Norman Foster is a renowned British architect born in 1935 in Stockport, England. He studied architecture at the University of Manchester and Yale University. He founded Foster and Partners, a firm with over 500 employees worldwide. Some of his notable works include the Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters, 30 St Mary Axe, and the redesign of the Reichstag building in Berlin. Foster is known for pioneering high-tech architecture and emphasizing modular design and prefabricated elements. He received the Stirling Prize and Pritzker Architecture Prize for his contributions to the field.