My architecture tends to be legible, light and flexible. You can read it. You look at a building, and you can see how it is constructed. I put the structure outside. Richard Rogers architecturebuildconstruct Change image and share on social
Cities are about juxtaposition. In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It's that contrast we like. In Bordeaux, we built law courts right next door to what is effectively a listed historic building, and that makes it exciting. Richard Rogers bordeauxbuildbuilding share on social
My parents always told me that nothing was impossible. Richard Rogers impossibleparenttell Change image and share on social
I like the idea of trying to influence society by taking a brief, then maybe subtly changing it or looking at it in a new way to see what interesting things can emerge. Richard Rogers changeemergeidea Change image and share on social
You know, the environment is fragmenting, and the environment is, in many places, absolutely hideous! Richard Rogers absolutelyenvironmentfragment Change image and share on social
It is quite interesting that whilst there are tremendous theories, in the 1960s when IT was born, everybody was supposedly going to their cottage in the countryside to work in a virtual way. Richard Rogers 1960sbearcottage Change image and share on social
Dyslexia, though, made me realise that people who say 'but you can't do that' aren't actually very important. I don't take 'no' too seriously. Richard Rogers dyslexiaimportantmake Change image and share on social
I cycle, which is a healthy thing for an 80-year-old to do. I rarely go further than five miles, but in those five miles I can get to 80 percent of the places I want to go. Richard Rogers cyclehealthymile Change image and share on social
When I started out, nearly every architect I knew was working in public practice; that's where the radical thinking was done. But, there's always a danger of looking back as our fathers did and saying, 'Things were better then.' Richard Rogers architectbackdanger share on social
If I remember rightly Holland for instance has something like 45, and it's a much smaller country. In comparison we have very few and they are very badly financed. Richard Rogers badlycomparisoncountry Change image and share on social
