Norman Foster, born in Manchester in 1935, is a distinguished architect who founded Foster + Partners and has received numerous accolades, including a Pritzker Prize and a knighthood. His firm emphasizes the importance of quality surroundings in people's lives and focuses on sustainable, elegant designs that foster community. By employing innovative technologies and diverse materials, Foster + Partners has completed over 80 projects worldwide, winning more than 470 awards.

1. The Great Court (British Museum)

3. Norman Foster
Lord Foster of Thames Bank
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4. Norman Foster: The Man
1935 - born in Manchester
1956 - left the Royal Air Force
1961 - graduated from the Manchester University
School of Architecture and City Planning
1963 - finished a Master’s Degree in Architecture
from Yale University
1963 - set up Team 4 Architects
1967 - founded Foster + Partners

5. Norman Foster: The Man
 Won over 150 Awards
 Numerous Honorary
Degrees from
universities around the
world
 1990 Knighthood
 1998/2004 Stirling
Prize
 1999 Life Peerage
 1999 Pritzker Prize
 2006/2008 Most
Admired Architect (AJ
100)
 2007 Aga Khan Award
for Architecture

6. Foster + Partners
 Global practice
 Over 1250 team
members assigned
to 7 teams
 80+ Projects in over
50 countries
 Received over 470
awards and citations
 Won more than 86
competitions

7. Foster + Partners: Philosophy
“Foster + Partners has always been
guided by a belief that the quality of our
surroundings has a direct influence on
the quality of our lives, whether that is in
the workplace, at home or in the public
realm.”
Foster + Partners. Foster + Partners: Philosophy.
July 7, 2009 <http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Data/Philosophy.aspx>

8. Commercial Office Buildings

9. Restoration Projects

10. Airports

11. Transportation

12. Tall Buildings

13. Urban Infrastructure

14. Educational/Cultural Buildings

15. Educational/Cultural Buildings

16. Design Elements - “Elegant Modernism”
 Strength of size
 Curved lines
 Open planned
 Use of natural light
 Wide range of building
materials
 Attention to detail

17. Design Elements - Social Focus
 Flexible space
 Aims to create
localized
communities
 Transportation
 Workplaces
 Shops
 Parks
 Recreation

18. Design Elements - Sustainability
 Green power: wind and
solar
 Energy saving measures
 Natural ventilation
 Improved indoor air
quality
 Renewal building
materials
 Water conservation
Norman Foster’s Green Agenda: Ted Talks
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/norman_foster_s_green_agenda.html

19. A Final Thought…
“The best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the
elements that separately comprise and inform the character of
a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow
it to function; its ecology; the quality of natural light the
symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the
skyline or the streetscape; the ways we move through or
around it. Above all, I believe that architecture is rooted in the
needs of people - material and spiritual, measurable and
intangible. It must have the ability to transcend function, to add
beauty as well as value, to lift the spirits, to move us in some
way.”
Norman Foster
(p.17)
Foster + Partners. Catalogue: Fosters + Partners. London: Prestel, 2008.

20. References
 Cuito, Aurora, ed. Foster and Partners. Dusseldorf: TeNeues, 2002.
 Foster + Partners. Catalogue: Fosters + Partners. London: Prestel, 2008.
 Foster + Partners. Foster + Partners. July 7, 2009
<http://www.fosterandpartners.com>.
 Foster + Partners. Foster + Partners: Philosophy. July 7, 2009
<http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Data/Philosophy.aspx>.
 "Foster and Partners." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. June 8, 2009, Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc. July 7 2009.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_and_Partners>.
 From Here To Modernity. Architects: Sir Norman (Lord) Foster. July 7, 2009
<http://www.open2.net/modernity/4_9_frame.htm/>.
 "Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
7 July 2009, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. July 7 2009.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster,_Baron_Foster_of_Thames_Bank>.
 “Norman Foster’s Green Agenda.” TED: Ideas Worth Spreading. July 10, 2009
<http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/norman_foster_s_green_agenda.html>
 "Norman Foster," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2009. July 7, 2009
<http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_701702056/norman_foster.html>