(Stockport, 1935)
This recently opened Apple store is in the heart of Shanghai’s Jing’an District. Generating a public space for encounters, a new circular plaza connects different walkways through several curving levels featuring vegetation and tiered seating from wh
The first images of the office building designed by Foster + Partners for the real estate development firm The Star in Los Angeles have been made public. Located at 6061 West Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, the tower has a spiral shape and its generou
In the heart of the Yangtze River Delta, integrating existing water streets with new ones, this development mixes offices, dwellings, and retail spaces with a cultural center that provides a theater and exhibition galleries, under a roof that include
The project begins with the exploration of towns and cities of Saudi Arabia, and plays with scale, light, and texture to showcase the country’s culture. The organic forms of traditional Saudi villages are evoked. Visitors enter from an esplanade wit
Foster + Partners has won the competition to design a new terminal for the airport of Abha, the capital of Saudi Arabia’s Asser Region. Taking inspiration from the nearby village of Rijal Almaa, the winning scheme presents a series of interconnected
Foster + Partners has won the competition to design a new center for Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province. At the heart of the Yuhang District the masterplan creates a mixed-use urban quarter that is green and sustainable, establishing
This flexible system organizes the ensemble by means of a geometric grid inspired by the current domes. The proposal consists of a modular terminal, a system of raised platforms, and a minimum intervention on the old passenger terminal…
As part of the Venice Architecture Biennale, which runs until November 26 under the theme ‘Laboratories of the Future,’' the Essential Homes Research Project addresses the debate on universal access to essential housing. The result of a collaboration
A scheme drawn up by Norman Foster for the company Familia Martínez Zabala – which runs six wineries: Faustino, Campillo, Portia, Marqués de Vitoria, Valcarlos, Condesa de Leganza – has been unveiled. He previously carried out a design for Bodegas Po
Foster + Partners had designed a vertiport to be built beside Dubai International Airport (DXB). Developed in collaboration with Skyports Intfrastructure, the terminal will be on a raised roof to facilitate take-off and landing for electric aircraft.
Norman Foster’s firm has been announced the winner of the competition to design the King Salman International Airport in the Saudi Arabian capital. It is expected to be one of the biggest airports in the world, covering an area of approximately 57 sq
Norman Foster’s firm – in collaboration with Buro Happold – has won the competition to design the new CPK (Centralny Port Komunikacyjny) airport between the Polish cities of Warsaw and Lodz. Their proposal seeks a balance between operational efficien
The 308-meter-tall office tower 50 Hudson Yards officially opened in Manhattan. The carefully planning of the minimized core and the section gives the flexibility needed to create new reconfigurations, with spaces free for columns and generous ceilin
In the Nanshan District of southwest Shenzhen, in southeastern China, two towers of 44 and 40 floors rise from podiums surrounded with vegetation. The new headquarters of the robotics company DJI, specialized in drone technology, presents cantileveri
This research and visitor center is devoted to the marine environment and the challenges of conserving the hábitats of the Red Sea. Located in the Triple Bay Marina at Amaala, the scheme of coral forms perforated with skylights is wrapped in prefabri
Lusail Stadium, centerpiece of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, officially opened on 9 September with the Lusail Super Cup final between the winners of the professional leagues of Saudi Arabia and Egypt – Al Hilal SFC and Zamalek, respectively. Designed by F
Ombú, developed by Acciona, is the project to recover a Neo-Mudéjar industrial warehouse in Madrid, originally built in 1905 by Luis de Landecho. The historic envelope and the load-bearing structure that supports the pitched steel trusses have been p
In Sharq, the financial district of the city of Kuwait, this 300-meter-tall skyscraper by Foster+Partners uses passive and active measures to keep its water and energy consumption low. Through a combination of structural innovation and energy efficie
This retrofit project breathes new life into a historic industrial building in Madrid, creating a sustainable exemplar of building reuse and revitalizing the surrounding area. With over 10,000 square meters of new office space, the project unifies a
The firm of Norman Foster has unveiled its project for a 45-floor building in Manila. It will contain 43 luxury whole-floor apartments, about 550 square meters apiece, with vistas of the surroundings optimized. Adapted to Philippine vernacular archit
The investment bank and financial services holding company’s headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Manhattan will, says Foster + Partners, be “New York City’s largest all-electric skyscraper with net zero operational emissions and will be 100% powered b
The firm of Norman Foster has built the new Datong Art Museum. On the outside, the building is like an erupting landscape. Only the upper part is visible, with a steel-clad roof rendered in earthy tones. Embedding the museum onto the square reduced i
Located close to the Canal de la Robine, a museum rises like a temple consecrated to the Roman heritage of a city which was an important node in the network of roads of Gaul. The main spaces are organized in a single level on a plinth, under the prot
The Norman Foster Institute is now accepting applications for its Programme on Sustainable Cities, taking place in Madrid from January to December 2025. The Programme on Sustainable Cities blends hands-on experience with academic insights from the No
On Monday 22 January 2024 in Madrid, the Norman Foster Foundation launched the Norman Foster Institute’s inaugural Programme on Sustainable Cities with an event that brought together leading design practitioners, policy makers, health experts and cit
Norman Foster has published three books which are great works. Their colossal dimensions belie the intimate attention given to every page, because the architect’s hand and gaze is all over. Taschen’s monumental two-tome monograph is signed by Philip
Six years after the opening of his foundation in Madrid, on 26 September Norman Foster headed a public launch of the Norman Foster Institute, an educational center that will draw from his indefatigable anticipation of the future to focus on cities an
The Norman Foster Foundation (NFF) presents the ‘On Climate Crisis’ Masterclass Series, a collection of video presentations delivered by ten outstanding experts in the fields of architecture, urbanism, landscape architecture, urban law, politics, and
Since the launch of the Norman Foster Foundation in 2017, its mission has been to promote interdisciplinary thinking and research to help new generations to anticipate the future. In order to respond to the growing importance of urbanisation and its
Two British architects who have foundations in Spain were feted in the month of May: Norman Foster inaugurated the largest retrospective ever done on his work at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and David Chipperfield was awarded the Pritzker Prize at t
On view through 7 August at the Pompidou is the most complete exhibition ever put together on Norman Foster’s work and visionary attitude.
