描述

Richard Rogers, founder of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, is a pre-eminent architect of his generation, whose approach to buildings is infused with his enthusiasm for modernism, love of life and strong sense of social justice.

From the Pompidou Centre in Paris to the Lloyds Building in the City of London, and from airports, to cancer care centres to low-cost homes, the buildings he and his partners have designed blend private use, public space and civic value.

In part inspired by his 2013 Royal Academy exhibition, A place for all people is a mosaic of life, projects and ideas for a better society. Ranging backwards and forwards over a long and creative life, and integrating relationships, projects, stories, collaborations and polemics, with case studies, drawings and photographs A place for all people is a dazzling and inspiring book as original as its author.

Contents
007 Introduction
013 Early Influences
031 The Shock of the New
063 The Language of Architecture
109 Centre Georges Pompidou
155 Politics and Practice
169 Building in the City
203 Humanising the Institution
225 Layers of Life
243 Public Spaces
267 Citizenship and the Compact City
297 The Fair Society
317 Reflections on the Future
325 Chronology
326 Endnotes
327 Bibliography
328 Index
335 Image credits