arch. norman foster
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Arch. Norman Robert Foster
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“The best architecture comes from all the synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise a building…”
- Norman Foster
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BIOGRAPHY
• Born in June 1, 1935 in Reddish, Stockport• Graduated from Manchester University School of
Architecture in 1961• Received Master’s Degree in Architecture at Yale
University• Formed a firm named Team 4 in 1963• Founder of Foster + Partners, which is founded in London
in 1967• Project offices in more than 20 countries.• Received 470 awards for excellence and has won
more than 86 international and national competitions.
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NOTABLE RECOGNITIONS
• Received AIA Gold Medal in 1994
• Won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1999
• Won the Stirling Prize twice in 1998 & 2004
• Received the The Lynn S. Beedle Life Time Achievement Award in 2007
• Received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2008
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Design Philosophy
“Technology is part of civilization and being anti-technology would be like declaring war on architecture and civilization itself. If I can get carried away with some passion about poetry of the light in one of my projects, then I can also, in the same vein, enjoy the poetry of the hydraulic engineering.”
-Norman Foster
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“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: Philosophy
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MAJOR CONSTRUCTIONS
Willis Faber & Dumas Headquarters, Ipswich, England (1974)
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Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, England (1977)
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Renault Distribution Centre, Swindon, England (1982)
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Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong (1986)
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Stansted Airport Building, England (1991)
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Carré d'Art, Nîmes, France (1993)
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Chek Lap Kok Airport, Hong Kong (1998)
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Reighstag Building, Berlin, Germany (1999)
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The Millennium Bridge, London, England (2000)
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British Museum Great Court, London, England (2001)
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London City Hall, London, England (2002)
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30 St. Mary Axe AKA Swiss Re Building, London, England (2004)
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Millau Viaduct, France (2004)
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DESIGN ELEMENTS -
ELEMENT MODERNISM• Strength of size• Curved lines• Open planned• Use of natural light• Wide range of building
materials• Attention to detail
Jameson House, Vancouver, Canada
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DESIGN ELEMENTS -
SOCIAL FOCUS• Flexible space• Aims to create
localized communities– Transportation–Workplaces– Shops– Parks– Recreation
Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center,Astana, Kazakhstan
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DESIGN ELEMENTS -
SUSTAINABILITY• Green power: wind and
solar• Energy saving measures• Natural ventilation• Improved indoor air
quality• Renewal building
materials• Water conservation
McLaren Technology Centre,Surrey, England
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“As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which isessentially unknown..”
- Arch. Norman Foster
Prepared by: G.M. Tiempo