The 2025 Norman Foster Solar Awards (NFSA)
Since 2010, Solar Agency Switzerland (SAS) has been organising the Norman Foster Solar Award (NFSA) to promote Plus Energy Buildings (PEB). The goal of this PEB Award to support architects and engineers according to the actual PEB level of technology in order to realise PEB possibly nationwide. The most creative architects, engineers and businessmen realise […]
The Norman Foster Foundation Supports The BRIT School
The Norman Foster Foundation Supports The BRIT School The Norman Foster Foundation (UK) is a proud supporter of The British Record Industry Trust (BRIT School), the United Kingdom’s leading Performing and Creative Arts school, based in Croydon, South London. As part of its commitment to fostering creativity and access to education, the Foundation funds the […]
The Norman Foster Foundation Announces the Partnership of the Norman Foster Institute with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Norman Foster Foundation announces the partnership of the Norman Foster Institute (NFI) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In its global ambition the NFI continues to expande its network of partners cities, informing urban areas around the world and contributing to global discurse. A key component of this knowledge exchange is the partnership […]
The Norman Foster Institute and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology has signed a Global Partnership
The Norman Foster Institute (NFI) has signed a partnership agreement with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Europe to expand collaboration in education and research, with a particular focus on sustainable cities and the future of urban environments. Under the new agreement, both institutions will explore opportunities for joint research and academic initiatives, including […]
The Norman Foster Foundation design for ZARA 50th Anniversary
The Norman Foster Foundation was invited by ZARA to participate in ZARA 50 Creators, a global initiative marking the brand’s 50th anniversary since its founding in A Coruña in 1975. The project brought together fifty internationally renowned creators from the fields of design, architecture and the arts, each invited to develop an exclusive piece that […]
Norman Foster Shares His Health Story in National Geographic Series by Bupa
Health Stories: Talking Through Cancer with Bupa Norman Foster shares his personal experience with cancer as part of Friends of Bupa, a collection of films featuring diverse Health Stories from individuals who open up about their journeys and help to normalise conversations around wellbeing. His film will appear alongside those of All Blacks rugby legends, climate […]
The Norman Foster Foundation launches a new volume in the Sketches series: Norman Foster Sketchbook Volume VI
This new volume in the Norman Foster Sketchbooks series marks the beginning of the twenty-first century, covering the five-year period 2001–2005. After the all-embracing Volume ‘zero’ (a selection of the entire period 1975–2020) and the subsequent five volumes (1975–1980; 1981–1985; 1986–1990, 1991–1995 and 1996–2000), this Volume VI includes nearly 300 illustrations taken from 72 sketchbooks. […]
Architecture and Technology Volume II: Cities in Climate Crisis
The second instalment of the Architecture and Technology series brings together a diverse collection of fifty-five lectures given at the Norman Foster Foundation between 2021 and 2023 by leading voices in the fields of sustainability, architecture, urbanism, energy, art and mobility. With an introductory chapter by Amory B. Lovins, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of the […]
The Norman Foster Foundation announces the publication of ‘Norman Foster Sketchbooks: Volume 0 1975 – 2020’
The Norman Foster Foundation presents a new edition of the initial volume of the Norman Foster Sketchbooks series. Originally published in 2020, the reprint is of great relevance for the readers to complete de five volumes collection. The Norman Foster Sketchbooks series was launched in 2020 with this volume—now reprinted—that contains a selection of over […]
The Norman Foster Foundation announces the 2025 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship
The Norman Foster Foundation are proud to share that project on the ‘hidden footprints of AI infrastructure’ has won the 2025 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship. The winner, Arham Khan of the Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies (India), was awarded the scholarship for his research proposal ‘Clouds Without Rain.’ ‘The judging panel was impressed […]