Lord Norman Foster is the founder and chairman
of Foster + Partners. Founded in London in 1967,
it is now a worldwide practice, with project offices
in more than twenty countries. Over the past four
decades the company has been responsible for
a strikingly wide range of work, from urban master
plans, public infrastructure, airports, civic and
cultural buildings, offices and workplaces to private
houses and product design. Since its inception, the
practice has received 470 awards and citations for
excellence and has won more than 86 international
and national competitions
