Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
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Born | Norman Robert Foster 1 June 1935 |
Alma mater | University of Manchester Yale University |
Occupation | Architect |
Spouses | Begum Sabiha Rumani Malik
(m. 1991; div. 1995)Elena Fernández-Ferreiro López de Ochoa (m. 1996) |
Children | 5 |
Awards | |
Projects | American Air Museum at the Imperial War Museum Duxford |
Website | www |
Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank,
Early life and education
Norman Robert Foster was born in 1935 in Reddish, two miles (3.2 km) north of Stockport, then a part of Lancashire. He was the only child of Robert and Lilian Foster (née Smith). The family moved to Levenshulme, near Manchester, where they lived in poverty.[3][4] His father was a machine painter at the Metropolitan-Vickers works in Trafford Park, which influenced Norman to take up engineering, design, and, ultimately, architecture.[5][6] His mother worked in a local bakery.[7] Foster's parents were diligent and hard workers who often had neighbours and family members look after her son, which Foster later believed restricted his relationship with his mother and father.[8]
Foster attended
In 1956 Foster began study at the
Career
1960s–1980s
In 1963, Foster returned to the UK and established his own architectural firm
Foster Associates concentrated on industrial buildings until 1969, when the practice worked on the administrative and leisure centre for
In 1981, Foster received a commission for the construction of a new terminal building at London's
Foster gained a reputation for designing office buildings. In the 1980s he designed the
1990s–present
Foster was assigned the brief for a development on the site of the Baltic Exchange, which had been damaged beyond repair by an IRA bomb, in the 1990s. Foster + Partners submitted a plan for a 385-metre-tall (1,263 ft) skyscraper, the
By then, Foster's style had evolved from its earlier sophisticated, machine-influenced high-tech vision into a more sharp-edged modernity. In 2004, Foster designed the
Foster worked with Steve Jobs from about 2009 until Jobs' death to design the Apple offices, Apple Campus 2 (now called Apple Park), in Cupertino, California, US. Apple's board and staff continued to work with Foster as the design was completed and the construction in progress.[30] The circular building was opened to employees in April 2017, six years after Jobs died in 2011.[30][31]
In January 2007, the
Foster currently sits on the board of trustees at architectural charity Article 25 who design, construct and manage innovative, safe, sustainable buildings in some of the most inhospitable and unstable regions of the world. He has also been on the Board of Trustees of The Architecture Foundation. Foster believes that attracting young talent is essential, and is proud that the average age of people working for Foster and Partners is 32, just like it was in 1967.[20]
In May 2022, it was announced that Foster would help plan reconstruction in Ukraine after the end of the
Personal life
Family
Foster has been married three times. His first wife,
Health
In the 2000s, Foster was diagnosed with
Honours
Foster was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1990 Birthday Honours, and thereby granted the title Sir.[39] He was appointed to the Order of Merit (OM) in 1997.[40] In the 1999 Birthday Honours, Foster's elevation to the peerage was announced and he was raised to the peerage as Baron Foster of Thames Bank, of Reddish in the County of Greater Manchester in July.[41][42]
Foster was elected an
Recognition
Foster received The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in 2007 to honour his contributions to the advancement of tall buildings.[47]
He was awarded the
Works
Arms
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See also
References
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- American Academy of Achievement.
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- ^ Sudjic 2010, p. 39.
- ^ Sudjic 2010, p. 40.
- ^ "Norman Foster: Building the future". BBC News. 9 May 2000. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
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- ^ a b Glancey, Jonathan (6 October 1996). "Reaching for the sky". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Norman Foster backs campaign to save Bourn Mill". BBC News Online. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b c How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster? Archived 4 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Sternstunde Kultur, Schweizer Fernsehen, 4 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Norman Foster - 1999 Laureate - Biography" (PDF). The Pritzker Architecture Prize. 1999. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Samuel Brackett Theatre – The Project". Foster + Partners. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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- ^ a b Levy, Steven (16 May 2017). "One More Thing: Inside Apple's Insanely Great (or Just Insane) New Mothership". Wired. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Why Steve Jobs Tapped Norman Foster to Design Apple's Future HQ". Bloomberg News. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Hamilton, Fiona (21 January 2007). "Foster puts £500m firm up for sale". The Times. London.
- ^ Carré d'Art, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Anagramme Ed., 2008, p. 134
- ^ "Star architect Foster to help plan Ukraine reconstruction". Reuters. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Norman Foster: Man of steel". The Independent. 9 September 2006. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b Barber, Timothy (24 May 2017). "Lord Foster: 'I'm like a hamster on a treadmill. I'm always moving, I never stop". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b Glancey, Jonathan (29 June 2010). "Norman Foster at 75: Norman's conquests". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Mark, Laura (27 April 2016). "Exclusive building study: Maggie's Manchester by Foster + Partners". Architects Journal. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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- ^ "2007 Lynn S. Beedle Award Winner". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "The Tenth Award Cycle 2005–2007". The Aga Khan Development Network. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Petronas University of Technology receives 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture". Foster + Partners. 9 April 2007. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "2017 Summit Highlights Photo: Awards Council member Lord Jacob Rothschild presents the Golden Plate Award to British architect Lord Norman Foster". Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "New faces on Sgt Pepper album cover for artist Peter Blake's 80th birthday". The Guardian. 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Sir Peter Blake's new Beatles' Sgt Pepper's album cover". BBC News. 8 November 2016.
- ISBN 9781999767051.
Bibliography
- Sudjic, Deyan (2010). Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture. Weidenfeld. ISBN 978-0-297-85868-3.
Documentaries
- How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster? (dir. Carlos Carcass and Norberto Lopez Amado, 2010, 78 minutes)
- Striving for Simplicity (Producer: Marc-Christoph Wagner, Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2015, 41 minutes)
External links
- Foster + Partners official website
- Lord Norman Robert Foster at Structurae
- Interview with Norman Foster(video)
- Foster's projects on the map
- TED Talks: Norman Foster's green agenda at TED in 2007
- [1] Norman Foster Foundation website
- Portraits of Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank at the National Portrait Gallery, London