British architect Richard Rogers, the designer of the Parisian Centre Pompidou, has died

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London – British architect Richard Rogers, known for designing the Centre Pompidou museum in Paris and the Lloyd's insurance headquarters in London, has died at the age of 88. This was reported by BBC, which stated that Rogers was one of the most influential architects in the world today.

According to Rogers' spokesperson, the architect died "peacefully" on Saturday evening. No further details regarding his passing were provided.

Rogers gained fame in the 1970s and 1980s with designs for the modern art gallery Centre Pompidou and the insurance company Lloyd's, which at the time sparked controversy due to the placement of elements such as elevators, staircases, and air conditioning ducts on the exterior of the buildings.

His other works include the buildings of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Welsh Parliament in Cardiff, and the massive Millennium Dome in London. He also designed the 80-story skyscraper on the site of the former Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York.

Rogers was born in 1933 into a British-Italian family in Florence. During his career, he received most of the major awards in his field, including the prestigious Pritzker Prize. In 1991, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Since 1996, he was a member of the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the British Parliament.

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