Architecture is a living thing. If I want to leave something to the future, it has to be able to change - but retain something of the ethos that we built up over 50 years. Richard Rogers Architecture
Architecture is measured against the past; you build in the future, and you try to imagine the future. Richard Rogers Architecture
I believe very strongly, and have fought since many years ago - at least over 30 years ago - to get architecture not just within schools, but architecture talked about under history, geography, science, technology, art. Richard Rogers Architecture
Suburban sprawl leads to social atomisation and fragmentation and is environmentally disastrous, as carbon-intensive car journeys displace local shops and replace public transport. Richard Rogers Car
My passion and great enjoyment for architecture, and the reason the older I get the more I enjoy it, is because I believe we - architects - can effect the quality of life of the people. Richard Rogers Architecture
The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved. Richard Rogers Environmental
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 Architecture
Architecture is measured against the past; you build in the future, and you try to imagine the future. Richard Rogers Future
Of course I know very little about architecture, and the older I get the less I know. Richard Rogers Architecture
You have to modernise; you have to change - you can't just be traditional for the fun of being traditional. Richard Rogers Change