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{{Short description|British design, architecture, engineering and planning firm}} {{EngvarB|date=April 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = Foster and Partners | logo = Foster and partners.svg | image = Foster and Partners London Office.jpg | type = [[Private company|Private]] | genre = | predecessor = | foundation = {{start date and age|df=y|1967}} | founder = [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank| Norman Foster, Lord Foster of Thames Bank]], Founder and Executive Chairman | hq_location_city = [[London, England]] | hq_location_country = [[United Kingdom]] | locations = | area_served = International | key_people = {{ubl| Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman [[Spencer de Grey]], Senior Partner, Head of Design Stuart Latham, Managing Partner<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spocchia |first1=Gino |title=Would you work in Saudi Arabia? |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/would-you-work-in-saudi-arabia |access-date=4 December 2024 |work=Architect's Journal |date=29 April 2024 |quote=Stuart Latham, managing partner and senior executive partner at Foster + Partners, tells the AJ: ‘Saudi Arabia is rapidly opening up to the rest of the world}}</ref>}} | industry = [[Architecture]], [[engineering]], [[urban planning]] | products = | services = Architecture, Design, Industrial Design | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 1,900<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Dave |title=Fosters sees income break through £400m figure |url=https://www.building.co.uk/news/fosters-sees-income-break-through-400m-figure/5133098.article |access-date=4 December 2024 |work=Builders |date=2 December 2024}}</ref> | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|fosterandpartners.com}} | footnotes = }} '''Foster and Partners''' (also '''Foster + Partners''') is a British international [[architecture firm]] with its headquarters in [[London]], England. It was founded in 1967 by British architect and designer [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank|Norman Foster]]. The firm has been involved in the design of major projects around the world, including [[the Gherkin]] in London, the [[Luigi Einaudi]] university campus in [[Turin]], the [[Hearst Tower (Manhattan)|Hearst Tower]] in New York City,<ref name=FastCompany09>{{cite news |last1=Kuang |first1=Cliff |title=Norman Foster's No Good, Rotten, Very Bad Week |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1165458/norman-fosters-no-good-rotten-very-bad-week |access-date=7 September 2023 |work=Fast Company |date=13 February 2009}}</ref> the 1990s renovation of the [[Reichstag building|Reichstag]] in Berlin,<ref name=WaPo17>{{cite news |last1=Cohen de Lara |first1=Max |last2=Mulder van der Vegt |first2=David |title=These 5 architectural designs influence every legislature in the world — and tell you how each governs |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/03/04/these-5-designs-influence-every-legislature-in-the-world-and-tell-you-how-each-governs/ |access-date=29 November 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |issue=4 March2017 |date=}}</ref> the [[Millau Viaduct]] in France,<ref name=NYT23>{{cite news |last1=Nayeri |first1=Farah |title=Norman Foster Is Still Looking Upward |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/arts/design/norman-foster-centre-pompidou.html |access-date=7 September 2023 |work=New York Times |date=10 May 2023}}</ref> and [[Hong Kong International Airport]].<ref name=NYT19>{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Gillian |last2=Specia |first2=Megan |title=Hong Kong Airport, a City's Symbol of Pride, Is Now Its Hub of Unrest |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/world/asia/hong-kong-airport-protests.html |access-date=5 September 2023 |work=New York Times |date=13 August 2019}}</ref> In addition to architectural design, the firm's practice encompasses engineering<ref name="ArchNews21">{{cite news |last1=Hickman |first1=Matt |title=Foster + Partners sold to a Canadian private investment firm |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2021/10/foster-partners-sold-canadian-private-investment-firm/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=The Architect's Newspaper |date=11 October 2021}}</ref> and industrial design.<ref name=Wallpaper22>{{cite news |last1=Bertoli |first1=Rosa |title=Leading light: Foster + Partners' Industrial Design shines bright |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/design/leading-light-as-two-new-lamps-and-past-triumphs-go-on-show-in-london-foster-partners-industrial-design-department-is-still-shining-brightly |access-date=7 September 2023 |work=Wallpaper |date=30 August 2022}}</ref> As of 2021, the firm had approximately 1,500 employees in [[New York City]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Madrid]].