Richard Rogers’ widow has opened up about the final months of the pioneering architect, a year after his death at the age of 88.

Ruth Rogers underscored the massive impact of an early-morning fall the on the two-time Stirling Prize-winning designer of the Pompidou Centre and the Lloyds building, and its effect on his creative output.

Speaking about the RIBA Gold Medal and Pritzker Prize-garlanded architect’s health issues for the first time, as part of a BBC Radio 4 profile programme at the weekend, Ruth Rogers said her late husband’s personality still shone through.

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