" Graphic Classics," an English literary classic is transformed into a dramatic graphic novel with atmospheric colour illustrations and a finely-paced narrative. The tale -- chosen from among important novels in the literary canon -- will keep young readers fascinated from first page to last." Graphic Classics" make fine introductions for young readers to the riches of English literature. Books are available in both paperback and hardcover editions. In addition to the stories, each title features a brief biography and time line of its author, a list of his important works, a glossary, and an index. As such, these books are suitable for classroom use on junior and senior high school levels.
Written by the well-known architectural critic Kenneth Powell, this new monograph provides a richly illustrated overview and an ideal introduction to the works of Richard Rogers internationally renowned office. Founded in 1977, with offices in London, Barcelona and Tokyo, RRP has a long-established reputation for high-tech and energy-efficient designs. Famous as the architects of the Centre Pompidou in Paris (together with Renzo Piano), and for the iconic Lloyd’s of London, the practice’s recent projects include the transformation of the Las Arenas bullring in Barcelona, the new Library of Birmingham, Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5 and Madrid’s Barajas Airport expansion. This comprehensive survey also covers RRP’s substantial masterplanning projects, such as the Lu Jia Zui district in Shanghai and the masterplan for the Greenwich Peninsula in London. Richard Rogers is the Pritzker Prize Winner 2007.
On average, from 2000 to 2025, Britain will need almost four million additional households. How can these be provided without the endless "development" of the countryside, or stretching already strained urban resources? This work tackles these issues.
An analysis of how the Web practices politics in the way it makes information available, with a plan to make the Internet a collision space for alternative accounts of reality.
Proposing a methodological outlook for social & cultural scholarly research on the Web this book seeks to move Internet research beyond the study of online culture
Book four sees Lord Croft not only having to contend with an attempt by the Chinese Triads and the Nigerian drug Lords to take over the drugs trade in England but also an attempt by an unscrupulous Italian count to break up his marriage to Janet, his longsuffering wife. Lord Croft's ways of a sexual predator continue unabated, meeting up with previous mistresses as well as new ones. Obtaining a commercial pilot's license and extending his charter activities to include air and sea add new challenges in this fight for survival in the underworld of drug trafficking and intrigue.