| Summary: | Richard Rogers is an architect who pioneered High-Tech architecture
with the aim of exploits technology and machinery in his architectural works. The
popularity of Rogers� buildings is never lost and those buildings became a
landmark in big cities, such as Lloyd�s Building in London and Pompidou Centre
in Paris. The phenomenon of Rogers buildings especially with its �inside-out�
characteristic is interesting to be studied, to see more clearly how technology and
machinery can be integrated in architectural design and creates an successful
building like Rogers� done. The purposes of this research are to understand
Richard Rogers� theories, concepts, principles, and design methods, and to see
how its applications in Rogers� architectural works.
This research used �Contenr Analysis� method to explore more deeply
about Richard Rogers architectural ideas. This research consist two main parts,
the first part are to explored theoretical works about Richard Rogers to create
theoretical framework from Rogers� theories, concepts, principles, and design
methods. The second part are to verified that theoretical framework with Rogers�
architectural buildings that choosen based on variety of buildings, construction
timeline, building scale, and based on completeness of buildings data.
The result of this research is the core of Richard Roger�s architectural
ideas. Rogers� design theories are �problem-solving technology� and �building as
a machine�, which developed as �technological imagery� and �meccano models�
concepts. As a more specified elaboration from his design concepts, Rogers�
applied design principles which are �legibility�, �efficiency�, �impermanency�,
�flexibility�, �lightweight�, and �low-energy�. Rogers main design method as his
design characteristic is �inside-out exposed�.
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