Lord Richard Rogers, an internationally renowned architect recognized for people-oriented building design and development, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development, which is the Institute’s highest honor. The jury for this year's selection was chaired by PennDesign Design Marilyn Jordan Taylor.
“Richard’s work, whether it is architecture or advocacy, shines a spotlight on the challenges that people in urban areas are facing and offers solutions that can be implemented,” says Taylor, a former ULI Chairman. “Living well in cities and extending that sense of wellness to everyone – those are the impacts that Richard is making with his words, his advocacy and his work. His impact is as much about how he has affected public policy as in the buildings he has built. Better ideas about housing, or about how public space meets a building – that’s where Richard’s contribution is.”
Rogers, founder of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in London, is the 16th recipient of the prestigious prize. Two of the projects with which Rogers is often associated are Centre Pompidou in Paris, which he designed in the 1970s with then-partner Renzo Piano; and the Lloyd’s of London headquarters, which he designed with partners John Young, Marco Goldschmied, and Mike Davies. Most recently, with Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour, Rogers has completed the Leadenhall Building, the tallest building in the City of London situated opposite Lloyd’s, with an open public piazza at ground level.
The Urban Land Institute is a global nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.
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