In Conversation: Edmund de Waal, Elena Ochoa Foster and Hans Ulrich Obrist discuss archives at Ivorypress

The Norman Foster Institute and Health Partner Bupa hold Health Week

The Norman Foster Foundation participates in the 12th Bloomberg CityLab

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Gateway to Venice’s Waterway receives the BIG SEE Architecture Award 2026

Norman Foster Foundation receives the Architecture Award at the IV Madrid Open Cities Awards

Essential Homes recognised by Architectural Digest Spain for its sustainable and socially driven design

The Norman Foster Institute Inaugurates the 2026 Edition of its Master’s Programme on Sustainable Cities in Madrid

The Norman Foster Foundation publishes Healthy Cities Public Debates

Lord Norman R. Foster Scholarship Fund 2025-2026 at Yale School of Architecture

Commencement Ceremony of the Norman Foster Institute’s Class of 2025

Norman Foster President of the Norman Foster Foundation invested as Doctor Honoris Causa by the Autonomous University of Madrid

Norman Foster Foundation Presents Its Industrialised Construction System at the “IN IN” Symposium in Milan

The 2025 Norman Foster Solar Awards (NFSA)

The Norman Foster Foundation Supports The BRIT School

The Norman Foster Foundation Announces the Partnership of the Norman Foster Institute with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Norman Foster Institute and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology has signed a Global Partnership

The Norman Foster Foundation design for ZARA 50th Anniversary

Norman Foster Shares His Health Story in National Geographic Series by Bupa

The Norman Foster Foundation launches a new volume in the Sketches series: Norman Foster Sketchbook Volume VI

Architecture and Technology Volume II: Cities in Climate Crisis

The Norman Foster Foundation announces the publication of ‘Norman Foster Sketchbooks: Volume 0 1975 – 2020’

The Norman Foster Foundation announces the 2025 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship

‘Healthy Cities’ Public Debates 2025

‘Towards a More Equal Future’, an exhibition by the Norman Foster Foundation, presented at the 24th Triennale Milano International Exhibition

The Norman Foster Foundation Team and Porsche present 'Gateway' at the Biennale Architettura 2025

The Norman Foster Institute is now accepting applications for its 2026 Master’s Programme on Sustainable Cities

‘Towards a More Equal Future’, an exhibition by the Norman Foster Foundation, to be presented during the 24th Triennale Milano International Exhibition

The Norman Foster Institute team visits Freetown, one of the pilot cities for this year’s Master’s Programme on Sustainable Cities

Lina Ghotmeh—Architecture has been selected to redesign the British Museum's Western Range galleries

The Norman Foster Institute team visits Freetown, one of the pilot cities for this year’s Master’s Programme on Sustainable Cities

The Norman Foster Institute team visits Melilla, one of the pilot cities for this year's Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities

The Norman Foster Foundation joins Porsche’s ‘The Art of Dreams’ initiative with a collaboration to be presented during the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

The Norman Foster Institute presents the 'Bilbao Social Boosters' project at Bilbao City Hall

Kharkiv Masterplan—Housing Pilot Project Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2024–2025

The Norman Foster Institute’s 2025 Master’s Programme on Sustainable Cities officially begins in Madrid

Kharkiv Freedom Square Revival | Competition Results

Awardee of 2024-2025 Lord Norman R. Foster Scholarship Fund Announced

The Norman Foster Foundation announces the publication of 'Norman Foster Sketchbooks: Volume V 1996 – 2000'

Norman Foster International Guest Editor of Domus magazine in 2024

Norman Foster Institute Commencement Ceremony 2024

The 2024 Norman Foster Solar Awards (NFSA) at the Swiss Solar Prize Ceremony

The WING display case, designed by Norman Foster with Goppion, has been selected for the ADI Design Index 2023

The Norman Foster Foundation announces the winners of the Kharkiv Housing Challenge Architecture Competition to improve housing and residential neighbourhoods

The Norman Foster Foundation at Redeia's Sustainability Days

The Norman Foster Institute’s 2024 Master on Sustainable Cities has been recognised with the ‘Best Sustainable Actions 2024’ award by Sustainability Day 24

The Norman Foster Foundation Press presents 'Unrealised Projects', by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Norman Foster

Norman Foster at the 2024 UN Forum of Mayors

Norman Foster Foundation Sustainability Public Debates

The 'Vertical City' exhibition at Transamerica Pyramid

The Norman Foster Foundation Press presents 'Norman Foster. Visual Record'

Kharkiv Freedom Square Revival | Heritage Competition

The Essential Homes Research Project has been awarded the International Architecture Award presented by the Chicago Athenaeum

