The Norman Foster Foundation announces the winners of the Kharkiv Housing Challenge Architecture Competition to improve housing and residential neighbourhoods
In April 2022, as a consequence of the conflict in Ukraine and in the context of the United Nations Forum of Mayors, the Mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, asked Norman Foster to lead the masterplan for the reconstruction of the city. The Norman Foster Foundation then brought together the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe […]
The Norman Foster Foundation at Redeia’s Sustainability Days
Yesterday, Diego López Urruchi, Associate Director of the Architecture and Technology Unit at the Norman Foster Foundation, took part in Redeia’s Sustainability Days. He was part of a roundtable discussion on Architecture and Sustainability which also included Marta Vall-Llosera, President, Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos de España (CSCAE), Madrid, Spain, and Alba Méndez, […]
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 Institute’s 2024 Master on Sustainable Cities, organised by the Norman Foster Foundation in collaboration with the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, has been recognised with the ‘Best Sustainable Actions 2024’ award by Sustainability Day 24 for its social and environmental impact. The award ceremony was held at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte […]
The Norman Foster Foundation Press presents ‘Unrealised Projects’, by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Norman Foster
The Norman Foster Foundation Press presents ‘Unrealised Projects’, the latest instalment in the Norman Foster Foundation’s Conversation Series, featuring an interview by Hans Ulrich Obrist with Norman Foster on the topic of his unrealised projects, a recurring theme of exploration in Obrist’s career. The conversation, conducted in 2019, has been carefully transcribed and edited into […]
Norman Foster at the 2024 UN Forum of Mayors
On Monday 30 September 2024, Norman Foster, President of the Norman Foster Foundation, gave the keynote speech to the UN Forum of Mayors as their elected Advocate. He also opened the exhibition of the UN project for Ukrainian cities devoted to the development of the masterplans for Kharkiv and Mykolaiv. Lord Foster discussed the future […]
Norman Foster Foundation Sustainability Public Debates
The fourth edition of the Norman Foster Foundation’s Public Debates on Sustainability took place on Tuesday 24 September 2024 in partnership with Rolex. The event highlighted five exemplary cases of success in sustainable urban development. These debates aimed to inspire and educate by showcasing how forward-thinking planning and design can lead to lasting, positive impacts […]
The ‘Vertical City’ exhibition at Transamerica Pyramid
The Vertical City, a new exhibition of tall buildings by Norman Foster, opened on Friday at the newly refurbished Transamerica Pyramid. The skyscraper is emblematic of the modern-age city and is a reminder that the city is arguably civilisation’s greatest invention. A vertical community, well served by public transport, can be a model of sustainability, […]
The Norman Foster Foundation Press presents ‘Norman Foster. Visual Record’
The Norman Foster Foundation Press presents ‘Norman Foster. Visual Record’, a look through Norman Foster’s very own lens. This new release offers a selection of 135 slides, captured on 35mm film by Norman Foster between 1961 and 2000. These images feature Foster’s many interests and passions: the arts, design, machines, locomotives, aircraft, cars, cityscapes and, […]
Kharkiv Freedom Square Revival | Heritage Competition
As part of the new Masterplan for Kharkiv, the Norman Foster Foundation, in collaboration with the Kharkiv City Council, UNECE, Arup, and a group of local and international professionals, is launching an international competition to reimagine the heart of the city and create a new landmark. This initiative invites innovative design solutions for two pivotal […]
The Essential Homes Research Project has been awarded the International Architecture Award presented by the Chicago Athenaeum
The Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim have received the International Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum for the Essential Homes Research Project. The Essential Homes Research Project is a prototype installation presented during 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale as part of the Time Space Existence exhibition, aimed at showcasing architectural and material solutions to provide secure, […]