The Great Court (British Museum)

Norman FosterLord Foster of Thames Bank

Foster + Partners

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Lisa Shamchuk

Norman Foster: The Man

1935 - born in Manchester1956 - left the Royal Air Force1961 - 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 Architects1967 - founded Foster + Partners

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

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

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>

Commercial Office Buildings

Restoration Projects

Airports

Transportation

Tall Buildings

Urban Infrastructure

Educational/Cultural Buildings

Educational/Cultural Buildings

Design Elements - “Elegant Modernism”

Strength of size Curved lines Open planned Use of natural light

Wide range of building materials

Attention to detail

Design Elements - Social Focus

Flexible space Aims to create localized communities Transportation Workplaces Shops Parks Recreation

Design Elements - Sustainability

Green power: wind and solar

Energy saving measures

Natural ventilation Improved indoor air quality

Renewal building materials

Water conservationNorman Foster’s Green Agenda: Ted Talks http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/norman_foster_s_green_agenda.html

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.

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