"I would like to think that my ethics may continue" says Richard Rogers
In the penultimate video from a series that we filmed in 2013 with Richard Rogers, the late British architect reflects on his career and legacy.
Rogers, who passed away on 18 December aged 88 was one of the world's best-known architects, best known for his pioneering high-tech architecture.
Among his most recognisable work is the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which he designed with Italian architect Renzo Piano and the Lloyd's building in London.
For the video series, the Pritzker Architecture Prize winner spoke to Dezeen from the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners studio in west London.
In this interview, filmed in 2013 to coincide with a retrospective of his work at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Rogers argues that shifts in societal attitudes over the past 50 years have changed the course of the profession. He also reflected on his personal career highlights which include creating a collaborative architecture studio.
Read on for a transcript of the interview below:
"I'm proud of the fact that I've been able and been fortunate to work with lots of fantastic colleagues. Right now, I've changed the name of the firm so that it's Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners because, at 80, you can see an end will be coming.
"But I would like to think that my ethics ? going back to the Royal Academy exhibition and the ethos of it ? may continue. We have a constitution where the partners gave up their ownership. We only do certain types of work and that has created a certain team ...
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