<ref name="ArchNews21"/> The firm has won the [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]]<ref name="ArchDigest23">{{cite news |last1=Fazzare |first1=Elizabeth |title=Norman Foster Is More Invested in the Future Than Ever |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/architect-norman-foster-invested-future |access-date=7 September 2023 |work=Architectural Digest |date=12 May 2023}}</ref> and the [[Stirling Prize]].<ref name=CNN18>{{cite news |last1=Prisco |first1=Jacopo |title=Bloomberg's European HQ named UK's best new building |url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/riba-stirling-prize-winner-2018/index.html |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=CNN |date=10 October 2018}}</ref> By 2024, Foster + Partner earned more than half a billion dollars in fees.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Ian |date=2025-01-20 |title=Norman Foster’s Empire of Image Control |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/01/27/norman-foster-profile |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> 40% of Foster + Partner's fees were paid by clients in the Middle East.<ref name=":1" /> ==History== The firm was established by Norman Foster in 1967,<ref name="ArchDigest23"/> shortly after leaving his first studio, [[Team 4]].<ref name=dezeen23>{{cite news |last1=Ravenscroft |first1=Tom |title="There are a lot of dangerous myths" about sustainability says Norman Foster |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2023/01/19/norman-foster-sustainability-interview/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |work=dezeen |date=19 January 2023}}</ref> The firm was originally called '''Foster Associates''' before the name was changed to '''Sir Norman Foster + Partners''' and then '''Foster + Partners''' in 1999.<ref name=Guardian99>{{cite news |last1=Glancey |first1=Jonathan |title=The Guardian Profile: Sir Norman Foster, The Master Builder |work=The Guardian |date=2 January 1999}}</ref> The firm was chosen by [[Robert Sainsbury]] to design the [[Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts]], which was completed in 1978.<ref name=ArchitectMag16>{{cite news |last1=Rybczynski |first1=Witold |title=Biography of a Building |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/biography-of-a-building_o |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=Architect magazine |date=18 February 2016}}</ref> Located at the [[University of East Anglia]] in [[Norwich, England]],<ref name=Guardian18>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Rowan |title=Forty years of hi-tech: from the Sainsbury Centre to Apple Park |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/mar/18/superstructure-hi-tech-architecture-1960-1990-sainsbury-centre-for-visual-arts-uea-norman-foster |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=18 March 2018}}</ref> the 500 foot-long steel structure was designed to house the Sainsbury’s art collection, and was the firm’s first public building.<ref name=ArchitectMag16 /> In 1979, Foster + Partners won an international competition to design the new [[HSBC]] headquarters in [[Hong Kong]].<ref name=Dezeen19>{{cite news |last1=Astbury |first1=Jon |title=Norman Foster is high-tech architecture's international figurehead |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2019/11/11/norman-foster-high-tech-architecture/ |access-date=15 October 2024 |work=Dezeen |date=11 November 2019}}</ref> When the building was completed, it was the most expensive building in the world.<ref name=Dezeen19/> The firm was chosen to renovate the [[Reichstag building|Reichstag]] in Berlin after being selected in a design competition in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Douglass-Jamies |first1=David |title=AD Classics: New German Parliament, Reichstag / Foster + Partners |url=https://www.archdaily.com/775601/ad-classics-new-german-parliament-reichstag-foster-plus-partners |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=ArchDaily |date=2 November 2015}}</ref> The renovation was completed in 1999.<ref name=Dezeen19 /> Foster + Partners was selected to be architect of a new skyscraper in London to be built on the site of the [[Baltic Exchange (building)|Baltic Exchange building]], which had been heavily damaged by an IRA bomb in 1992.<ref name=BBC00>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/893161.stm |title='Erotic gherkin' for London skyline |publisher=BBC News |date=23 August 2000 |access-date=7 February 2010 |archive-date=9 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909130419/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/893161.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The building, known as 30 St Mary Axe or its nickname, “[[The Gherkin]],” was completed in 2004 for [[Swiss Re]].<ref name=BBC14>{{cite news |title=London's Gherkin sold to Brazilian billionaire |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-29988282 |access-date=21 November 2024 |work=BBC |date=10 November 2014}}</ref> In 2001, construction began on the Norman Foster-designed [[Millau Viaduct]] spanning the [[Gorges du Tarn|Tarn Gorge]] in southern France. The bridge was completed in 2004 and as of 2024 was the tallest bridge in the world.