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This flexible system organizes the ensemble by means of a geometric grid inspired by the current domes. The proposal consists of a modular terminal, a system of raised platforms, and a minimum intervention on the old passenger terminal…
As part of the Venice Architecture Biennale, which runs until November 26 under the theme ‘Laboratories of the Future,’' the Essential Homes Research Project addresses the debate on universal access to essential housing. The result of a collaboration
A scheme drawn up by Norman Foster for the company Familia Martínez Zabala – which runs six wineries: Faustino, Campillo, Portia, Marqués de Vitoria, Valcarlos, Condesa de Leganza – has been unveiled. He previously carried out a design for Bodegas Po
Foster + Partners had designed a vertiport to be built beside Dubai International Airport (DXB). Developed in collaboration with Skyports Intfrastructure, the terminal will be on a raised roof to facilitate take-off and landing for electric aircraft.
Norman Foster’s firm has been announced the winner of the competition to design the King Salman International Airport in the Saudi Arabian capital. It is expected to be one of the biggest airports in the world, covering an area of approximately 57 sq
Norman Foster’s firm – in collaboration with Buro Happold – has won the competition to design the new CPK (Centralny Port Komunikacyjny) airport between the Polish cities of Warsaw and Lodz. Their proposal seeks a balance between operational efficien
The 308-meter-tall office tower 50 Hudson Yards officially opened in Manhattan. The carefully planning of the minimized core and the section gives the flexibility needed to create new reconfigurations, with spaces free for columns and generous ceilin
In the Nanshan District of southwest Shenzhen, in southeastern China, two towers of 44 and 40 floors rise from podiums surrounded with vegetation. The new headquarters of the robotics company DJI, specialized in drone technology, presents cantileveri
This research and visitor center is devoted to the marine environment and the challenges of conserving the hábitats of the Red Sea. Located in the Triple Bay Marina at Amaala, the scheme of coral forms perforated with skylights is wrapped in prefabri
Lusail Stadium, centerpiece of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, officially opened on 9 September with the Lusail Super Cup final between the winners of the professional leagues of Saudi Arabia and Egypt – Al Hilal SFC and Zamalek, respectively. Designed by F
Ombú, developed by Acciona, is the project to recover a Neo-Mudéjar industrial warehouse in Madrid, originally built in 1905 by Luis de Landecho. The historic envelope and the load-bearing structure that supports the pitched steel trusses have been p
In Sharq, the financial district of the city of Kuwait, this 300-meter-tall skyscraper by Foster+Partners uses passive and active measures to keep its water and energy consumption low. Through a combination of structural innovation and energy efficie
This retrofit project breathes new life into a historic industrial building in Madrid, creating a sustainable exemplar of building reuse and revitalizing the surrounding area. With over 10,000 square meters of new office space, the project unifies a
The firm of Norman Foster has unveiled its project for a 45-floor building in Manila. It will contain 43 luxury whole-floor apartments, about 550 square meters apiece, with vistas of the surroundings optimized. Adapted to Philippine vernacular archit
The investment bank and financial services holding company’s headquarters at 270 Park Avenue in Manhattan will, says Foster + Partners, be “New York City’s largest all-electric skyscraper with net zero operational emissions and will be 100% powered b
The firm of Norman Foster has built the new Datong Art Museum. On the outside, the building is like an erupting landscape. Only the upper part is visible, with a steel-clad roof rendered in earthy tones. Embedding the museum onto the square reduced i
Located close to the Canal de la Robine, a museum rises like a temple consecrated to the Roman heritage of a city which was an important node in the network of roads of Gaul. The main spaces are organized in a single level on a plinth, under the prot
The proposals for new transport models are presented in a building of careened forms with a laminated skin of reflecting stainless steel that prevents overheating...
The design unveiled by the British architect Norman Foster shows a desire for it to respectfully blend in with the gently rolling hills around. The tarracotta-tiled vaulted roof presents a timber structure with a 40-meter...
Foster+Partners’ first commission in Chile involves regenerating an existing mid-20th-century textile factory in the heart of Santiago. It will be part of a new mixed-use urban quarter. The masterplan extends onto an adjacent site, towards the plant’
In the heart of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem stands this research facility for the scientific exploration of the brain. The upper three levels are shaded by an aluminum screen with patterns representing drawings by the Spanish neuroscientist Sa
Crowned by a large roof, the office building designed by the British firm led by Norman Foster for PGA Tour recently opened beside the Ponte Vedra Sawgrass golf club in Florida. The three-story building is arranged around a central atrium, maximizing
Close to the airport, 10 kilometers from the center of Sharjah, stands this two-floor building by the British firm Foster + Partners. Overhangs 15 meters wide shade the facades against the sun, and aluminum lattices varying in density filter solar ra
The Norman Foster Foundation (NFF) presents the ‘On Climate Crisis’ Masterclass Series, a collection of video presentations delivered by ten outstanding experts in the fields of architecture, urbanism, landscape architecture, urban law, politics, and
Since the launch of the Norman Foster Foundation in 2017, its mission has been to promote interdisciplinary thinking and research to help new generations to anticipate the future. In order to respond to the growing importance of urbanisation and its
Two British architects who have foundations in Spain were feted in the month of May: Norman Foster inaugurated the largest retrospective ever done on his work at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and David Chipperfield was awarded the Pritzker Prize at t
On view through 7 August at the Pompidou is the most complete exhibition ever put together on Norman Foster’s work and visionary attitude.
