Foster and Partners explained

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Employees:	1,800^[1]
Significant Buildings:	London City Hall Great Court Bloomberg London Apple Fifth Avenue
Awards:	1998, 2004, 2018 Stirling Prize

Foster and Partners (stylized as Foster + Partners) is a British international architecture firm based in London, England, founded in 1967 by British architect and designer Lord Norman Foster. Foster and Partners has designed buildings and structures including the Gherkin in London, the Hearst Tower in New York City,^[2] the 1990s renovation of the Reichstag in Berlin,^[3] the Millau Viaduct in France,^[4] and the Hong Kong International Airport.^[5]

In addition to architectural design, the firm’s practice encompasses engineering^[6] and design.^[7] As of 2021, the firm had approximately 1,500 employees, located in offices in multiple cities, including New York, Hong Kong, and Madrid.^[8] The firm has won the Pritzker Architecture Prize^[9] and the Stirling Prize.^[10]

History

The firm was established by Norman Foster in 1967^[11] shortly after leaving his first studio, Team 4.^[12] The firm was originally called Foster Associates before the name was changed to Foster & Partners in 1999.^[13]

In 2007, the private equity company 3i took a stake in the practice. The practice regained complete ownership in June 2014, when the 140 partners bought it back.^[14]

In October 2021, Foster + Partners was bought for an undisclosed sum by a Canadian private investment firm, Hennick & Company, which became the single biggest shareholder of the practice. Foster retains a controlling interest.^[15]

Major projects

Major projects, ordered by year of completion and categorized by 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, UK (2011–)
• Central Square, Cardiff, Wales
• Amaravati, India (under construction)^[16]

Airports

• Red Sea International Airport, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia (2021–)

Bridges

• Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world (2004)^[17]
• Western Årsta Bridge, Sweden (1994/2005)
• Millennium Bridge, London, UK (1998–2002)

Government

• Reichstag building redevelopment, Berlin, Germany (1999)
• London City Hall, UK (2002)
• New Supreme Court Building, Singapore (2005)
• Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, Astana, Kazakhstan (2006)^[18]
• Buenos Aires City Hall (new headquarters), Buenos Aires, Argentina^[19] (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, 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)
• 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)^[20]
• Hall of Realms, Madrid, Spain (2018–2021)

Higher education

• Kings Norton Library, Cranfield University, UK (1994)
• Faculty of Law, Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (1995)
• 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, US (2000–2008)
• Yale School of Management, new campus, New Haven, US (2013)^[21]
• 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 Debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
• York University, Toronto, Canada (2018)

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^[22]
• Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Hong Kong (2013)^[23]
• Mexico City Texcoco Airport, Mexico (projected 2020)
• Slussenområdet redevelopment, Stockholm, Sweden (projected 2022)^[24]
• Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan (2005–2013)
• Thames Hub, UK (from 2011)
• Thames Hub Airport, UK (from 2013)
• Ocean Terminal extension, Hong Kong
• York University station – TYSSE, Vaughan, Ontario/Toronto, Canada (2017)
• Red Sea International Airport, Hanak, Saudi Arabia (2023)
• Tocumen International Airport Terminal 2, Panama City, Panama (2023)
• Techo Takhmao International Airport, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2025)
• Solidarity Transport Hub or Central Communication/Transport Port, Baranów, Poland (2027)

Office

• Fred. Olsen Lines terminal, London Docklands, UK (1971)
• Willis Building, Ipswich, UK (1971–1975)
• 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, US (2006)
• Willis Building, London, UK (2001–2007)
• Torre Cepsa, Madrid, Spain (2002–2009)
• Principal Place, Shoreditch, London (2012–2016) – UK headquarters of 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)^{[25] [26]}
• Varso (the tallest building in Poland and in the European Union), Warsaw, Poland (2022)
• 425 Park Avenue, New York City, US (2022)
• Headquarters, Yekaterinburg, Russia (2020)^{[27] [28]}
• 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)
• The Murray, Hong Kong (2018)^{[29] [30]}

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, Malaysia (2004–2011)
• 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, 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)^[31]
• The One, Toronto, Canada (projected 2024)

Residential

• The Murezzan, St Moritz, Switzerland (2003–2007)^[32]
• Regent Place, Sydney, Australia (2003–2007)^[33]
• Jameson House, Vancouver, Canada (2004–2011)^[34]
• The Aleph, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2006–2013)^[35]
• Anfa Place, Casablanca, Morocco (2007–2013)^[36]
• Faena House, Miami Beach, US^{[37] [38]}
• 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)^[39]
• 50 United Nations Plaza, New York City, US (2015)^[40]
• Ocean Tower, Mumbai, India (projected 2022)
• The Estate Makati, Makati, Philippines (projected 2023)