Save the Date 24 September | Norman Foster Foundation Sustainability Public Debates

Winner of the 2024 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced

The Essential Homes Research Project at the 2024 Green Good Design Awards

Norman Foster at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

Essential Homes Research Project at the 2024 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

Ron Rappaport passes away

The Essential Homes Research Project awarded at the Architizer Awards

'Healthy Cities' Public Debates

KHARKIV HOUSING CHALLENGE | International competition to improve housing and residential neighbourhoods

‘Future Positive’, an exhibition at Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA)

The Norman Foster Foundation and Tecno present Cosmos at Milan Design Week 2024

'The Vertical City' Exhibition in New York

The 2023 Norman Foster Solar Awards (NFSA) at the Swiss Solar Prize Ceremony

The Norman Foster Institute is now accepting applications for its 2025 Programme on Sustainable Cities

The Norman Foster Foundation launches the first installment of a new series of publications: 'Mandates for Sustainable Cities: Writings Series Volume I'.

The Norman Foster Foundation presents ‘On Climate Crisis Masterclass Series Volume III'

Norman Foster Institute | ‘Cities Beyond Earth’ Public Debates

The Norman Foster Institute officially opens in Madrid

Save the Date | Norman Foster Institute's 'Cities Beyond Earth' Public Debates

‘Future Archives’ Conversation Series Volume II | ‘On Archives’ Masterclass Series Volume II

Norman Foster Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies at COP28

Norman Foster Foundation and Bupa at COP28

Essential Homes Research Project Receives 2023 Global Architecture Design Award

The Norman Foster Foundation and Bupa join forces to create healthy and climate-resilient cities

Norman Foster invited to be guest editor for 10 issues of Domus magazine in 2024

'Norman Foster. Sketchbooks · Volume IV 1991 – 1995' | Norman Foster and Jorge Sainz

Public Debates on Sustainability

The Norman Foster Foundation and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid sign an agreement to offer a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Cities

Save the Date | Public Debates on Sustainability

The Norman Foster Foundation collaborates with Instituto Cervantes and Tourspain in its exhibition 'Arquitectura y Vino'

Norman Foster at the third Forum of Mayors, UNECE

The Norman Foster Foundation Team at the United Nations Climate Week

New Research Fellow supported by Rolex Institute

New Research Fellow supported by GS Energy

New Research Fellow supported by Suzan Sabancı

New Research Fellow supported by David and Nina Fialkow

New Research Fellow supported by BYD

OPEN CALL | Sustainability Workshop 2023

Natalia Olivera is appointed as Head of Model Making at the Norman Foster Foundation

Diego Tobalina is appointed as Head of Innovation and Design at the Norman Foster Foundation

Irene Martín is appointed as Head of Research at the Norman Foster Foundation

Application Deadline approaching for the Norman Foster Institute's Programme On Sustainable Cities

Winner of the 2023 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced

The Norman Foster Institute team visits Athens, one of the pilot cities of the Programme On Sustainable Cities

Diego López is appointed as Co-head of Architecture and Technology at the Norman Foster Foundation

Alberto Cendoya is appointed as Co-head of Architecture and Technology at the Norman Foster Foundation

Esperanza Pino is appointed as Head of International Relations at the Norman Foster Foundation

The Norman Foster Institute team visits San Marino, one of the pilot cities of the Programme On Sustainable Cities

The Norman Foster Foundation presents 'On Climate Crisis' Masterclass Series

The Norman Foster Institute announces the three pilot cities of its Programme on Sustainable Cities

The Norman Foster Institute announces the Academic Body for its programme on Sustainable Cities

The Norman Foster Institute unveils more information about its first academic programme

Cosmos | Norman Foster Foundation & Tecno

Launch of the Norman Foster Institute to improve the quality of life in cities worldwide

RIBA opens 2023 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for applications

Essential Homes Research Project by the Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim unveiled in Venice

Taschen publishes a monograph of Norman Foster’s career

Largest Norman Foster retrospective at Centre Pompidou, Paris. 10 May - 7 August 2023

The Norman Foster Foundation presents 'Norman Foster. Sketchbooks Volume III · 1986 – 1990'

Healthy Cities | Public Debates

Save the Date | Public Debates on Healthy Cities

The Board of Trustees appoints a new Advisory Board member

Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim to unveil Essential Homes Research Project at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

Largest Norman Foster retrospective to be held at Centre Pompidou, Paris. 10 May - 7 August 2023

Nuclear Now! - Norman Foster in conversation with Joshua Goldstein

Alicia Valdivieso is appointed as Head of Archives, Publications and Exhibitions at the Norman Foster Foundation

