Norman Foster
Norman Foster
Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank of Reddish, OM, HonFREngis a British architect whose company, Foster + Partners, maintains an international design practice famous for high-tech architecture...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth13 December 1903
Norman Foster quotes about
climate create culture mission sensitive structure
My mission is to create a structure that is sensitive to the culture and climate of its place.
beginnings britain far quite university
In Britain the idea one could go from blue-collar beginnings to the university was so far out, it was quite unthinkable.
architects role vital
Architects have a vital role as advocates of sustainable solutions.
air amount carbon fresh good sealed terms
It is not a sealed building. It delivers a lot of fresh air -- 40 times the amount of fresh air. That is good in terms of carbon emissions. It is also good in terms of energy,
act building spaces spiral
The spaces that spiral around the building act as the lungs,
act building spaces spiral
The spaces that spiral around the building act as the lungs,
would-be impossible architect
If you weren’t an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect.
dumb driving architecture
The pencil and computer are, if left to their own devices, equally dumb and only as good as the person driving them.
expression architecture values
Architecture is an expression of values.
spiritual cutting technology
Since Stonehenge, architects have always been at the cutting edge of technology. And you cant separate technology from the humanistic and spiritual content of a building.
effort looks building
It takes a lot of effort to make a building look effortless.
nice frustration logos
I would never wear anything with a logo. That I really find difficult. It's a frustration that I'll find a nice shirt or something and it's got 50 prints of the logo on it - why do they do this?
unexpected habit source
I'm not a creature of habit. I like to find things from unexpected sources.
numbers eternity should
Our object in life should be to accumulate a great number of grand questions to be asked and resolved in eternity ...