Norman foster famous buildings in england
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Norman Foster in 15 architectural projects
He is responsible for the Vieux Port in Marseille, the Millau Viaduct, the Gherkin in London, the HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong, the Carré d’Art in Nîmes, the Beijing Airport, Apple Park in Cupertino, the Reichstag in Berlin: always him!
The main representative of the « High Tech » trend with Richard Rogers (Centre Pompidou), Norman Foster and his agency Foster + Partners have changed modern architecture on a global scale for nearly sixty years. Airports, transport networks, skyscrapers, company headquarters, works of art, museums… For each project, Lord Norman Foster combines a futuristic utopia with a high level of understanding of the environment and the context.
From 10 May, the Centre Pompidou is devoting a major retrospective to the architect in the building that was one of the first manifestos of the High Tech movement. The programme includes drawings, sketches, original models, dioramas, cars and plan
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10 Famous works of Norman Foster (Manchester, June 1, 1935)
Born in Manchester, Norman Foster is considered one of the most famous exponent of modern architecture. He was raised in a humble family with few aspirations, his mother, Lilian Smith, a waitress and his father, Robert Foster, owner of a pawn shop, a situation that dis not prevented him of climbing higher and undertaking in life.
He studied architecture and urbanism (1961) at the University of Manchester, where he won the Henry Fellowship and achieved a master’s degree in architecture at Yale University. This conjuncture allows him to leave the English borders, bringing with him an awakening that allowed him to break out his frustration and open up a new horizon.
When he came back from America, he became associated with Rogers, Cheesman and Woltoncon, with whom he started his first projects under the signature of Team 4. This helped him to gain reputation through some small contracts, which allowed him to become inde
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Norman Foster Iconic British Architect
Who is Norman Foster?
A renowned British architect, born in a North West working-class town, Stockport. Norman Foster designs buildings that are influenced bygd his passion for motorsports, his love of steel and glass, and his time serving in the RAF.
Foster’s childhood
Norman Foster was born in 1935, in Stockport, nära Manchester. He lived in a damp, cramped terraced house with his parents. His father managed a pawnbroker, and his mum worked as a waitress. When speaking of his parents, he has said “my parents worked and worked… they worked so hard that I wasn’t really able to get to know them.” Not an uncommon story for working-class families in the North West.
The start of Foster’s education
Foster won a place at a private high school when he was a child, bygd writing an essay. The topic of his essay was about a racing duel in Nürburgring (a German race track), after his love for motorsports.
When he was 16, he left education and bec