Richard Rodgers: Millennium Dome architect dies aged 88
Written byTimes Magazine
A spokesman said he "passed peacefully" on Saturday night. He first became known for his radical projects for the Center Pompidou in Paris and Lloyd's Building in London.
Lord Rodgers is considered one of the most successful and influential architects globally and won most of the most important awards in his industry. In 1991 he was knighted. Born in Florence in 1933 to an Anglo-Italian family, he studied at the School of Architecture in London before completing his Masters at Yale.
In the 1970s and 1980s for two controversial buildings for installing facilities such as lifts and outdoor air conditioning the Pompidou in Paris and Lloyd's in London.
The incredible looking Millennium Dome is now the O2 Arena
Other works include the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Sened building of the Welsh Parliament in Cardiff, Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport and Terminal 4 at Barajas Airport in Madrid.
He also built New York's 3rd World Trade Center, an 80-story skyscraper on the site of the former Twin Towers. His critics over the years have included Prince Charles, who has spoken out several times about his distaste for the Lord Rodgers project.
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