Richard Rogers' Wimbledon home that inspired Centre Pompidou and Lloyd’s of London given to National Trust 22 Parkside will open to the public as part of London’s Open House festival this weekend Evening Standard · Sep 9
Richard Rogers’s ‘landmark’ Wimbledon home given to National Trust 22 Parkside has been credited with inspiring the Centre Pompidou in Paris and helping shape the design of the Lloyd’s building in London. Evening Standard · Sep 9
‘Landmark’ Wimbledon home that inspired Centre Pompidou and Lloyd’s of London given to National Trust 22 Parkside was created by architects Richard and Su Rogers between 1968 and 1970 The Independent UK · Sep 9
‘Even its loos are on the outside’: hi-tech, inside-out marvel the Lloyd’s building is partying with the public It has been likened to a monster, an oil rig – and the Parthenon. Now, for its 40th birthday, the astonishing London landmark has joined the Open House festival, to grant admirers a rare look around the inside The Guardian - UK · Aug 18
Theo Randall: 'All the best ideas come from dining rooms' Theo Randall has led the kitchen at his Italian restaurant on Park Lane for 20 years. He sits down with Josh Barrie Evening Standard · Mar 19
‘A space of their own’: how cancer centres designed by top architects can offer hope Exhibition at the V&A Dundee celebrates Maggie’s Centres created by Zaha Hadid, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster and others The Guardian - UK · Mar 5
I saw 113 movies in theaters in 2025 — here’s the 10 best you (probably) missed I saw more than 100 films in my local movie theater in 2025, and these are the 10 best that deserved more time in the spotlight. Tom’s Guide · Dec 31, 2025
5 new podcasts to listen to this week These are our top podcast picks. The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025
‘It was just the perfect game’: Henk Rogers on buying Tetris and foiling the KGB The man who brought Tetris to the west reveals what the movie of his life got right and wrong, how he influenced Nintendo, and why he has now swapped gaming for climate change campaigning The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025
‘Zippos circus is in town!’ Can Man Utd really raise £2bn for a throbbing big top? Local lad Norman Foster’s plan envisions an enormous canopy over a new stadium and a ‘mixed-use mini-city’. But, given the club’s £1bn debts, the idea seems as flimsy as its own tensile membrane The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025
OPINION - I designed the London Eye — but without this sharp-eyed journalist it wouldn't have been built It all started in 1993 when Richard Rogers wrote an article saying “how are we going to celebrate the millennium”? That led to a competition for ideas organized by the Sunday Times and the Architecture Foundation. Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025
Montana Man Faces Sentencing For Threatening Former House Speaker Richard Rogers faces sentencing for threatening Kevin McCarthy over a Chinese spy balloon incident. Threats against public officials are on the rise. Top News · Feb 26, 2025
Man who was mad about Chinese spy balloon faces sentencing for threatening ex-Speaker McCarthy A Montana man faces years in federal prison at his sentencing on Wednesday for threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
Richard Gibson obituary London architect who moved to Shetland and created buildings sympathetic to the islands’ landscape and traditions The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024 Tight corners, red tape and amazing grace – why architects love a tricky site Dodging railway lines, squeezed into historic sites, or down a Highland lane… how building design responds to constraints, on projects from the British Library to the Eden Project, makes for a fascinating exhibition
Wallpaper · Oct 8, 2024 A walk through Potsdamer Platz: Europe’s biggest construction site 30 years on In 2024, Potsdamer Platz celebrates its 30th anniversary and Jonathan Glancey reflects upon the famous postmodernist development in Berlin, seen here through the lens of photographer Rory Gardiner
Top News · Oct 3, 2024 Man Convicted For Threatening Speaker Of The House Richard Rogers convicted for making threatening calls to Kevin McCarthy, faces potential prison time.
Latin Times · Oct 3, 2024 Montana Man Faces Years in Federal Prison for Angry Calls to Republican Leader Over Chinese Balloon Prosecutors said the man made more than 100 threatening phone calls to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office, plus 150 more to the FBI tip line.
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024 Man who was mad about Chinese spy balloon is convicted of threatening former Speaker McCarthy A Montana man has been convicted of threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024 Gimme shelter… how social housing in stormy Shetland was transformed by a modernist fleeing 60s London Leaving forward-thinking Camden council in 1969 for the UK’s northernmost isles, the architect Richard Gibson built well-made homes for all in work that feels newly relevant…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2024 Waterloo Sunset review – inside an oasis of affordable living This highly watchable documentary spends time with the residents of an almshouse in central London – cheerfully dispelling misconceptions about ageing
Wallpaper · Jun 20, 2024 A new era: Centre Pompidou architects discuss their bold 2030 plans Plans for the Centre Pompidou 2030 vision were recently announced, revealing a design refresh of the iconic Paris structure; we caught up with its lead architects Moreau Kusunoki to hear more
Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2024 Ruth Rogers: 'Retire, me? No, no, no — I’ll die at the stove' Ruth Rogers tells Ben McCormack about her new cafe, getting Macca to open up, and why she’s desperate to keep Biden in power
Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2024 The River Cafe Cafe: Ruth Rogers' celebrated London restaurant launches new venue Fans of Ruthie Rogers’ cooking will get the chance to sample a pared down taste of her celebrated cuisine
The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024 Divisive, ugly, gloomy: when will the City of London see the light on tall towers? The proposed 1 Undershaft skyscraper is meant to help woo workers, but it’ll make the Square Mile worse for everyone