[ebooks] The Architecture of Neoliberalism: How Contemporary Architecture Became an Instrument of Control and Compliance by Douglas Spencer in Arts-Photography

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Richard Rogers was born in Florence in 1933. He was educated in the UK and then at the Yale School of Architecture; where he met Norman Foster. Alongside his partners; he has been responsible for some of the most radical designs of the twentieth century; including the Pompidou Centre; the Millennium Dome; the Bordeaux Law Courts; Leadenhall Tower and Lloyds of London. He chaired the Urban Task Force; which pioneered the return to urban living in the UK; was chief architectural advisor to the Mayor of London; and has also advised the mayors of Barcelona and Paris. He is married to Ruth Rogers; chef and owner of the River Cafeacute; in London. He was knighted in 1991 by Queen Elizabeth II; and made a life peer in 1996. He has been awarded the Leacute;gion dHonneur; the Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal; and the Pritzker Prize; architectures highest honour.Richard Brown is Research Director at Centre for London; the independent think tank for London. He was previously Strategy Director at London Legacy Development Corporation; Manager of the Mayor of Londons Architecture and Urbanism Unit; and an urban regeneration researcher at the Audit Commission.