Current

• BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House, Cardiff, Wales
• Amaravati, India (under construction)
• 270 Park Avenue redevelopment, New York, United States (under construction)
• Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, United States (renovation)^[41]

Selected works

Awards

• 1998 RIBA Stirling Prize for Imperial War Museum
• 2000 Welsh National Eisteddfod Gold Medal for the Great Glasshouse, National Botanic Garden of Wales^[42]
• 2003 MIPIM AR Future Projects Award, Grand Prix for Swiss Re
• 2004 RIBA Stirling Prize for Swiss Re
• 2007 RIBA European Award for Dresden Station Redevelopment
• 2007 RIBA International Award for Hearst Tower
• 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for University of Technology Petronas
• 2008 2008 LEAF Award for Beijing Airport Terminal 3
• 2009 RIBA European Award for Zenith
• 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^[43]
• 2011 RIBA International Award for Masdar Institute^[44]
• 2011 RIBA International Award for Boston Museum of Fine Arts^[44]
• 2013 RIBA International Award for Faena Aleph Residences^[45]
• 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^[46]
• 2016 RIBA International Award for Buenos Aires Ciudad Casa de Gobierno^[47]
• 2017 RIBA National Award for Maggie's at the Robert Parfett Building^[48]
• 2018 RIBA Awards for International Excellence for Xiao Jing Wan University^[49]
• 2018 Stirling Prize for Bloomberg London, UK
• World Winners Prix Versailles 2018

Criticism

In June 2008, The Guardian published an article highly critical of planned real estate development in a pristine seacoast area in Bulgaria, which is currently under EU environmental protection. The paper cited environmentalists' concerns over the impact of the planned 15,000-inhabitant resort facilities. The Bulgarian partner of the planned real estate development in Bulgaria's pristine seacoast area, Georgi Stanishev, is the brother of Sergei Stanishev, who served as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria between 2005 and 2009 and is also the Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.^[50]

See also

• List of architecture firms
• List of architects
• Spencer de Grey
• Mouzhan Majidi
• Richard Rogers
• Roy Fleetwood
• SkyCycle (proposed transport project)

External links

• Foster + Partners Website
  • Antoinette Nassopoulos, Foster + Partners 'Virgin Red Hot Design' talk(Video)
• Foster + Partners publications at Archidust

