NORMAN ROBERT FOSTER

BORN IN MANCHESTER,ENGLAND 1935

ENGLISH ARCHITECT

LORD NORMAN FOSTER OF THE THAMES BANK

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND CITY PLANNING

YALE UNIVERSITY

RICHARD ROGERS AND FOSTER ASSOCIATES (FOSTER+PARTNER)

CAREER

FASCINATION WITH ENGINEERING

PROCESS OF DESIGNING

PHILOSOPHY

DESIGN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

HIGH-TECH ARCHITECTURE

BUILDING SKYLINE OR STREETSCAPE

MATERIAL LIGHTWEIGHT

BUILDING NATURALLY ECOLOGY VENTILATED

LONDON CITY HALL

10 STOREY BUILDING

DISTINCTIVE OUTERSHELL AND UNIQUE FRAMEWORK

STEEL FORMWORK FOR THE SLAB

CIRCULAR COLUMNS CONNECTING FLOORS

INCLINED STEEL COLUMNS

SPHERICAL FOR MINIMIZES THE SURFACE AREA

RESPONSIVE CLADDING SYSTEM

RECIRCULATION OF ENERGY

DISPLACEMENT VENTILLATION SYSTEM

ASSEMBLY CHAMBER

CAFÉ AND

EXHIBITION SPACE

OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATRE

CENTRAL WINDING RAMP

30 ST MARY AXETHE GHERKIN

41 STOREY180 METRES

DIAMOND SHAPED SCALY FACADE

CROSS BRACED STEEL

CLADDING OF DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS

TRIANGULATED PERIMETER

RESISTANCE TO HIGH WIND TURBULANCE

SLENDER SHAPE

MINIMUM RESISTANCE TO WIND

NATURAL VENTILLATION GAP IN EACH FLOOR SYSTEM SIX AIR SHAFT

PULLS WARM AIR WARM THE BUILDINGDURING SUMMER DURING WINTER

PASSIVESOLAR

HEATING

LENS SHAPED CAP360 DEGREE VIEW OF LONDON CITY

THE HEARST TOWER 46 STOREY 182 METRES

EMPORIS SKYSCRAPER AWARD

STRUCTURAL STEEL IN DIAGRID

20% LESS THAN A CONVENTIONAL STEEL

FRAME

WATER FEATURE

FLOOR OF ATRIUM HEAT CONDUCTIVE LIMESTONE

COOLING IN HEATING INSUMMER WINTER

RAIN WATER COOLING SYSTEM HARVEST WATER SCLUPTURE

RECYCLED MATERIAL 85%

ENERGY CONSUPTION 22% LESS

POLYETHYLENE TUBING

CIRULATES WATER

NEWYORK CITY’S FIRST LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,LEED GOLD SKYSCRAPER!

PALACE OF PEACE AND RECONCILIATION

ASTANA,KAZAKHSTAN

77M HIGH

PYRAMID 62M SITS ON 15M EARTH COVERED BLOCK

FIVE STOREY OF TRIANGLES12M ON A SIDE

STEEL FRAME FOR PYRAMIDGLAZED APEXCONCRETE FOR LOWER LEVELS

DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION

ACCOMODATES OPERA HALL FOR 1500 SEATERS MUSEUM FOR NATIONAL HISTORY RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORLD RELIGION LIBRARY OF SPIRIUAL RELIGIOUS LITERATURE EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE ROOM

RELIGIOUS UNDERTANDING

RENUNCIATION OF VIOLENCE

PROMOTION OF FAITH AND HUMAN EQUALITY

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

1999 LORD BARON FOSTER OF THAMES BANK1994 AIA GOLD MEDAL1999 PRITZKER PRIZE

2009 PRINCE OF ASTURIAS AWARDAGA KHAN AWARD

SECOND BRITISH ARCHITECT TO HAVE WON STERLING AWARD

DESIGN ELEMENT

DYNAMIC APPEARANCE BUT ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE

USE OF BOLD SHAPES AND COLORS

USE OF ORGANIC FORMS

LIGHT WITH A HEALING FUNCTION

PLAY WITH LAYERS

FLEXIBLE ENERGY EFFICIENT

HIGH TECH BUILDING

SKELETON OF BUILDING VISIBLE TO THE EYE

SPACE ENCLOSED WITH GLASS CONNECTS ONE WITH OUTSIDE

WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS

ATTENTION TO DETAILSSUSTAINABILITY

GREEN POWER : WIND AND SOLARNATURAL VENTILLATION

ENERGY SAVING MEASURESIMPROVED INDOOR AIR QUALITYRENEWAL BUILDING MATERIAL

WATER CONSERVATION