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Buckley |first1=Julia |title=How the world’s tallest bridge changed the map of Europe |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/millau-viaduct-tallest-bridge-construction/index.html |access-date=4 December 2024 |work=CNN |date=20 August 2024}}</ref> In 2007, the private equity company [[3i]] took a stake in the firm.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Architect Norman Foster sells stake to 3i|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/architect-norman-foster-sells-stake-to-3i-idUSL11173065/|website=Reuters|date=August 9, 2007|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> The firm was approached by [[Steve Jobs]] in 2009 to develop 75 acres in [[Cupertino, California]] into the new headquarters of Apple; Jobs consulted on the design until his death in 2011.<ref name=Wired17>{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Steven |title=Inside Apple's Insanely Great (or Just Insane) New Mothership |url=https://www.wired.com/2017/05/apple-park-new-silicon-valley-campus/ |access-date=15 October 2024 |work=Wired |date=16 May 2017}}</ref> The campus, known as [[Apple Park]], cost $5 billion and opened in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tibkin |first1=Shara |title=Apple Park: Normal people like you can now visit |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/apple-park-visitor-center-ar-augmented-reality-open-to-public/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=CNET |date=17 November 2017}}</ref> The practice regained complete ownership in June 2014, when the 140 partners bought it back from 3i.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rogers|first1=David|title=Foster's buys out private equity stake|url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/fosters-buys-out-private-equity-stake/5069471.article|website=[[Building Design]]|access-date=2 July 2014|date=1 July 2014}}</ref> In October 2021, a significant stake in the firm was bought for an undisclosed sum by a Canadian private investor, [[Jay S. Hennick|Hennick]] & Company, which became the single largest shareholder of the firm. Foster retains a controlling interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/breaking-news-foster-and-partners-sold-to-private-equity-firm/5114098.article|title=Breaking news: Foster & Partners sold to private equity firm|first=Elizabeth|last=Hopkirk|date=11 October 2021|publisher=Building Design Online|access-date=11 October 2021}}</ref> ==Notable projects== Notable projects ordered by year of completion and type: ===Masterplans=== * [[More London]], London, UK (1998–2000) * [[Duisburg Inner Harbour]], Germany (1991–2003) * [[Trafalgar Square]] redevelopment, London, UK (1996–2003) * [[Quartermile]], Edinburgh, Scotland (2001–) * [[Masdar City]], Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007–) * [[West Kowloon Cultural District]], Hong Kong (2009) * [[Thames Hub integrated infrastructure vision|Thames Hub]], UK (2011–) * [[Central Square, Cardiff]], Wales * [[Amaravati]], India (under construction)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/amaravati-masterplan|title=Amaravati Masterplan | Projects|website=fp-corporatewebsite-prod.azurewebsites.net}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2022}} ===Airports=== * [[Red Sea International Airport]], Tabuk, Saudi Arabia (2021–) * [[Techo Takhmao International Airport]], [[Phnom Penh]], Cambodia (2025) ===Bridges=== * [[Millau Viaduct]], the tallest bridge in the world (2004)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Millau Viaduct {{!}} Architecture Projects |url=http://fp-corporatewebsite-prod.azurewebsites.net/projects/millau-viaduct |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=fp-corporatewebsite-prod.azurewebsites.net |language=en}}</ref> * [[Årstabroarna#Western Årsta Bridge|Western Årsta Bridge]], Sweden (1994/2005) * [[Millennium Bridge (London)|Millennium Bridge]], London, UK (1998–2002) ===Government=== * [[Reichstag building]] redevelopment, Berlin, Germany (1999) * [[City Hall, Southwark|London City Hall]], UK (2002) * [[Supreme Court Building of Singapore|New Supreme Court Building]], Singapore (2015) * [[Palace of Peace and Reconciliation]], [[Astana]], Kazakhstan (2006)<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Curtis |first1=Simon |title=The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order |last2=Klaus |first2=Ian |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |isbn=9780300266900 |location=New Haven and London |publication-date=2024}}</ref>{{Rp|page=20}} * Buenos Aires City Hall (new headquarters), [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina<ref>{{cite news|title=Macri muda a Parque Patricios la sede de la jefatura de gobierno de la ciudad|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1676377-macri-muda-a-parque-patricios-la-sede-de-la-jefatura-de-gobierno-de-la-ciudad|language=es|author=Laura