Engineer who brought flights of fancy to life

Newsletters Subscription

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2000 / May 25 2000: Engineer who brought flights of fancy to life

The life of one of Ireland's greatest structural engineers, Peter Rice, internationally famous for his work on buildings like the Sydney Opera House and the Pompidou Centre, is to be celebrated with the creation of a Harvard scholarship fund. His life was cut short by a brain tumour in 1992, and he worked with some of the most talented architects of the late 20th century, including I M Pei, Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the original story which was a working link at the time of publication may be no longer available on the newspaper site. In that case, the dates and headline of the story will allow you to research the original through your local library. In addition, some newspaper sites may require registration, either at a cost or free.