“In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator.” What the young Jean Cocteau wrote in relation to Les Six may well also apply to Norman Foster: after six decades of raising buildings all over the world, numerous master
60 Years of Invention
On view through 7 August at the Centre Pompidou in Paris is a journey through the six-decade career of Norman Foster. Taking up almost 2,200 square meters of floor space, the exhibition presents 130 projects of his through an unprecedented selection
The team at the Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid has been working together with an advisory board since April 2022 on a masterplan for Kharkiv, following a request from the Kharkiv Mayor to Lord Foster through the United Nations Economic Commission
Among all the Latin expressions that keep giving form to our languages, there is one in particular that has not lost an iota of applicability: panem et circenses. Coined by the poet Juvenal in referring to the peculiar political system of ancient Rom
Around 83% of global energy is generated by burning fossil fuels. So, the transition from our predominantly dirty production of energy to one which is clean is at the very heart of our combating global warming. There is also a moral dimension to the
In October 2020, as UN Patron for Cities, I launched the Forum of Mayors in Geneva. Nineteen months later, the world’s population has increased by 151 million. Most have ended up in cities. Why? Because cities offer more opportunities, wealth, libera
Just like Mr. Pump in Hergé’s cartoons, Norman Foster has a true passion for automobiles, a devotion which in his architecture has made him pursue beauty and high technology in equal shares. Making the world an accomplice in his vision, the British a
Foster in Bilbao
The extensive exhibition curated by Norman Foster at Bilbao’s Guggenheim celebrates the influence wielded by the automobile on modern culture.
Foster + Partners designed Dome-Home for the Goodwoof’s Barkitecture competition, which results in the Single Kennel Design Award. The canine event will take place on 28-29 May at Goodwood House in Chichester, southeast England. Bonhams will auction
Arquitectura Viva and its director, Luis Fernández-Galiano, understand and regret the discomfort caused by the series Conversations. Filmed between 2013 and 2018, this documentary series of Fundación Arquia, now being streamed on Netflix, was left un
On 28 April in New York, Foster took part in a UN General Assembly meeting on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda...
The renowned British architect wants to contribute to the Ukrainian city's reconstruction and is focused on developing a master blueprint. The British architect Lord Foster is drawing up plans for the “high-tech” post-war revival of Ukraine’s second
On view through 18 September at the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao is an exhibition curated by Norman Foster that throws light on the artistic facet of the automobile. ‘Motion: Autos, Art, Architecture’ considers affinities between technology and art, s
Lord Norman Foster, the 86-year-old architect, is mostly known for things that don’t move: grand, iconic edifices such as the Gherkin and the British Museum’s Great Court in London, the Reichstag in Berlin and the Apple Park campus in California, com
The work goes up for sale on March 1 in London. The ‘anonymous’ seller of a prized trophy painting by Francis Bacon going to auction next month at Christie’s has been identified: Norman Foster... Exclusive: Artnet News Has Identified the Seller of a
Before they became the property of liberal states – that is, before they became ‘modern’ – museums were simply collections: clutters of artistic objects which sometimes reflected the exquisite tastes of a prince, lord, or dilettante, but always had a
I am so deeply saddened by the loss of my oldest and closest friend, Richard Rogers. Over the time since we met, almost exactly sixty years ago as students at Yale University, Richard has been a kindred spirit. In a first of its kind, we collaborate
Boris Hamzeian From Pompidou to Beaubourg
Luis Fernández-Galiano Textos y dibujos
Jorge Sainz 1975-2020
Luis Fernández-Galiano
Madrid 2019
Fundación Arquia - 120 Pages
Foster + Partners
London 2019
Foster + Partners - 540 Pages
Carlos Solé Bravo El sueño de la casa tecnológica
José Manuel Ballester Norman Foster Foundation
Norman Foster
Madrid 2017
Norman Foster Foundation - 304 Pages
Elena Ochoa
Madrid 2013
Ivorypress Carré d'Art - 420 Pages
Deyan Sudjic A life in architecture
Deyan Sudjic Arquitectura y vida
Drawings, 1958-2008
Milan 2010
Abitare - 204 Pages
David Jenkins Works 4
Thomas Weaver Arquitecturas 1990-2002
David Jenkins
Múnich 2003
Prestel Publishers - 580 Pages
Hubert-Jan Hencket
Rotterdam 2002
Nai010 Publishers - 411 Pages
Norman Foster
Londres 2000
Weidenfeld & Nicolson - 256 Pages
Norman Foster David Jenkins
Múnich 2000
Prestel Publishers - 816 Pages
Martin Pawley A Global Architecture