Rocha|website=La Nación|date=29 March 2014|access-date=29 March 2014|archive-date=18 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218130602/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1676377-macri-muda-a-parque-patricios-la-sede-de-la-jefatura-de-gobierno-de-la-ciudad|url-status=dead}}</ref> (2015) ===Cultural=== * [[Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts]], [[University of East Anglia]], [[Norwich]], UK (1978) * [[Clyde Auditorium]], part of the [[Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre]] complex, [[Glasgow]] (1997) * Sackler Galleries, [[Royal Academy of Arts]], London, UK (1985–1991) * [[Carré d'Art]], [[Nîmes]], France (1984–1993) * [[American Air Museum]], [[Imperial War Museum Duxford]], UK (1997) – [[Stirling Prize]] * [[Queen Elizabeth II Great Court]] redevelopment, [[British Museum]], London, UK (2000) * [[The Sage Gateshead]], Gateshead, UK (1997–2004) * The Zénith, [[Zénith de Saint-Étienne]], Saint-Étienne, France (2004–2007) * The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, [[Smithsonian Institution]], [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]], Washington, D.C., US (2004–2007) * [[Winspear Opera House]], Dallas, US (2003–2009) * Art of the Americas Wing, [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]], Boston, US (1999–2010) * [[Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center]], Astana, Kazakhstan (2006–2010)<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=20}} * [[Sperone Westwater Gallery]], New York City, US (2008–2010) * Extension to [[Lenbachhaus]] art museum, [[Munich]], Germany (2013) * [[OVO Hydro]], Glasgow, Scotland (2004–2013) * [[Datong]] Art Museum, China (2011–2022)<ref>{{cite web|title=Datong Art Museum opens to the public|url=https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2022/01/datong-art-museum-opens-to-the-public/|publisher=Foster + Partners|date=5 January 2022|accessdate=7 January 2022}}</ref> * [[Hall of Realms]], Madrid, Spain (2018–2021) ===Higher education=== * Kings Norton Library, [[Cranfield University]], UK (1994) * [[Faculty of Law, Cambridge]], [[Cambridge]], UK (1995) * [[The Robert Gordon University#The campus today|Faculty of Management]] (now known as Aberdeen Business School), [[The Robert Gordon University]], UK (1998) * [[Imperial College School of Medicine]], Sir Alexander Fleming Building, London, UK (1994–1998) * Center for Clinical Science Research, [[Stanford University]] Stanford, California, US (1995–2000) * [[British Library of Political and Economic Science]], [[London School of Economics]], London, UK (1993–2001) * [[Imperial College London]], Flowers Building, London, UK (1997–2001) * Faculty of Social Studies, [[University of Oxford]], UK (1996–2002) * [[James H. Clark Center]], Stanford, California, US (1999–2003) * [[Universiti Teknologi Petronas]], Tronoh, [[Perak]], Malaysia (2004) * [[Tanaka Business School]], renamed the [[Imperial College Business School]], London, UK (2004) * [[Free University of Berlin]], Berlin, Germany (2005) * [[Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy]], [[University of Toronto]], Toronto, Canada (2006) * Library, [[California State University Channel Islands]], [[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]], California, US (2000–2008) * [[Yale School of Management]], new campus, [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], US (2013)<ref>Design New Haven {{cite web |url=http://www.downtownnewhaven.blogspot.com/2008/12/lord-norman-foster-unveils-svelte-glass.html |title=Lord Norman Foster Unveils Svelte Glass Design for Yale School of Management |access-date=13 February 2009 |date=11 December 2008 |work=Design New Haven}}</ref> * [[Masdar Institute of Science and Technology]], [[Abu Dhabi]], UAE (2007–2015) * China Resources University, [[Shenzhen]], China (2011–2016) * [[Health Education Campus]] (HEC), [[Case Western Reserve University]], [[Cleveland Clinic]], [[Cleveland]], Ohio, US (2015–2019), location of the first U.S. [[2020 presidential debates|2020 Presidential Debate]] between [[Donald Trump]] and [[Joe Biden]]. * [[York University]], Toronto, Canada (2018) *[[ Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences]], [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]], 2009 ===Sport=== * [[Wembley Stadium]] reconstruction, London, UK (2007) * [[Lusail Iconic Stadium]], [[Lusail]], Qatar (2010) ===Transportation=== * [[Stansted Airport]], Uttlesford, UK (1991) * [[Metro Bilbao]], Spain (1997) – Line 2 (2004) * [[Hong Kong International Airport]], ''Chek Lap Kok'', Hong Kong (1998) * [[Canary Wharf tube station]], London, UK (1999) * [[Expo MRT station]], Singapore (2001) * [[Dresden Hauptbahnhof]] redevelopment, [[Dresden]], Germany (1997–2006) * [[Beijing Capital International Airport]], Beijing, China (2008) * [[Heathrow Terminal 2]], London, UK * [[Spaceport America]], [[New Mexico]], US (2005–2013) * Four railway stations for the [[Haramain High Speed Rail Project]], Saudi