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Article: I will remake this city; The architect Richard Rogers, adviser to both Tony Blair and Ken Livingstone, explains his idealistic vision for London.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 11, 2005
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Byline: FIONA MADDOCKS
WHENEVER a new scheme for London is mooted - Exhibit ion Road and Sloane Square were recent targets - one man's name is in the frame: Richard Rogers, world-class architect, Labour peer, cyclist, planet-saver.
Nothing connected with the revitalising of London happens without him.
Today Ken Livingstone will announce who is to develop Victoria Embankment, the latest in the Greater London Authority's 100 Public Spaces initiative.
The winner, from 40 entrants, is Sir Richard McCormac, currently transforming Broadcasting House. His task, with Rogers's approval, is to plan how parks, gardens and buildings along a mile ...