Quotes by Richard Rogers

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges facing our cities or to the housing crisis, but the two issues need to be considered together. From an urban design and planning point of view, the well-connected open city is a powerful paradigm and an engine for integration and inclusivity.

Architects design buildings; thats what we do, so we have to go with the flow; and, even though Im still an old Leftie, global capitalism does have its good side. Its broken down barriers - the Berlin Wall, the Soviet Union - its raised a lot of people up economically, and for architects, it has meant that we can work around the world.

A greater focus on design in all new homes would make the best use of land, create homes and public spaces, and reinforce the structures of urban life.

I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life. Youre lucky if you can see trees out of your window and you have a square nearby, or a bar, a cornershop, a surgery. Then youre living well.

Suburban sprawl leads to social atomisation and fragmentation and is environmentally disastrous, as carbon-intensive car journeys displace local shops and replace public transport.

You have to modernise you have to change - you cant just be traditional for the fun of being traditional.

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.