Arabia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2009/04/foster-partners-buro-happold-joint-venture-to-design-four-stations-for-new-haramain-high-speed-railway/|title=Foster + Partners + Buro Happold joint venture to design four stations for new Haramain High-speed Railway | Foster + Partners|first=Foster + Partners /|last=www.fosterandpartners.com|website=www.fosterandpartners.com}}</ref> * [[Kai Tak Cruise Terminal]], Hong Kong (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1843/Default.aspx|title=Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Hong Kong, 2010–2013|access-date=21 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011183642/http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1843/Default.aspx|archive-date=11 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Mexico City Texcoco Airport]], Mexico (projected 2020) * [[Slussenområdet]] redevelopment, [[Stockholm]], Sweden (projected 2022)<ref>{{cite web|title=Slussen Masterplan & Urban Design in collaboration with Berg Arkitektkontor|url=http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/slussen-masterplan/|access-date=18 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214184623/http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/slussen-masterplan/|archive-date=14 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Queen Alia International Airport]], [[Amman]], Jordan (2005–2013) * [[Thames Hub integrated infrastructure vision|Thames Hub]], UK (from 2011) * [[Thames Hub Airport]], UK (from 2013) * [[Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong|Ocean Terminal]] extension, Hong Kong * [[York University station]] – [[Line 1 Yonge–University#Toronto–York Spadina Subway Extension|TYSSE]], [[Vaughan, Ontario]]/[[Toronto]], Canada (2017) * [[Red Sea International Airport]], Hanak, Saudi Arabia (2023) * [[Tocumen International Airport]] Terminal 2, [[Panama City]], Panama (2023) * [https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/gadigal-and-barangaroo-stations-welcome-sydney-customers Gadigal and Barangaroo Metro stations], Sydney (2024) * [[Techo Takhmao International Airport]], [[Phnom Penh]], Cambodia (2025) * [[New Central Polish Airport|Solidarity Transport Hub or Central Communication/Transport Port]], [[Baranów, Grodzisk Mazowiecki County|Baranów]], Poland (2027) ===Office=== * [[Fred. Olsen Lines]] terminal, [[London Docklands]], UK (1971) * [[Willis Building, Ipswich]], UK (1971–1975) * [[HSBC Building (Hong Kong)|HSBC Tower]], Hong Kong (1986) * [[Commerzbank Tower]], Frankfurt, Germany (1997) * [[Citigroup Centre, London]], UK (1996–2000) * [[8 Canada Square]] (global headquarters of [[HSBC Group]], London, UK (1997–2002) * [[The Gherkin]], London, UK – [[Swiss Re]] headquarters (2004) – [[Stirling Prize]] * [[McLaren Technology Centre]], base for the [[McLaren]] Formula One team and McLaren Group, [[Woking]], UK (2004) * [[Deutsche Bank Place]], [[Sydney]] (1997–2005) * [[Hearst Tower (New York City)|Hearst Tower]], New York City, US (2006) * [[Willis Building (London)|Willis Building]], London, UK (2001–2007) * [[Torre Cepsa]], Madrid, Spain (2002–2009) * [[Principal Place]], [[Shoreditch]], London (2012–2016) – UK headquarters of [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] * [[Apple Park]] (corporate headquarters of [[Apple Inc.]]), [[Cupertino, California]], US (2013–2017) * [[Bloomberg London]] (European headquarters), London UK (2017) – Stirling Prize * [[Hankook]] Technoplex, [[Daejeon]], [[South Korea]] (2016-2020)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-20 |title=Hankook Tire, Central R+D Centre {{!}} Foster + Partners |url=https://www.archilovers.com/projects/193207/hankook-tire-central-r-d-centre.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Archilovers |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hankook Technoplex {{!}} Offices and Headquarters |url=http://fp-corporatewebsite-prod.azurewebsites.net/projects/hankook-technoplex |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=fp-corporatewebsite-prod.azurewebsites.net |language=en}}</ref> * [[Varso]] (the tallest building in Poland and in the [[European Union]]), Warsaw, Poland (2022) * [[425 Park Avenue]], New York City, US (2022) * {{Interlanguage link|Russian Copper Company|ru|Русская медная компания|WD=}} Headquarters, [[Yekaterinburg]], Russia (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Игорь Алтушкин: биография, личная жизнь, фонд, дети, РМК, Екатеринбург {{!