Design Museum
Shad Thames
0870 909 9009
London
Richard Rogers + Architects — From the House to the City
April 24-August 25, 2008

One of the most influential British architects of our time, Richard Rogers has established himself and his practice at the forefront of today’s architectural culture through such high-profile projects as the Pompidou Centre, the headquarters for Lloyd’s of London, the Millennium Dome, the National Assembly for Wales and Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport.

Richard Rogers + Architects – From the House to the City presents a detailed survey of Rogers’ work. This spans the early years with Norman and Wendy Foster and Su Rogers at Team 4 in the 1960s and designing the Pompidou Centre with Renzo Piano in the 1970s, to the establishment of Richard Rogers Partnership – now Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners – and the numerous projects designed by the practice and built throughout the world over the past four decades.

The projects are arranged in colour-coded sections, with each ‘urban block’ evoking an architectural theme which examines a range of projects through new and archive models, photographs, drawings and films. In each thematic area – Transparent, Legible, Green, Lightweight, Public, Urban and Systems – projects that are particularly representative of that theme are explored. Rogers’ early career and influences are examined in an "Early Work" section, and current projects by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners are featured in a ‘Work in Progress’ section.

Richard Rogers + Architects – From the House to the City, designed by Ab Rogers Design, appears in the museum’s first floor gallery, with additional installations in the Design Museum Tank, the café, and the ground floor atrium space.