Norman Foster
Architect
1935 –
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Who is Norman Foster?
Norman Robert Foster, Lord Foster of Thames Bank, OM is an English architect whose company, Foster + Partners, maintains an international design practice famous for high-tech architecture.
He is one of Britain's most prolific architects of his generation. In 1999 he was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture. In 2009 Foster was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award in the Arts category. In 1994 he received the AIA Gold Medal.
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- Born
- Jun 1, 1935
Reddish - Also known as
- Baron Foster of Thames Bank
- Norman Robert Foster
- Lord Norman Foster
- Lord Foster
- Sir Norman Foster
- Parents
- Spouses
- Wendy Cheesman
(1964 - 1989) - Sabiha Rumani Malik
(1991 - 1995) - Elena Ochoa Foster
(1996 - )
- Wendy Cheesman
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, University of Manchester
Architecture
(1956 - 1961) - Master's Degree, Yale School of Architecture
Architecture
(1961 - 1962) - Burnage Media Arts College
- Bachelor's degree, University of Manchester
- Employment
- Royal Air Force
(1951 - 1956) - Team 4
(1963 - 1967) - Foster and Partners
- Royal Air Force
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on July 23, 2013
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