}} BEGETON |url=https://begeton.com/blog/4788-igor-altushkin-biografiya-lichnaya-zhizn-fond-deti-rmk-ekaterinburg/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=begeton.com |language=ru |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527030117/https://begeton.com/blog/4788-igor-altushkin-biografiya-lichnaya-zhizn-fond-deti-rmk-ekaterinburg/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Алтушкин Игорь Алексеевич / "Компания". Биографии |url=https://ko.ru/biography/igor-altushkin/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=ko.ru |language=ru}}</ref> * [[DJI Sky City]] (DJI headquarter), [[Shenzhen]], China (2022) * [[MOL Campus]] (the tallest Building in [[Hungary]]), Budapest, Hungary (2022) ===Leisure=== * The Great Glasshouse, [[National Botanic Garden of Wales]], Wales, UK (1995–2000) * Elephant House, [[Copenhagen Zoo#Foster's Elephant House]], Copenhagen, Denmark (2002–2008) * [[Dolder Grand]] restoration, [[Zürich]], Switzerland (2002–2008) * Faustino Winery [[Bodegas Faustino]], [[Castilla y Leon]], Spain (2007–2010) * Le Dôme winery, [[Saint-Émilion]], France (−2021) * ME Hotel, [[ME by Meliá]], London, UK (2004–2013) * [[Murray Building|The Murray]], Hong Kong (2018)<ref>[https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/the-murray/ The Murray | Projects | Foster + Partners]. Fosterandpartners.com (2018). Retrieved 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2099895/top-world-architect-and-original-designer-involved-hotel Top architect Norman Foster transforms Hong Kong's colonial-era Murray Building into five-star hotel.] (26 June 2017). South China Morning Post.</ref> ===Mixed use=== * [[Albion Riverside]], London, UK (1998–2003) * [[Al Faisaliyah Center]], [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia (1994–2000) * [[The Index (Dubai)]], [[Dubai]], UAE (2010) * [[The Troika (Kuala Lumpur)|The Troika]], Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2004–2011) * [[The Bow (Calgary)|The Bow]], Calgary, Canada (2005–2013) * [[Central Market Project]], Abu Dhabi, UAE (2006–2013) * [[One Central Park]], Sydney, Australia (2012–2013) * [[2 World Trade Center]] (formerly [[200 Greenwich Street]]), New York City, US (completion date not set yet) * [[CityCenterDC]], Washington, D.C., US * [[Crystal Island (building project)|Crystal Island]], Moscow, Russia (completion date not set yet) * [[Hermitage Plaza]], [[La Défense]], Paris, France (from 2008) * [[India Tower]], [[Mumbai]], India (cancelled) * [[Oceanwide Center]], San Francisco, US (predicted completion date 2021) * [[Comcast Technology Center]], Philadelphia, US (completed 2018) * [[VietinBank Business Center Office Tower]], [[Hanoi]], Vietnam (predicted completion date 2017) * [[Principal Place]] (including [[Principal Tower]]), London, UK (2017) * [[Battersea Power Station]] Phase 3, London, UK (under construction)<ref>{{cite web | title= Superstar Architects Gehry and Foster to design Battersea Power Station's High Street |date=22 October 2013 |url=http://www.primeresi.com/superstar-architects-gehry-and-foster-to-design-battersea-power-stations-high-street/24772/ | access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref> * [[The One (Toronto)|The One]], Toronto, Canada (projected 2024) ===Residential=== *The Murezzan, [[St Moritz]], Switzerland (2003–2007)<ref>[http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/the-murezzan/ The Murezzan | Projects | Foster + Partners]. Fosterandpartners.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.</ref> *Regent Place, Sydney, Australia (2003–2007)<ref>[http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/regent-place/ Regent Place | Projects | Foster + Partners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828025224/http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/regent-place |date=28 August 2017 }}. Fosterandpartners.com (19 June 2003). Retrieved 23 June 2014.</ref> * Jameson House, Vancouver, Canada (2004–2011)<ref>[http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/jameson-house/ Jameson House | Projects | Foster + Partners]. Fosterandpartners.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.</ref> * The Aleph, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2006–2013)<ref>[http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/the-aleph/ The Aleph | Projects | Foster + Partners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818001342/http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/the-aleph |date=18 August 2017 }}. Fosterandpartners.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.</ref> * Anfa Place, [[Casablanca]], Morocco (2007–2013)<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.fosterandpartners.com |first=Foster + Partners / |title=Anfa Place {{!}} Foster + Partners |url=https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/anfa-place/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=www.fosterandpartners.com |language=en}}</ref> * Faena House, [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], US<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.fosterandpartners.com |first=Foster + Partners / |title=Faena House {{!}} Foster + Partners |url=https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/faena-house/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=www.fosterandpartners.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.faenahotelanduniverse.com/en/miami|title=Faena | Miami|date=8 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208015844/http://www.faenahotelanduniverse.com/en/miami|archive-date=8 December 2012}}</ref> * [[The Towers by Foster + Partners]], Miami, US (2016) * Arcoris Mont Kiara, Malaysia (projected 2016) * [[100 East 53rd Street]] (formerly 610 Lexington Avenue), New York City, US (2019)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hughes|first1=C.J.