Richard Rogers interview: On his radical Lloyd's building in London | Architecture | Dezeen
Channel: Dezeen
Date: 2013-10-23

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In our next movie focussing on key projects by Richard Rogers, the British architect talks exclusively to Dezeen about his radical Lloyd's building in London and explains why he is not completely comfortable with the "high-tech" label that is often applied to his work.

Completed in 1986 for insurance company Lloyd's of London, Lloyd's building comprises three main towers, each with an accompanying service tower, which surround a central rectangular atrium housing the main trading floor.

Often cited as a pioneering example of high-tech architecture, Lloyd's building was considered radical because, like Rogers' preceding Centre Pompidou in Paris, all of its services, including staircases, lifts and water pipes, are on display on the outside of the building.

See the full article on Dezeen: http://www.dezeen.com/2013/08/04/movie-richard-rogers-lloyds-building-high-tech-architecture/