3. Norman Foster
Lord Foster of Thames Bank
Foster + Partners
LIS 587
Lisa Shamchuk
4. Norman Foster: The Man
1935 - born in Manchester
1956 - left the Royal Air Force
1961 - graduated from the Manchester University
School of Architecture and City Planning
1963 - finished a Master’s Degree in Architecture
from Yale University
1963 - set up Team 4 Architects
1967 - founded Foster + Partners
5. Norman Foster: The Man
Won over 150 Awards
Numerous Honorary
Degrees from
universities around the
world
1990 Knighthood
1998/2004 Stirling
Prize
1999 Life Peerage
1999 Pritzker Prize
2006/2008 Most
Admired Architect (AJ
100)
2007 Aga Khan Award
for Architecture
6. Foster + Partners
Global practice
Over 1250 team
members assigned
to 7 teams
80+ Projects in over
50 countries
Received over 470
awards and citations
Won more than 86
competitions
7. Foster + Partners: Philosophy
“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. Foster + Partners: Philosophy.
July 7, 2009 <http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Data/Philosophy.aspx>
16. Design Elements - “Elegant Modernism”
Strength of size
Curved lines
Open planned
Use of natural light
Wide range of building
materials
Attention to detail
17. Design Elements - Social Focus
Flexible space
Aims to create
localized
communities
Transportation
Workplaces
Shops
Parks
Recreation
18. Design Elements - Sustainability
Green power: wind and
solar
Energy saving measures
Natural ventilation
Improved indoor air
quality
Renewal building
materials
Water conservation
Norman Foster’s Green Agenda: Ted Talks
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/norman_foster_s_green_agenda.html
19. A Final Thought…
“The best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the
elements that separately comprise and inform the character of
a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow
it to function; its ecology; the quality of natural light the
symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the
skyline or the streetscape; the ways we move through or
around it. Above all, I believe that architecture is rooted in the
needs of people - material and spiritual, measurable and
intangible. It must have the ability to transcend function, to add
beauty as well as value, to lift the spirits, to move us in some
way.”
Norman Foster
(p.17)
Foster + Partners. Catalogue: Fosters + Partners. London: Prestel, 2008.
20. References
Cuito, Aurora, ed. Foster and Partners. Dusseldorf: TeNeues, 2002.
Foster + Partners. Catalogue: Fosters + Partners. London: Prestel, 2008.
Foster + Partners. Foster + Partners. July 7, 2009
<http://www.fosterandpartners.com>.
Foster + Partners. Foster + Partners: Philosophy. July 7, 2009
<http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Data/Philosophy.aspx>.
"Foster and Partners." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. June 8, 2009, Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc. July 7 2009.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_and_Partners>.
From Here To Modernity. Architects: Sir Norman (Lord) Foster. July 7, 2009
<http://www.open2.net/modernity/4_9_frame.htm/>.
"Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
7 July 2009, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. July 7 2009.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster,_Baron_Foster_of_Thames_Bank>.
“Norman Foster’s Green Agenda.” TED: Ideas Worth Spreading. July 10, 2009
<http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/norman_foster_s_green_agenda.html>
"Norman Foster," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2009. July 7, 2009
<http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_701702056/norman_foster.html>