Kharkiv Masterplan

The 2022 Norman Foster Solar Awards (NFSA) at the Swiss Solar Prize Ceremony

Fall 2022 Visiting Professorship at Yale University Awarded to Brigitte Shim

The Norman Foster Foundation and Sanitas join forces to contribute to creating more sustainable and healthier cities

OPEN CALL | Energy Workshop 2023

Norman Foster. Sketchbooks Volume II · 1981 – 1985

Cities: Affordable Housing | Public Debates

Joode Umweni, winner of the sixth Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture

Save the Date | Cities: Affordable Housing - Public Debates

The Norman Foster Foundation co-hosts the MIT City Science Summit on Hyper-LOCAL Solutions to GLOBAL Challenges

The Board of Trustees appoints a new Advisory Board member

Sustainability 2022 - Public Debates

Learning from Foster’s Archive - Architecture Week

Norman Foster launches UN San Marino Declaration

Technoscape | The Architecture of Engineers

Save the date | Sustainability - Public Debates

OPEN CALL | Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop 2022

Norman Foster: A tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II

Winner of the 2022 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced

OPEN CALL: Sustainability Workshop 2022

Norman Foster: A tribute to Marcus Fairs

Shelters - Public Debates

Shelters - Public Debates 2022

The Norman Foster Foundation presents the ‘Future of Archives’ Conversations Series

Lord Foster at the United Nations General Assembly in New York

Energy - Public Debates 2022

Meeting between Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Lord Foster

Energy - Public Debates 2022

RIBA opens 2022 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for applications

OPEN CALL: Shelters Workshop 2022

OPEN CALL: Energy Workshop 2022

New Research Fellow supported by Suzan Sabancı

New Research Fellow supported by GS Energy

New Research Fellow supported by David and Nina Fialkow

Motion. Autos, Art, Architecture

Iolo Rees, winner of the fifth Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture

Fall/Winter 2021 Visiting Professorship at Yale University Awarded to Caroline Bos

The Norman Foster Foundation presents the ‘Future of Cities’ Conversations Series

Re-materializing Housing - Public Debates 2021

Norman Foster Foundation Re-materializing Housing Workshop

Norman Foster in a dialogue with John Kerry at the Climate Breakfast with Mayors

The Norman Foster Foundation is now a member of ICAM

Climate Breakfast with Mayors: A dialogue with Norman Foster and John Kerry

Norman Foster. Sketchbooks Volume I 1975 – 1980

Sustainability - Public Debates 2021

Norman Foster Foundation Sustainability Workshop

List of the selected scholars for 2021 Sustainability Workshop announced

The Norman Foster Foundation presents ‘On Archives’ Masterclass Series

Shukhov. The Formula of Architecture

Winner of the 2021 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced

Norman Foster has designed the logo of the 2022 Forum of Mayors in collaboration with the Norman Foster Foundation team

The Norman Foster Foundation receives the 2018 Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts

OPEN CALL: Sustainability Workshop 2021

The Board of Trustees appoints a new Advisory Board member

UNECE recognises the Norman Foster Foundation as a Centre of Excellence

The Norman Foster Foundation presents ‘On Cities’ Masterclass Series

RIBA opens 2021 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for applications

Revisiting the Autonomous House: A collaborative project between Buckminster Fuller and Norman Foster

Through the Archive, a collaboration with the Bartlett School of Architecture

Norman Foundation Presents its First Two Publications of 2021

MLE Award for Architecture

New BYD Mobility Innovation Fellow

Norman Foster Sketchbooks 1975-2020

The 2020 Norman Foster Solar Awards (NFSA) at the 30th Swiss Solar Prize Ceremony

Jatin Naru, winner of the fourth Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture

Otl Aicher. Metro Bilbao. Architecture and Landscape at the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

Fall/Winter 2020 Visiting Professorship at Yale University Awarded to Hitoshi Abe

Norman Foster in MIT Media Lab Event "The Power of Without"

Norman Foster addresses the first United Nations Forum of Mayors in Geneva

Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy

Architecture on Screen 2020 – A cinema series curated by the Norman Foster Foundation

Buckminster Fuller at Espacio Fundación Telefónica in Madrid

It’s Urgent! - curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist

Dymaxion #4 arrives to Madrid

New Research Fellow supported by the Ford Foundation

New Research Fellow supported by Lisa and Richard Cashin

New Research Fellow supported by the Rolex Institute

New Research Fellow supported by David and Nina Fialkow

New Research Fellow supported by the Crankstart Foundation

Winner of the 2020 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced