norman foster
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This presentation was created for a facilities planning class and discusses Norman Foster, his work, accomplishments and design elements.TRANSCRIPT
The Great Court (British Museum)
Norman FosterLord Foster of Thames Bank
Foster + Partners
LIS 587
Lisa Shamchuk
Norman Foster: The Man
1935 - born in Manchester1956 - left the Royal Air Force1961 - graduated from the Manchester University School of Architecture and City Planning
1963 - finished a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Yale University
1963 - set up Team 4 Architects1967 - founded Foster + Partners
Norman Foster: The Man Won over 150 Awards
Numerous Honorary Degrees from universities around the world
1990 Knighthood 1998/2004 Stirling Prize
1999 Life Peerage 1999 Pritzker Prize 2006/2008 Most Admired Architect (AJ 100)
2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Foster + Partners Global practice Over 1250 team members assigned to 7 teams
80+ Projects in over 50 countries
Received over 470 awards and citations
Won more than 86 competitions
Foster + Partners: Philosophy
“Foster + Partners has always been guided by a belief that the quality of our surroundings has a direct influence on the quality of our lives, whether that is in the workplace, at home or in the public realm.”
Foster + Partners. Foster + Partners: Philosophy. July 7, 2009 <http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Data/Philosophy.aspx>
Commercial Office Buildings
Restoration Projects
Airports
Transportation
Tall Buildings
Urban Infrastructure
Educational/Cultural Buildings
Educational/Cultural Buildings
Design Elements - “Elegant Modernism”
Strength of size Curved lines Open planned Use of natural light
Wide range of building materials
Attention to detail
Design Elements - Social Focus
Flexible space Aims to create localized communities Transportation Workplaces Shops Parks Recreation
Design Elements - Sustainability
Green power: wind and solar
Energy saving measures
Natural ventilation Improved indoor air quality
Renewal building materials
Water conservationNorman Foster’s Green Agenda: Ted Talks http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/norman_foster_s_green_agenda.html
A Final Thought…
“The best architecture comes from a synthesis of all the elements that separately comprise and inform the character of a building: the structure that holds it up; the services that allow it to function; its ecology; the quality of natural light the symbolism of the form; the relationship of the building to the skyline or the streetscape; the ways we move through or around it. Above all, I believe that architecture is rooted in the needs of people - material and spiritual, measurable and intangible. It must have the ability to transcend function, to add beauty as well as value, to lift the spirits, to move us in some way.”
Norman Foster(p.17)
Foster + Partners. Catalogue: Fosters + Partners. London: Prestel, 2008.
References Cuito, Aurora, ed. Foster and Partners. Dusseldorf: TeNeues, 2002. Foster + Partners. Catalogue: Fosters + Partners. London: Prestel, 2008. Foster + Partners. Foster + Partners. July 7, 2009
<http://www.fosterandpartners.com>. Foster + Partners. Foster + Partners: Philosophy. July 7, 2009
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Foundation, Inc. July 7 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_and_Partners>.
From Here To Modernity. Architects: Sir Norman (Lord) Foster. July 7, 2009 <http://www.open2.net/modernity/4_9_frame.htm/>.
"Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 7 July 2009, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. July 7 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Foster,_Baron_Foster_of_Thames_Bank>.
“Norman Foster’s Green Agenda.” TED: Ideas Worth Spreading. July 10, 2009 <http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/norman_foster_s_green_agenda.html>
"Norman Foster," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2009. July 7, 2009
<http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_701702056/norman_foster.html>