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Foster + Partners, Architects, Buildings, Projects, Office, Photos, Studio, News
Foster & Partners, England : Information + Images
Contemporary Architecture Practice, London, UK
Building News 2010
Slussen Masterplan, Stockholm, Sweden with Berg Arkitektkontor
image : Foster + Partners
Slussen Masterplan
Circle Bath, England
image : Nigel Young
Circle Bath
Campus Biometropolis masterplan, Mexico City
photo : Nigel Young
Campus Biometropolis
Norman R. Foster Visiting Professorship Established at Yale University
Norman
Foster Professorship, USA
Foster + Partners
Exhibition
Key Architecture Projects by Foster + Partners
Swiss Re, London, UK
photograph © adrian welch
Swiss Re Building
: London skyscraper
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Crystal Island, Moscow, Russia
picture from the architect
Russian tower
: 450m high tower
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Rossiya Tower, Moscow, Russia
picture from the architect
Russia Tower : tallest
building in Europe |
Capital Airport, Beijing,
China
image : Nigel Young
Beijing Airport
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All images credit : Foster + Partners unless stated otherwise
Lord Foster runs what is certainly one of the most celebrated
architect offices in the world of the last century. Not only
prolific, the practice has consistently pushed boundaries, especially
in terms of materials and technology, but also of form and building
envelope.
Norman was born in Manchester in 1935. Having moved to London,
and worked in Team 4, he established Foster Associates in 1967.
This continued the Hi-Tec (or High-Tech) style of Team 4 with
influences from Archigram. Prefabrication and modular design
were clear goals with a passion for good detailing.
One of Norman Foster's key early works was the Willis Faber
Dumas building (1974) in southern England. It eschewed traditional
wet trades for the facade and compartmentalised space within.
This design, along with the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
at UEA and the former Renault Distribution Centre, celebrated
technology and notions of flexibility. Related architects at
this time (early 1980s) included Nicholas Grimshaw, Richard
Rogers and Michael Hopkins. In fact, this reaction to the doctrines
of Corb and Mies can be traced back to the late 1960s, for example
Norman Foster's Reliance Controls Electronics Factory (1967).
During the Postmodern years the Foster + Partners style became
a little more colourful but never strayed from technological
rigour. In the 21st century - with new computer technology -
forms have become more flowing, for example Beijing airport
and the Swiss Re Building.
Over the years a stunning array of buildings and bridges has
emerged from the Foster + Partners office. We've selected what
we feel are the key designs by practice, in chronological order
below.
Major Buildings by Foster + Partners
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)
Carré d'Art, Nîmes, France (1993)
Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong (1998)
Reichstag Building, Berlin, Germany (1999)
British Museum Great Court, London, England (2001)
30 St Mary Axe - aka Swiss Re Building, London, England (2004)
Millau Viaduct, France (2004)
Comments on the selection welcome. These Foster + Partners designs
are not selected due to their fame - we've left out London City
Hall and the Millennium Bridge for example - but because each
in its way achieved a milestone and signified strong creative
achievement.
Foster and Partners - Architecture News 2009
Key Projects, reverse chronological:
Incheon Masterplan,
South Korea
image : Foster + Partners
Zayed National
Museum, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Cornerstone Museum in the Saadiyat Island Cultural District
Sierra Leone School,
Africa
Working together with Article 25, Save the Children and Buro
Happold, this unique architecture project to establish a design
prototype was the result of close collaboration with the local
community to create a series of highly flexible buildings with
larger classrooms, effective ventilation and natural light.
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McLaren
Production Centre, England
image : Nigel Young_Foster + Partners
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Slussen
masterplan, Stockholm, Sweden
image : Foster + Partners
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Sofia
Multifunctional Complex, Bulgaria
picture from the architect
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Museum
of Fine Arts Boston, USA
photo from the architect
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Aurelis
Masterplan, Duisburg, Germany
picture from the architect
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Riva
Hotel, London, England
image : Foster + Partners
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Paris
skyscrapers, France
picture from the architect
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Anfa
Place Buildings, Morocco
image : Foster + Partners
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Capella
Resort
Sentosa Island, Singapore
image : Foster + Partners |
Arcadia
Centre, London, UK
with HKR Architects
picture : Foster + Partners |
Foster and Partners - Architecture
News 2008, reverse chronological:
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Khan Shatyry Entertainment Centre
Astana, Kazakhstan
picture from the architect
Khan Shatyry Astana
mast completed
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Gulf States Building Awards
Dubai
image of Al Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi
Gulf States
Building Awards
Foster + Partners - Architect of the Year
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Lenbachhaus Museum Project
Munich, Germany
picture from the architect
Lenbachhaus Museum
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The Zénith
Saint-Etienne, France
photo : Nigel Young
Zenith Saint-Etienne
Building
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200 Greenwich Street
New York, USA
picture from the architect
200 Greenwich
Street : WTC2
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Al Raha Beach Development
Abu Dhabi, UAE
picture : Foster + Partners
Al Raha Beach
Buildings
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Winspear Opera House
Dallas, USA
photo : Iwan Baan
Winspear Opera
House
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Black Sea Gardens Resort
Design
Bulgaria
picture from the architect
Foster + Partners
masterplan
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The United Arab Emirates Pavilion
Shanghai Expo 2010, China
image : Foster & Partners
UAE Pavilion Shanghai
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New Holland Island
St Petersburg, Russia
image : Foster & Partners
New
Holland Island
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The Bow
Calgary, Canada
image : Foster & Partners
The Bow Calgary
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The Troika
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
picture from the architect
The Troika Kuala
Lumpur Buildings
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Khanty Mansiysk
Siberia, Russia
image : Foster & Partners
Khanty Mansiysk Building
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Masdar Development
Abu Dhabi, UAE
picture from the architect
Masdar City
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Spaceport America
New Mexico, USA
picture : Foster + Partners
American Spaceport
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Caja Madrid Tower
Madrid, Spain
picture from the architect
Torre Caja Building
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Nou Camp Stadium redevelopment
Barcelona, Spain
picture from the architect
Nou Camp Stadium
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Quartermile
Edinburgh, Scotland
photo © adrian welch
Quartermile
Buildings |
Foster and Partners
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Fosters + Partners Architecture
- Index : Key Buildings listed, no photos
More Architecture by Foster + Partners online soon
Wembley Stadium Building,
London, England
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Practice Information
Norman Foster, architect - RIBA
Gold Medal 1983 Winner
Education
Manchester University School of Architecture, England
Yale University, USA
Team 4, London
with his wife, Wendy Foster + Richard Rogers & Sue Rogers
Foster Associates, London
1967-
Norman was knighted in 1990
AIA Gold Medal winner : 1994
Langley Academy
Foster + Partners project / development photos welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk
Norman Foster : Architecture
Contact Foster + Partners : enquiries@fosterandpartners.com
Norman Foster : Pritzker
Prize Winner 1999
World Architecture : e-architect
- key buildings across the globe
Buildings / photos for the Norman Foster Architect page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk
Foster + Partners Architects : page - adrian
welch / isabelle lomholt
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