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Richard Rogers, British architect behind Pompidou Centre, dies aged 88

Richard Rogers, British architect behind Pompidou Centre, dies aged 88

British architect Richard Rogers (left) designed the Pompidou Center, which opened in 1977, with Renzo Piano.

LONDON: British architect Richard Rogers, known for designing some of the world’s most famous buildings including Paris’ Pompidou Centre, has died aged 88, according to media reports.

Rogers, who changed the London skyline with distinctive creations such as the Millennium Dome and the ‘Cheesegrater’, “passed away quietly” Saturday night, Freud communications agency’s Matthew Freud told the…

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