|title=An Architect Gets Busy|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/realestate/norman-foster-enjoys-a-new-york-moment.html|work=The New York Times|date=25 July 2014}}</ref> * [[50 United Nations Plaza]], New York City, US (2015)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/turtle-bay-united-nations/50-united-nations-plaza/review/54732 |newspaper=City Realty |title=Review of 50 United Nations Plaza, 50 UN Plaza between East 46th Street & East 47th Street |last=Horsely |first=Carter |access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> * Ocean Tower, Mumbai, India (projected 2022) * [[The Estate Makati]], [[Makati]], [[Philippines]] (projected 2023) ===Retail=== * [[Apple Store]], Chicago, US (2017) ===Current=== * [[BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House]], Cardiff, Wales * [[Amaravati]], India (under construction) * [[270 Park Avenue (2021–present)|270 Park Avenue redevelopment]], New York, United States (under construction) * [[Transamerica Pyramid]], San Francisco, United States (renovation)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Roland |title=S.F.'s Transamerica Pyramid is getting a $250 million redesign, the biggest in its 50-year history|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/The-Transamerica-Pyramid-is-getting-the-biggest-17021701.php|access-date=3 April 2022 |work=SF Chronicle |date=22 March 2022}}</ref> ===Selected works=== <gallery mode="packed" heights="125"> File:LSE large.jpg|The [[British Library of Political and Economic Science]] File:Hong Kong International Airport.jpg|The futuristic interior roof of [[Hong Kong International Airport]] File:Foster - Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters Ipswich.jpg|The [[Willis Building (Ipswich)|Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters]] in [[Ipswich]] was one of Foster's earliest commissions after founding [[Foster Associates]]. File:British Museum Great Court roof.jpg|The [[tessellation|tessellated]] glass roof of the [[British Museum]]'s [[Queen Elizabeth II Great Court|Great Court]]. File:London Wembley.jpg|The new [[Wembley Stadium]] in London: one of the most controversial projects that Foster + Partners have been involved in.<ref>International Herald Tribune {{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/31/sports/world.php|title=Roundup: Wembley Opening Delayed Until 2007|access-date=13 February 2009|date=1 April 2006|work=International Herald Tribune|archive-date=28 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428003209/https://www.nytimes.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> File:30 St Mary Axe, 'Gherkin'.JPG|[[30 St Mary Axe]], one of London's most popular new buildings.<ref>BBC News {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3750102.stm|title=Building Prize for 'Icon Gherkin'|access-date=13 February 2009|date=16 October 2004|work=BBC News}}</ref> File:Reichstag Berlin P10100333.JPG|The reconstruction of the [[Reichstag building]] File:Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.jpg|[[Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts]] File:TateMilleniumStPauls GS.jpg|[[Millennium Bridge, London]] File:HK HSBC Main Building 2008.jpg|[[HSBC Building (Hong Kong)|HSBC building in Hong Kong]] File:City Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1774997.jpg|[[City Hall, Southwark|London City Hall]] File:Bloomberg European Headquarters, London.jpg|[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] European Headquarters, London File:Aerial view of Apple Park dllu.jpg|[[Apple Park]] File:Apple Store The Grove.jpg|Interior of the [[Apple Store]] in [[Los Angeles]], California </gallery> == Awards == * 1998 [[RIBA Stirling Prize]] for ''Imperial War Museum'' * 2000 [[Gold Medal (National Eisteddfod of Wales)|Welsh National Eisteddfod Gold Medal]] for the Great Glasshouse, [[National Botanic Garden of Wales]]<ref>[https://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/english/about-us/our-history/winners/gold-medal-for-architecture/ Gold Medal for Architecture] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729215002/http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/english/about-us/our-history/winners/gold-medal-for-architecture/ |date=29 July 2014 }}, The National Eisteddfod of Wales.