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Foster & Partners, England : Information + Images

Contemporary Architecture Practice, London, UK

News 2009

Norman R. Foster Visiting Professorship Established at Yale University
Norman Foster Professorship, USA

The Art of Architecture : Foster + Partners
Nasher Sculpture Center
26 Sep 2009 to 10 Jan 2010


Foster + Partners Exhibition


Key Architecture Projects by Foster + Partners

Swiss Re, London, UK
Swiss Re Building
photograph © adrian welch
Swiss Re Building : London skyscraper

Crystal Island, Moscow, Russia
Crystal Island
picture from the architect
Russian tower : 450m high tower

Rossiya Tower, Moscow, Russia
Russia Tower
picture from the architect
Russia Tower : tallest building in Europe
Capital Airport, Beijing, China
Beijing Airport Building
image : Nigel Young
Beijing Airport Building

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, reverse chronological:

Incheon Masterplan, South Korea
Incheon Masterplan Korea
image : Foster + Partners

Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Zayed National Museum
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.

McLaren Production Centre, England
McLaren Technology Centre
image : Nigel Young_Foster + Partners

Slussen masterplan, Stockholm, Sweden
Slussen bridges
image : Foster + Partners

Sofia Multifunctional Complex, Bulgaria
Sofia Multifunctional Complex
picture from the architect

Museum of Fine Arts Boston, USA
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
photo from the architect

Aurelis Masterplan, Duisburg, Germany
Aurelis Masterplan
picture from the architect

Riva Hotel, London, England
Riva Hotel London
image : Foster + Partners

Paris skyscrapers, France
Paris skyscrapers
picture from the architect

Anfa Place Buildings, Morocco
Anfa Place
image : Foster + Partners

Capella Resort
Sentosa Island, Singapore
Capella Singapore
image : Foster + Partners
Arcadia Centre, London, UK
with HKR Architects
Arcadia Centre
picture : Foster + Partners

Foster and Partners - Architecture News 2008, reverse chronological:

Paris Office Building
Trapeze masterplan office development, Boulogne Billancourt, Paris

Birmingham Library, central England, UK
Birmingham Library Competition : shortlisted

Khan Shatyry Entertainment Centre Astana, Kazakhstan
Khan Shatyry
picture from the architect
Khan Shatyry Astana
mast completed

Gulf States Building Awards
Dubai
Al Raha Beach
image of Al Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi
Gulf States Building Awards
Foster + Partners - Architect of the Year

Lenbachhaus Museum Project
Munich, Germany
Lenbachhaus Museum
picture from the architect
Lenbachhaus Museum

The Zénith
Saint-Etienne, France
The Zénith
photo : Nigel Young
Zenith Saint-Etienne Building

200 Greenwich Street
New York, USA
200 Greenwich Street
picture from the architect
200 Greenwich Street : WTC2

Al Raha Beach Development
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Al Raha Beach
picture : Foster + Partners
Al Raha Beach Buildings

Winspear Opera House
Dallas, USA
Winspear Opera House
photo : Iwan Baan
Winspear Opera House

Black Sea Gardens Resort Design
Bulgaria
Black Sea Gardens
picture from the architect
Foster + Partners masterplan

The United Arab Emirates Pavilion
Shanghai Expo 2010, China
UAE Pavilion Shanghai
image : Foster & Partners
UAE Pavilion Shanghai

New Holland Island
St Petersburg, Russia
New Holland Island
image : Foster & Partners
New Holland Island

The Bow
Calgary, Canada
The Bow Calgary
image : Foster & Partners
The Bow Calgary

The Troika
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Troika
picture from the architect
The Troika Kuala Lumpur Buildings

Khanty Mansiysk
Siberia, Russia
Khanty Mansiysk
image : Foster & Partners
Khanty Mansiysk Building

Masdar Development
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Masdar City
picture from the architect
Masdar City

Spaceport America
New Mexico, USA
Spaceport America
picture : Foster + Partners
American Spaceport

Caja Madrid Tower
Madrid, Spain
Caja Madrid
picture from the architect
Torre Caja Building

Nou Camp Stadium redevelopment
Barcelona, Spain
Nou Camp Stadium
picture from the architect
Nou Camp Stadium : Architecture design
Quartermile
Edinburgh, Scotland
Quartermile Edinburgh
photo © adrian welch
Quartermile Buildings

Foster and Partners - Architecture News pre-2008

Fosters + Partners Architecture - Index : Key Buildings listed, no photos

More Architecture by Foster + Partners online soon

HSBC Bank building
hsbc bank image © Ian Lambot; from the architects

World Architects

Wembley Stadium Building, London, England

Norman Foster - RIBA Gold Medal 1983 Winner

Norman Foster, architect

Education

Manchester University School of Architecture, England

Yale University, USA

Practice Information

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

Norman Foster book

Practice Address:
Foster & Partners’ Offices, Riverside 3, 22 Hester Rd, London SW11, UK
Date built: 1990

Millennium Tower Tokyo I Croydon Gateway I Langley Academy I Circle Bath

London Architecture I New York Architecture

Dresden Station Redevelopment - RIBA European Award 2007

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Norman Foster : Architecture

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Norman Foster : Pritzker Prize Winner 1999



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