Over the last 50 years, Norman Foster’s integrated design approach has had a profound influence on the urban landscape. It has led to numerous international awards including the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1999, and the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2004.
Norman Foster is the founder and executive chairman of Foster + Partners, a global studio for architecture, urbanism and design, rooted in sustainability.
Foster + Partner’s portfolio of over 400 projects around the world include the globally recognized 30 St Mary Axe (fondly known as the Gherkin), the world’s tallest road in Millau, France, and the world’s largest airport in Beijing, China.
The principles of sustainability are integral to Foster + Partner’s work: designing buildings that run at a fraction of current energy requirements, or urban quarters that can support thriving communities, improving the quality of life in a city for all.
Foster + Partner’s portfolio of over 400 projects around the world include the globally recognized 30 St Mary Axe (fondly known as the Gherkin), the world’s tallest road in Millau, France, and the world’s largest airport in Beijing, China.
Foster + Partners collaborated with WV Coscolluela Architects of the Philippines to help realize their vision of The Estate Makati.
Every project starts with fresh thinking and extensive research into the 'local DNA'; leading to a solution that is tailor-made to both site and user, and audited against global standards.
The best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow it to work; the ecology of the building…Successful architecture addresses all these things and many more
past works
Hong Kong International Airport
A 6-mile-long massive underwater tunnel, 22 miles of highways, and under-decker speed rails along with the construction of one of the largest and most advanced airports, the project’s extensiveness cannot be denied.