Notes and References

1. Web site: Foster + Partners imposes staff furloughs, pay cuts. 8 April 2020.
2. News: Kuang . Cliff . Norman Foster’s No Good, Rotten, Very Bad Week . 7 September 2023 . Fast Company . 13 February 2009.
3. News: Cohen de Lara . Max . Mulder van der Vegt . David . These 5 architectural designs influence every legislature in the world — and tell you how each governs . 29 November 2023 . Washington Post . 4 March2017 .
4. News: Nayeri . Farah . Norman Foster Is Still Looking Upward . 7 September 2023 . New York Times . 10 May 2023.
5. News: Wong . Gillian . Specia . Megan . Hong Kong Airport, a City’s Symbol of Pride, Is Now Its Hub of Unrest . 5 September 2023 . New York Times . 13 August 2019.
6. News: Hickman . Matt . Foster + Partners sold to a Canadian private investment firm . 11 September 2023 . The Architect's Newspaper . 11 October 2021.
7. News: Bertoli . Rosa . Leading light: Foster + Partners’ Industrial Design shines bright . 7 September 2023 . Wallpaper . 30 August 2022.
8. News: Hickman . Matt . Foster + Partners sold to a Canadian private investment firm . 11 September 2023 . The Architect's Newspaper . 11 October 2021.
9. News: Fazzare . Elizabeth . Norman Foster Is More Invested in the Future Than Ever . 7 September 2023 . Architectural Digest . 12 May 2023.
10. News: Prisco . Jacopo . Bloomberg’s European HQ named UK’s best new building . 11 September 2023 . CNN . 10 October 2018.
11. News: Fazzare . Elizabeth . Norman Foster Is More Invested in the Future Than Ever . 7 September 2023 . Architectural Digest . 12 May 2023.
12. News: Ravenscroft . Tom . "There are a lot of dangerous myths" about sustainability says Norman Foster . 11 September 2023 . dezeen . 19 January 2023.
13. News: Glancey . Jonathan . The Guardian Profile: Sir Norman Foster, The Master Builder . The Guardian . 2 January 1999.
14. Web site: Rogers. David. Foster's buys out private equity stake. Building Design. 2 July 2014. 1 July 2014.
15. Web site: Breaking news: Foster & Partners sold to private equity firm. Elizabeth. Hopkirk. 11 October 2021. Building Design Online. 11 October 2021.
16. https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/amaravati-masterplan/ Amaravati masterplan | Foster + Partners
17. Web site: Millau Viaduct Architecture Projects . 2024-07-17 . fp-corporatewebsite-prod.azurewebsites.net . en.
18. Book: Curtis, Simon . The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order . Klaus . Ian . . 9780300266900 . New Haven and London . 2024.
19. News: Macri muda a Parque Patricios la sede de la jefatura de gobierno de la ciudad. es. Laura Rocha. La Nación. 29 March 2014. 29 March 2014. 18 December 2017. 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. dead.
20. Web site: Datong Art Museum opens to the public. Foster + Partners. 5 January 2022. 7 January 2022.
21. Design New Haven Web site: Lord Norman Foster Unveils Svelte Glass Design for Yale School of Management . 13 February 2009 . 11 December 2008 . Design New Haven.
22. Web site: Foster + Partners + Buro Happold joint venture to design four stations for new Haramain High-speed Railway | Foster + Partners. Foster + Partners /. www.fosterandpartners.com. www.fosterandpartners.com.
23. Web site: Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Hong Kong, 2010–2013. 21 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111011183642/http://www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/1843/Default.aspx. 11 October 2011. dead.
24. Web site: Slussen Masterplan & Urban Design in collaboration with Berg Arkitektkontor. 18 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150214184623/http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/slussen-masterplan/. 14 February 2015. dead.
25. Web site: 2016-10-20 . Hankook Tire, Central R+D Centre Foster + Partners . 2024-06-13 . Archilovers . en.
26. Web site: Hankook Technoplex Offices and Headquarters . 2024-06-13 . fp-corporatewebsite-prod.azurewebsites.net . en.
27. Web site: Игорь Алтушкин: биография, личная жизнь, фонд, дети, РМК, Екатеринбург BEGETON . 2023-06-12 . begeton.com . ru . 27 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527030117/https://begeton.com/blog/4788-igor-altushkin-biografiya-lichnaya-zhizn-fond-deti-rmk-ekaterinburg/ . dead .
28. Web site: Алтушкин Игорь Алексеевич / "Компания". Биографии . 2023-06-12 . ko.ru . ru.
29. https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/the-murray/ The Murray | Projects | Foster + Partners
30. 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.
31. Web site: Superstar Architects Gehry and Foster to design Battersea Power Station's High Street . 22 October 2013 . 23 October 2013.
32. http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/the-murezzan/ The Murezzan | Projects | Foster + Partners
33. http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/regent-place/ Regent Place | Projects | Foster + Partners
34. http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/jameson-house/ Jameson House | Projects | Foster + Partners
35. http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/the-aleph/ The Aleph | Projects | Foster + Partners
36. Web site: www.fosterandpartners.com . Foster + Partners / . Anfa Place Foster + Partners . 2023-02-16 . www.fosterandpartners.com . en.
37. Web site: www.fosterandpartners.com . Foster + Partners / . Faena House Foster + Partners . 2023-02-16 . www.fosterandpartners.com . en.
38. Web site: Faena | Miami. 8 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121208015844/http://www.faenahotelanduniverse.com/en/miami. 8 December 2012.
39. News: Hughes. C.J.. An Architect Gets Busy. The New York Times. 25 July 2014.
40. News: Review of 50 United Nations Plaza, 50 UN Plaza between East 46th Street & East 47th Street . City Realty . Horsely . Carter . 1 July 2017.
41. News: Li . Roland . S.F.'s Transamerica Pyramid is getting a $250 million redesign, the biggest in its 50-year history. 3 April 2022 . SF Chronicle . 22 March 2022.
42. https://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/english/about-us/our-history/winners/gold-medal-for-architecture/ Gold Medal for Architecture
43. Web site: RIBA Awards 2010 – Buildings, Architects. 15 January 2010. e-architect.
44. Web site: RIBA International Awards 2011 Buildings. Adrian. Welch. 19 May 2011. e-architect.
45. http://www.architecture.com/NewsAndPress/News/RIBANews/News/2013/Winnersofthe2013RIBAInternationalAwardsawardsforarchitecturalexcellenceannounced.aspx 'Winners of the 2013 RIBA International Awards awards for architectural excellence announced.'
46. Web site: RIBA Awards 2014, Winning Buildings. David. McManus. 20 June 2014. e-architect.
47. Web site: RIBA International Prize 2016. www.architecture.com. 20 July 2020. 4 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604170652/https://www.architecture.com/awards-and-competitions-landing-page/awards/riba-international-awards/riba-international-prize-2016. dead.
48. Web site: RIBA National Awards 2017. www.architecture.com.
49. Web site: Xiao Jing Wan University. www.architecture.com.
50. News: Bulgarian eco town 'the biggest mistake of Norman Foster's career', say protesters. Kate Connolly . London. The Guardian. 14 July 2008.