▁job ▁was ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Opera ▁House . ▁He ▁married ▁Syl via ▁Watson ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁one ▁son ▁and ▁three ▁daughters . ▁Jonathan ▁Gl ance y ▁in ▁his ▁ob itu ary ▁said ▁" R ice ▁was , ▁perhaps , ▁the ▁James ▁Joy ce ▁of ▁struct ural ▁engineering . ▁His ▁po etic ▁in vention , ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁turn ▁accepted ▁ideas ▁on ▁their ▁head ▁and ▁his ▁rig orous ▁mathematical ▁and ▁philosoph ical ▁logic ▁made ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁sought - after ▁engine ers ▁of ▁our ▁times ". ▁ ▁Philosoph y ▁He ▁believed ▁the ▁best ▁buildings ▁result ▁from ▁the ▁sym bi otic ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁architect ▁and ▁the ▁engineer ▁where ▁the ▁engineer ▁is ▁the ▁objective ▁invent or ▁and ▁the ▁architect ▁the ▁cre ative ▁input . ▁He ▁found ▁the ▁Ang lo ▁Sax on ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁an ▁engineer ▁restrict ive ▁and ▁preferred ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Italian ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁Work ▁Among ▁the ▁notable ▁buildings ▁on ▁whose ▁design ▁he ▁worked ▁are ▁the ▁Centre ▁Pom pid ou , ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Opera ▁House , ▁Lloyd ' s ▁of ▁London , ▁the ▁Lou vre ▁Py ram id , ▁the ▁M ound ▁Stand ▁at ▁Lord ' s ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound , ▁K ans ai ▁International ▁Airport ▁and ▁Stan sted ▁Airport . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁he ▁was ▁largely ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁fa ç ade ▁of ▁L ille ▁C athedral . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Sydney ▁Opera ▁House ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5