Foster and Partners
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Foster + Partners is a leading architectural firm in the United Kingdom. The practice is strongly associated with its founder, Norman Foster, and has constructed many high-profile glass-and-steel buildings. In particular, they are known for their design of airports.

Established by Norman Foster as Foster Associates in 1967 shortly after leaving Team 4, the firm was renamed in the 1990s to more accurately reflect the influence of the other lead architects.

London City Hall at night
London City Hall at night
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Selected projects

Major projects, by year of completion are:

The tessellated glass roof of the British Museum's Great Court redevelopment has a complex curved form, approximating the top half of a doughnut anchored by the circular Reading Room at the centre of the court.
The tessellated glass roof of the British Museum's Great Court redevelopment has a complex curved form, approximating the top half of a doughnut anchored by the circular Reading Room at the centre of the court.
The new Wembley Stadium in London: perhaps one of the most controversial projects that Foster + Partners have been involved in. The design was unveiled in 1999, with an iconic "tiara" crowning the main stadia as its most distinguishable feature, but numerous delays meant the stadium did not open until 2007.
The new Wembley Stadium in London: perhaps one of the most controversial projects that Foster + Partners have been involved in. The design was unveiled in 1999, with an iconic "tiara" crowning the main stadia as its most distinguishable feature, but numerous delays meant the stadium did not open until 2007.
30 St Mary Axe, one of London's most popular new buildings, towers above its neighbours.
30 St Mary Axe, one of London's most popular new buildings, towers above its neighbours.
The British Library of Political and Economic Science
The British Library of Political and Economic Science
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 from air
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 from air
The Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters in Ipswich was one of Foster's earliest commissions after founding Foster Associates.
The Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters in Ipswich was one of Foster's earliest commissions after founding Foster Associates.

Awards

RIBA Stirling Prize

1998 Imperial War Museum Duxford, Duxford

2004 Swiss Re Building, 30 St Mary Axe, The Gherkin

See also

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Stirling Prize laureates

Stephen Hodder (1996) · Michael Wilford (1997) · Foster and Partners (1998) · Future Systems (1999) · Alsop/Störmer (2000) · Wilkinson Eyre (2001) · Wilkinson Eyre / Gifford (2002) · Herzog & de Meuron (2003) · Foster and Partners (2004) · EMBT / RMJM (2005) · Richard Rogers (2006) · David Chipperfield Architects (2007)
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