“In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator.” What the young Jean Cocteau wrote in relation to Les Six may well also apply to Norman Foster: after six decades of raising buildings all over the world, numerous master
60 Years of Invention
On view through 7 August at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is a journey through the six-decade career of Norman Foster. Taking up almost 2,200 square meters of floor space, the exhibition presents 130 projects of his through an unprecedented selection
The team at the Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid has been working together with an advisory board since April 2022 on a masterplan for Kharkiv, following a request from the Kharkiv Mayor to Lord Foster through the United Nations Economic Commission
Among all the Latin expressions that keep giving form to our languages, there is one in particular that has not lost an iota of applicability: panem et circenses. Coined by the poet Juvenal in referring to the peculiar political system of ancient Rom
Around 83% of global energy is generated by burning fossil fuels. So, the transition from our predominantly dirty production of energy to one which is clean is at the very heart of our combating global warming. There is also a moral dimension to the
In October 2020, as UN Patron for Cities, I launched the Forum of Mayors in Geneva. Nineteen months later, the world’s population has increased by 151 million. Most have ended up in cities. Why? Because cities offer more opportunities, wealth, libera
Just like Mr. Pump in Hergé’s cartoons, Norman Foster has a true passion for automobiles, a devotion which in his architecture has made him pursue beauty and high technology in equal shares. Making the world an accomplice in his vision, the British a
Foster in Bilbao
The extensive exhibition curated by Norman Foster at Bilbao’s Guggenheim celebrates the influence wielded by the automobile on modern culture.
Foster + Partners designed Dome-Home for the Goodwoof’s Barkitecture competition, which results in the Single Kennel Design Award. The canine event will take place on 28-29 May at Goodwood House in Chichester, southeast England. Bonhams will auction
Arquitectura Viva and its director, Luis Fernández-Galiano, understand and regret the discomfort caused by the series Conversations. Filmed between 2013 and 2018, this documentary series of Fundación Arquia, now being streamed on Netflix, was left un
On 28 April in New York, Foster took part in a UN General Assembly meeting on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda...
The renowned British architect wants to contribute to the Ukrainian city's reconstruction and is focused on developing a master blueprint. The British architect Lord Foster is drawing up plans for the “high-tech” post-war revival of Ukraine’s second
On view through 18 September at the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao is an exhibition curated by Norman Foster that throws light on the artistic facet of the automobile. ‘Motion: Autos, Art, Architecture’ considers affinities between technology and art, s
Jorge Sainz 1986-1990
Frédéric Migayrou
Paris 2023
Centre Pompidou - 272 Pages
Philip Jodidio Works and Networks
Boris Hamzeian From Pompidou to Beaubourg
Luis Fernández-Galiano Textos y dibujos
Jorge Sainz 1975-2020
Luis Fernández-Galiano
Madrid 2019
Fundación Arquia - 120 Pages
Foster + Partners
London 2019
Foster + Partners - 540 Pages
Carlos Solé Bravo El sueño de la casa tecnológica
José Manuel Ballester Norman Foster Foundation
Norman Foster
Madrid 2017
Norman Foster Foundation - 304 Pages
Elena Ochoa
Madrid 2013
Ivorypress Carré d'Art - 420 Pages
Deyan Sudjic A life in architecture
Deyan Sudjic Arquitectura y vida
Drawings, 1958-2008
Milan 2010
Abitare - 204 Pages
David Jenkins Works 4
Thomas Weaver Arquitecturas 1990-2002
David Jenkins
Múnich 2003
Prestel Publishers - 580 Pages
Hubert-Jan Hencket
Rotterdam 2002
Nai010 Publishers - 411 Pages
Norman Foster
Londres 2000
Weidenfeld & Nicolson - 256 Pages
Norman Foster David Jenkins
Múnich 2000
Prestel Publishers - 816 Pages
Martin Pawley A Global Architecture