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Norman Foster

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Also known as Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Norman Robert Foster, Lord Foster of Thames Bank, Sir Norman Foster, Nōman Fosutā, Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Baron Foster of Thames Bank Norman Foster

British architect (born 1935)

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Norman Robert Foster, born on 1935-06-01 in Stockport, is a British architect, politician, designer, and film actor. He holds the noble title of baron and is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Academy of Arts, Berlin, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. Foster was educated at the University of Manchester and Yale University.

His notable works include the Commerzbank Tower, Canary Wharf, Carré d'art, and Old City Hall. He is associated with the high-tech architecture movement. Foster has received the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Order of Merit, the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. He has been married to Wendy Cheesman and Elena Ochoa.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1935
Works
62

Top works

  • Norman Foster
  • Nōman Fosutā, 1964-1987
  • Norman Foster
  • Nōman Fosutā 1964-1987
  • Aeroporto di Stansted

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Film & TV

Acting · Manchester, England, UK

Known for

  • The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders — Self - Architect2019
  • Neutra: Survival Through Design — Self2019
  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Monumental Art — Self2018
  • Der Reichstag — Self2017
  • Harry Seidler: Modernist — An Exhilarating Retrospective of Seidler's Architectural Vision — Self2016
  • Eye of God — Self2012
  • Urbanized — Self2011
  • How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? — Self2010
  • Building the Gherkin — Self2005
  • Building Sights — Self - Presenter1988

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1935

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
423
Total plays
1,031

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology

    · 2015 · cited 29,082x

  2. Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities

    · 2000 · cited 23,005x

  3. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

    · 2001 · cited 18,612x

  4. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,760x

  5. The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis

    · 1988 · cited 15,808x

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Norman
Family name
Foster
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Stockport
Spouse
Elena Ochoa
Occupation
film actor
Educated at
Yale University
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
National Police Memorial
Noble title
baron
Field of work
architecture
Movement
high-tech architecture
Official website
www.normanfosterfoundation.org
Image
La alcaldesa abre el foro de Norman Foster sobre los retos de las ciudades (03) (cropped).jpg
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Commons category
Norman Foster
date of birth
1935-06-01
topic's main category
Category:Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
member of
Académie des beaux-arts
birth name
Norman Robert Foster
name in native language
Norman Foster
has works in the collection
Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design
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2020-01-01
P10632
Norman Foster
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Encyclopedic overview

Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (born 1 June 1935), is an English architect. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture, Lord Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. His firm, Foster + Partners, first founded in 1967 as Foster Associates, is the largest in the United Kingdom, and operates internationally. He also serves as president of the Norman Foster Foundation, established to "promote interdisciplinary thinking and research to help new generations of architects, designers and urbanists anticipate the future". The foundation, which opened in June 2017, is based in Madrid and operates globally. Foster received the Pritzker Prize in 2000.

Early life and education

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