Norman Foster is remembered in technology for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Norman Foster as British architect (born 1935).
Norman Foster was born at Stockport in 1935. His recorded nationality is the United Kingdom. He was educated at University of Manchester and Yale School of Architecture.
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The record gives his occupations as architect, politician and designer.
Among his principal works are Commerzbank Tower, Gerling Ring-Karree and Canary Wharf. Technical work compounds - each layer makes the next one cheaper to attempt.
His recorded fields of work are architecture.
The honours are a fair index of how the work was received - Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (1995), Order of Merit, Pritzker Architecture Prize (1999) and Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1999).
Working from the United Kingdom shaped what was possible - the audiences within reach, the institutions that would have him, the language the work first appeared in.
Achievements
- Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia — 1995
- Order of Merit
- Pritzker Architecture Prize — 1999
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany — 1999
- Notable work: Commerzbank Tower
- Notable work: Gerling Ring-Karree
- Notable work: Canary Wharf
- Notable work: Carré d'art
- Educated at University of Manchester, Yale School of Architecture and Burnage Academy for Boys
- Worked as architect, politician and designer
