Arch.

Norman Robert Foster

The best architecture comes from all the synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise a building - Norman Foster

BIOGRAPHY
Born in June 1, 1935 in Reddish, Stockport Graduated from Manchester University School of Architecture in 1961 Received Masters Degree in Architecture at Yale University Formed a firm named Team 4 in 1963 Founder of Foster + Partners, which is founded in London in 1967 Project offices in more than 20 countries. Received 470 awards for excellence and has won more than 86 international and national competitions.

NOTABLE RECOGNITIONS
Received AIA Gold Medal in 1994 Won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1999 Won the Stirling Prize twice in 1998 & 2004 Received the The Lynn S. Beedle Life Time Achievement Award in 2007 Received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2008

Design Philosophy
Technology is part of civilization and being antitechnology would be like declaring war on architecture and civilization itself. If I can get carried away with some passion about poetry of the light in one of my projects, then I can also, in the same vein, enjoy the poetry of the hydraulic engineering. -Norman Foster

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: Philosophy

MAJOR CONSTRUCTIONS

Willis Faber & Dumas Headquarters, Ipswich, England (1974)

Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, England (1977)

Renault Distribution Centre, Swindon, England (1982)

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong (1986)

Stansted Airport Building, England (1991)

Carr d'Art, Nmes, France (1993)

Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong (1998)

Reighstag Building, Berlin, Germany (1999)

The Millennium Bridge, London, England (2000)

British Museum Great Court, London, England (2001)

London City Hall, London, England (2002)

30 St. Mary Axe AKA Swiss Re Building, London, England (2004)

Millau Viaduct, France (2004)

DESIGN ELEMENTS -

ELEMENT MODERNISM
Strength of size Curved lines Open planned Use of natural light Wide range of building materials Attention to detail
Jameson House, Vancouver, Canada

DESIGN ELEMENTS -

SOCIAL FOCUS
Flexible space Aims to create localized communities
Transportation Workplaces Shops Parks Recreation
Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center, Astana, Kazakhstan

DESIGN ELEMENTS -

SUSTAINABILITY
Green power: wind and solar Energy saving measures Natural ventilation Improved indoor air quality Renewal building materials Water conservation
McLaren Technology Centre, Surrey, England

As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown..

- Arch. Norman Foster Prepared by: G.M. Tiempo