</ref> * [[MIPIM AR Future Projects Award#2003|2003 MIPIM AR Future Projects Award, Grand Prix]] for ''Swiss Re'' * 2004 [[RIBA Stirling Prize]] for ''Swiss Re'' * [[RIBA European Award#2007|2007 RIBA European Award]] for ''Dresden Station Redevelopment'' * [[RIBA International Award#2007|2007 RIBA International Award]] for ''Hearst Tower'' * 2007 [[Aga Khan Award for Architecture]] for University of Technology Petronas * 2008 [[LEAF Award#2008|2008 LEAF Award]] for ''Beijing Airport Terminal 3'' * 2009 [[RIBA European Award#2009|RIBA European Award]] for ''Zenith'' * 2009 [[RIBA International Award#2009|2009 RIBA International Award]] for ''Beijing Airport Terminal 3'' * In June 2011, The Index Tower was the recipient of the 2011 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa award by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat * 2010 [[RIBA International Award]] for [[Winspear Opera House]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.e-architect.com/awards/riba-awards-2010|title=RIBA Awards 2010 – Buildings, Architects|date=15 January 2010|website=e-architect}}</ref> * 2011 [[RIBA International Award]] for [[Masdar Institute]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.e-architect.com/awards/riba-international-awards-2011|title=RIBA International Awards 2011 Buildings|first=Adrian|last=Welch|date=19 May 2011|website=e-architect}}</ref> * 2011 [[RIBA International Award]] for [[Boston Museum of Fine Arts]]<ref name="auto"/> * 2013 [[RIBA International Award]] for ''Faena Aleph Residences''<ref>[http://www.architecture.com/NewsAndPress/News/RIBANews/News/2013/Winnersofthe2013RIBAInternationalAwardsawardsforarchitecturalexcellenceannounced.aspx 'Winners of the 2013 RIBA International Awards awards for architectural excellence announced.'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626190059/http://www.architecture.com/NewsAndPress/News/RIBANews/News/2013/Winnersofthe2013RIBAInternationalAwardsawardsforarchitecturalexcellenceannounced.aspx |date=26 June 2013 }}, ''Architecture.com''</ref> * 2013 [[RIBA International Award]] [[Central Market Project]] * 2013 RIBA Award 7 More London [[More London]] * 2013 Best Bar, [[Restaurant & Bar Design Awards]] for ''Atrium Champagne Bar'', London, UK * 2014 [[RIBA International Award]] for ''Marseille Vieux Port''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.e-architect.com/awards/riba-awards-2014|title=RIBA Awards 2014, Winning Buildings|first=David|last=McManus|date=20 June 2014|website=e-architect}}</ref> * 2016 [[RIBA International Award]] for ''Buenos Aires Ciudad Casa de Gobierno''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-international-awards/riba-international-prize-2016|title=RIBA International Prize 2016|website=www.architecture.com|access-date=20 July 2020|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604170652/https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-international-awards/riba-international-prize-2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2017 [[RIBA National Award]] for ''Maggie's at the Robert Parfett Building''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-national-awards/riba-national-awards-2017|title=RIBA National Awards 2017|website=www.architecture.com}}</ref> * 2018 RIBA Awards for International Excellence for Xiao Jing Wan University<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-international-awards/riba-international-awards-2018/2018/xiao-jing-wan-university|title=Xiao Jing Wan University|website=www.architecture.com}}</ref> * 2018 [[Stirling Prize]] for [[Bloomberg London]], UK * World Winners [[Prix Versailles|Prix Versailles 2018]] ==Criticism== In June 2008, ''[[The Guardian]]'' criticized real estate development in a pristine seacoast area in [[Bulgaria]], which was under [[Natura 2000|EU environmental protection]]. The paper cited environmentalists' concerns over the impact of the planned 15,000-inhabitant resort facilities. The Bulgarian partner Georgi Stanishev, is the brother of [[Sergey Stanishev]], who served as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria between 2005 and 2009 and is also the Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/jul/14/greenbuilding.climatechange|title=Bulgarian eco town 'the biggest mistake of Norman Foster's career', say protesters|author=Kate Connolly | location=London|work=The Guardian|date=14 July 2008}}</ref> == See also == * [[List of architecture firms]] * [[List of architects]] * [[Mouzhan Majidi]] * [[Richard Rogers]] * [[Roy Fleetwood]] * [[SkyCycle (proposed transport project)]] == References == {{reflist}} == External links == {{commons category|Foster and Partners}} * {{official|https://www.fosterandpartners.com/}} * {{archINFORM|arch|52696}} * [http://www.archidust.com/Home/brand_details/Foster--Partners-488 Foster + Partners publications] at Archidust {{Stirling Prize winners}} {{Authority control}} <!-- Don't add anything after this line unless you're drafting a disambiguation page or article to replace the redirect. --> {{DEFAULTSORT:Foster And Partners}} [[Category:Architecture firms based in London]] [[Category:Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank]] [[Category:Foster and Partners buildings|•]] [[Category:Stirling Prize laureates]] [[Category:Welsh Eisteddfod Gold Medal winners]] [[Category:Design companies established in 1967]] [[Category:1967 establishments in England]] [[Category:3i Group companies]] [[Category:Compasso d'Oro Award recipients]]
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