"Peter Foggo was an immensely gifted and engaging architect, a giant of the profession cut down in his prime. Yet, in many ways, his 36 year career ran against the grain of the times. A team player who did not sign his name to buildings, let alone court publicity, few members of the public will recognise his name.

There is no question that he was a single minded and clear sighted designer, an architect who could create a sense of place in a commercial development and in doing so give the City something more than bland modern office space. In that sense, he will perhaps be remembered by the public more for his buildings than by his reputation, which is undoubtedly how he would have wanted it.

But he also believed that if a good design is to become reality, it relies on good management of the design process. When necessary, he and his team invented ways of managing construction which have been as influential as the success of the design themselves.

Foggo's legacy to the profession is his example that good design and an outspoken intellect need not be inimical to the architect remaining central to the construction process. In that sense, we ought to remember Peter Foggo for his professionalism as much as for his character and achievements."

Stephen Greenburg
Architects Journal, 14 July 1993