Richard Rogers vs. Prince Charles: Again

Maggie's Centre, London, Richard Rogers, 2008/photos: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Maggie's Centre, London, Richard Rogers, 2008/photos: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

The British architect recently won the Stirling Prize, Britain’s highest architectural honor. But was the prize meant as a way for U.K. modern architects to give the finger to Rogers’ prime antagonist — and theirs — Prince Charles? Sort of like an Obama Peace Prize that’s a shot at George Bush? Rogers won’t hear of it, but it’s hard not to see it that way.

Prince Charles vs. the Architects, Again

All this year Prince Charles has been stepping up his war on modern architecture, a scuffle that started 25 years ago when he forced through changes on the planned addition to the National Gallery in London. This year he managed to squash a modern apartment development from the office of Richard Rogers by writing a [...]