The Norman Foster Institute announces the Academic Body for its programme on Sustainable Cities
The Norman Foster Institute (NFI) today announced the Academic Body that will lead its Programme on Sustainable Cities starting in Madrid in January 2024. The NFI is a centre dedicated to promoting a sustainable and visionary approach to the development of cities worldwide. Led by Norman Foster, President of the Norman Foster Foundation, and Kent […]
The Norman Foster Institute unveils more information about its first academic programme
The Norman Foster Institute’s Programme on Sustainable Cities will combine practical on-site experience with academic input from the Norman Foster Foundation’s network of international experts. The course begins with tools and skills that can be used to address wide-ranging issues of cities. These could be applicable to cities all over the world, as well as informal settlements […]
Cosmos | Norman Foster Foundation & Tecno
The Norman Foster Foundation is pleased to present Cosmos, a new collaboration between Tecno and the Norman Foster Foundation which shows the first stage in development of a system for a wide range of applications. The Cosmos table and furniture system, produced by Tecno, has evolved from a materials research programme by the Norman Foster […]
Launch of the Norman Foster Institute to improve the quality of life in cities worldwide
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 challenges, we embark upon a new initiative, the Norman Foster Institute. The Norman Foster Institute, […]
RIBA opens 2023 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for applications
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today (Thursday 2 June 2023) opened applications for the 2023 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship. The scholarship seeks to reward one outstanding architecture student and fund their travel to research the sustainable survival of cities and towns. The RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship offers one scholarship of £7,000 […]
Essential Homes Research Project by the Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim unveiled in Venice
The Essential Homes Research Project by the Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim was inaugurated in Venice, at the Time Space Existence Exhibition, at the occasion of 2023 Biennale of Architecture launch. In this partnership the Norman Foster Foundation designed the housing concept to meet essential human needs, providing safety, comfort and wellbeing for people in […]
Taschen publishes a monograph of Norman Foster’s career
With a career spanning across continents and over six decades, the work of architect Norman Foster is nothing short of extraordinary. His creative innovation and holistic approach have made him one of the world’s most influential and well-known architects. From the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, to the Reichstag in Berlin, the enclosed court […]
Largest Norman Foster retrospective at Centre Pompidou, Paris. 10 May – 7 August 2023
The largest retrospective spanning the entire oeuvre of Norman Foster’s work over the last six decades is open at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Covering nearly 2,200 square-metres, the exhibition reviews the different periods of the architect’s work, highlighting seminal projects, such as the headquarters of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (Hong Kong, 1979-1986), […]
The Norman Foster Foundation presents ‘Norman Foster. Sketchbooks Volume III · 1986 – 1990’
The Norman Foster Foundation announces the publication of the next installment in the Norman Foster Sketchbooks series; Volume III · 1986-1990. Edited by Jorge Sainz, this generously illustrated publication offers a broad overview of the contents of Norman Foster’s sketchbooks, held in the Foundation’s Archive. First appearing in 2020, the synopsis volume of the series […]
Healthy Cities | Public Debates
The first edition of the Public Debates on Healthy Cities of the Norman Foster Foundation supported by Sanitas took place on Tuesday 18 April 2023. It explored the different urban and civic actions to strengthen, regenerate and revitalise healthy cities. The main challenge of the 21st century is to ensure that society evolves and grows […]