Leading architect tells 好色先生TV a Brexit would be 鈥渃atastrophic鈥� for construction and the economy

Richard Rogers

Leading architecture practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has told 好色先生TV leaving the EU would be a 鈥渃atastrophic error in judgment鈥�, damaging construction and the economy.

The firm, whose founder is Richard Rogers (pictured), has become the latest signatory to 鈥満蒙壬鶷V Says IN鈥�, 好色先生TV鈥檚 campaign in support of remaining in the EU ahead of the referendum.

Other new signatories to 好色先生TV鈥檚 campaign include Paul Flatt, group chairman and CEO of Hurley Palmer Flatt, and Chris Lacey, chief executive of the William Lacey Group, who have both signed up as individuals.

Supporters of the campaign include the EMEA division of the world鈥檚 fourth biggest architect, Perkins + Will, as well as big name contractors Carillion, Mace, Willmott Dixon and ISG.

In a statement to 好色先生TV, the firm said: 鈥淢ore than 40% of the staff at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners are non-British EU citizens.

鈥淭hese individuals stimulate and enrich our practice through the diversity of perspectives they bring to our work, their extraordinary talent and dynamism. A significant proportion of the practice鈥檚 work is currently situated within the EU and many of our greatest projects have been built in Europe.

鈥淎s a practice we think that leaving the European Union would represent a catastrophic error of judgement in its impact on our economy, not least within the construction sector.

鈥淚mportantly, it would also leave us culturally, socially and environmentally impoverished. We are convinced that we are better and stronger together than apart.鈥�

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