Norman Foster

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

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Norman Foster is a renowned British architect born in 1935 who is known for designing iconic modern buildings and structures around the world. His work matters because he has significantly influenced contemporary architecture through his innovative designs and has become one of the most celebrated and influential architects of his era.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1935
Works: 62

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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

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Article

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