The Collserola tower was built in 1992 in Barcelona by architect Norman Foster to serve as a new symbol of the city and mark its entry into a new stage and future. Standing at 288 meters, it is the tallest building in the city and located 425 meters above sea level, with 13 floors. The tower functions as the telecommunications hub for Catalonia, transmitting 100% of TV and 95% of radio signals. Norman Foster, born in 1935 in Manchester, is a renowned British architect who designed the tower with Ove Arup & Partners and has received many awards for his work.

1. Norman Foster

2. Description and situation of the building: Collserola tower was built in 1992 because architect Norman Foster, wanted to create a new symbol that identified the new stage and future of the city. It's located in the carretera de Vallvidrera, near de Tibidabo.

3. Construction: - Is located 425 meters above sea level. - It's the tallest building in the city, with 288 meters. - The tower has 13 floors. -Is the hub of the telecommunications in Catalonia. Through the tower, pass the 100% the TV and 95% of radio emissions.

4. This tower, was built to be the new icon of Barcelona of the Olympic Games. Norman Foster, the architect, built the tower with the architect studio Ove Arup & Partners.

5. Norman Foster was born in Manchester on 1 June 1935. He is a british architect . He studied architecture at Manchester University and later obtained a scholarship to continue his studies at Yale University. He has won many awards, for exemple: the gold medal of the American institute of architecture and, in 1999, the prestigious Pritzker prize. And many more.

6. At the moment, the study of Foster & associates have offices in London, Berlin and Singapore, with a group of 500 people. In his private life, he was) married with a spanish psychologist (Elena Ochoa).

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