OPEN CALL: Robotics Atelier 2019
The Norman Foster Foundation is selecting ten students to be awarded a scholarship for the third edition of the Norman Foster Foundation Robotics Atelier, supported by the Rolex Institute. How will robots influence the future of design processes and the built environment? The Robotics Atelier 2019 will take place in Madrid, Spain, from 4 – […]
Winner of the thirteenth RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced
The 2019 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship has been awarded to Siti Nurafaf Ismail from the University of Malaya in Malaysia for her proposal ‘Architecture of Humility, which explores the role of the architect within community architecture in natural disaster zones. The RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship allows for a student of architecture […]
List of the selected scholars announced for the Summer Internship Programme 2019 at the Norman Foster Foundation
After careful consideration and reviewing all applications submitted, The Norman Foster Foundation Selection Committee, is proud to announce the following results: Norman Foster Foundation Education and Research Summer Interns – 2019 Mr Edward Catlin, Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America Ms Eesha Iqbal, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Ms Pinar Isik, Istanbul Technical […]
Leonardo Da Vinci, Imagining Futures
To mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo Da Vinci’s death, the Norman Foster Foundation, the Politecnico di Milano University, and the University of Cambridge present the joint initiative ‘Leonardo da Vinci, Imagining Futures.’ This academic project between some of the most prestigious European institutions will facilitate an interdisciplinary research network on a topic of great […]
Deploying the Archive, Yale University and the Norman Foster Foundation
The Norman Foster Foundation and Yale University present the first edition of their joint programme ‘Deploying the Archive’, mentored by Iñaqui Carnicero, Professor at Yale School of Architecture, Yale University and Co-Founder of Rica Studio, New Haven, CT, United States. This programme celebrates the potential contained within architectural archives and what makes them more than […]
Digital X Conversations – Now Online
Digital X is a collaboration between e-flux Architecture and the Norman Foster Foundation within the context of our 2019 educational programme, featuring conversations with the Digital X Workshop Academic Body: Amber Case, W. Daniel Hillis, Mary Lou Jepsen, Hasier Larrea, David Moinina Sengeh, Nicholas Negroponte and Ben Vickers. ‘Everything digital is at the same time […]
List of the selected scholars for the 2019 Model Making Summer Internship announced
The Norman Foster Foundation Selection Committee announces the following results after reviewing all submitted applications: Norman Foster Foundation Model Making Summer Interns – 2019 Mr Minghong Chu, ETSAM, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Ms Nidhi Gohel, SAL School of Architecture – SAL Technical Campus, Ahmedabad, India Ms Rachael Verdugo, ETSAM, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain […]
On Cities – Public Debates 2019
The second edition of the public debates On Cities took place on 28 May 2019. The 2019 edition focused on urban informal settlements. Professor Bettencourt, the Chair of the debates pointed out: ‘The world is urbanising fast. Most of this transformation, in terms of speed and scale, is occurring in Asia and Africa, where cities are struggling […]
OPEN CALL: Research Summer Internship Programme
The Norman Foster Foundation Internships provide students with the opportunity to be part of the Foundation’s team. The goal of these internships is to encourage students to discover more about the mission and objectives of the Foundation and to extend their knowledge in different fields. Interns will participate in the activities developed by the Education […]
OPEN CALL: Model Making Summer Internship Programme
The NFF Archive’s holdings span chronologically from the 1950s to the present. The collection relates to works. from Norman Foster’s student years at Manchester and Yale University; projects and proposals by the firms he founded (Team 4, Foster Associates, Sir Norman Foster and Partners and Foster + Partners); utopian proposals created with lifelong collaborators such […]