▁the ▁competition . ▁R ice ▁became ▁the ▁engineer ▁for ▁the ▁built ▁project ▁which ▁was ▁greatly ▁modified ▁from ▁the ▁initial ▁design . ▁Art ▁and ▁technology ▁were ▁inter tw ined ▁in ▁the ▁design ▁en abling ▁him ▁to ▁experiment ▁with ▁materials . ▁He ▁brought ▁the ▁concepts ▁of ▁human ity , ▁tact ility ▁and ▁scale ▁to ▁the ▁project ▁His ▁team ▁developed ▁the ▁ ▁which ▁enabled ▁the ▁counter bal ancing ▁of ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁with ▁light ▁tub ing , ▁light ening ▁the ▁external ▁appearance . ▁He ▁specified ▁that ▁these ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁cast ▁steel . ▁After ▁the ▁Pom pid ou ▁Centre , ▁R ice ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 — " R FR " — al ong ▁with ▁Martin ▁Francis ▁and ▁Ian ▁R itch ie ▁although ▁he ▁continued ▁with ▁A rup ▁as ▁a ▁partner . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁Rog ers ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁on ▁Lloyd ' s ▁of ▁London , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁his ▁other ▁projects ▁en comp ass ed ▁the ▁Fle et guard ▁Factory ▁at ▁Qu imper ▁in ▁France , ▁and ▁Stan sted ▁Airport ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Although ▁R ice ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Michael ▁Hop kins ▁on ▁the ▁tent ed ▁M ound ▁Stand ▁at ▁Lord ' s , ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁in ▁Paris , ▁including ▁the ▁great ▁glass ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁C ité ▁des ▁Sciences ▁at ▁La ▁V illet te ▁and ▁the