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Architect Richard Rogers' home given to National Trust
The Rogers House is described by the National Trust as "one of the most significant homes in British architectural history"
The family home of the celebrated architect behind the Lloyd's building and the Pompidou Centre has been donated to the National Trust.
Richard Rogers' home in Wimbledon, south-west London, known as the Rogers House, was built in 1968 and has become a landmark in its own right.
The property, 22 Parkside, was designed by Rogers and his first wife Su Rogers, also an architect. Lord Rogers died in 2021 aged 88.
The National Trust has said the "extraordinary gift" will "protect one of the UK's most important examples of modern architecture for future generations".
Awarded Grade II* listed status in 2013, the property is sometimes known as the Rogers House or Wimbledon House
The home was built by the couple for Richard's parents, Nino and Dada Rogers.
Ben Rogers, the son of Richard and Su - who divorced in the early 1970s - said: "Twenty-two Parkside is much more than a family home.
"It is one of the most important buildings my father and mother created – a place where many of the ideas that would go on to influence my father's work and some of the world's most celebrated architecture were first tested and explored.
"As a family, we wanted to ensure that this remarkable house would be protected, cared for and shared with future generations, rather than remaining a private asset.