Foster and Partners (also Foster + Partners) is a British international

architecture firm In the United States, an architectural firm or architecture firm is a business that employs one or more licensure, licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture; while in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and ot ...

with its headquarters in

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, England. It was founded in 1967 by British architect and designer

Norman Foster Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (born 1 June 1935) is an English architect. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture, Lord Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. Hi ...

. The firm has been involved in the design of major projects around the world, including the Gherkin in London, the Hearst Tower in New York City, the 1990s renovation of the Reichstag in Berlin, the

Millau Viaduct The Millau Viaduct (, ) is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the Canyon, gorge valley of the Tarn (river), Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Region, i ...

in France, and

Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport is an international airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport, to distinguish it from its predec ...

. In addition to architectural design, the firm's practice encompasses engineering and industrial design. As of 2021, the firm had approximately 1,500 employees, located in offices in multiple cities, including New York,

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, and

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

. The firm has won the

Pritzker Architecture Prize The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an international award presented annually "to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment which has produced consisten ...

and the Stirling Prize. By 2024, Foster + Partner earned more than half a billion dollars in fees. 40% of Foster + Partner's fees were paid by clients in the Middle East.

History

The firm was established by Norman Foster in 1967, shortly after leaving his first studio, Team 4. The firm was originally called Foster Associates before the name was changed to Sir Norman Foster + Partners and then Foster + Partners in 1999. The firm was chosen by Robert Sainsbury to design the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, which was completed in 1978. Located at the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a Public university, public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus university, campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and twenty-six schools of ...

Norwich, England Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

, the 500 foot-long steel structure was designed to house the Sainsbury’s art collection, and was the firm’s first public building. In 1979, Foster + Partners won an international competition to design the new

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headquarters in

. When the building was completed, it was the most expensive building in the world. The firm was chosen to renovate the Reichstag in Berlin after being selected in a design competition in 1992. The renovation was completed in 1999. Foster + Partners was selected to be architect of a new skyscraper in London to be built on the site of the Baltic Exchange building, which had been heavily damaged by an IRA bomb in 1992. The building, known as 30 St Mary Axe or its nickname, “ The Gherkin,” was completed in 2004 for Swiss Re. In 2001, construction began on the Norman Foster-designed

spanning the Tarn Gorge in southern France. The bridge was completed in 2004 and as of 2024 was the tallest bridge in the world. In 2007, the private equity company 3i took a stake in the firm. The firm was approached by

Steve Jobs Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman and majority shareholder o ...

in 2009 to develop 75 acres in

Cupertino, California Cupertino ( ) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, directly west of San Jose, California, San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The ...

into the new headquarters of Apple; Jobs consulted on the design until his death in 2011. The campus, known as

Apple Park Apple Park, also known as Apple Campus 2, is the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc., located in Cupertino, California, United States. It was opened to employees in April 2017, while construction was still underway. It replaced Apple Campus as ...

, cost $5 billion and opened in 2017. The practice regained complete ownership in June 2014, when the 140 partners bought it back from 3i. In October 2021, a significant stake in the firm was bought for an undisclosed sum by a Canadian private investor, Hennick & Company, which became the single largest shareholder of the firm. Foster retains a controlling interest.

Notable projects

Notable projects ordered by year of completion and type:

Masterplans

* More London, London, UK (1998–2000) * Duisburg Inner Harbour, Germany (1991–2003) *

Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square ( ) is a public square in the City of Westminster in Central London. It was established in the early-19th century around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. Its name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, the Royal Navy, ...

redevelopment, London, UK (1996–2003) *

Quartermile Quartermile is the marketing name given to the Mixed-use development, mixed use redevelopment of the former Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh site, in Lauriston, Edinburgh. It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name fro ...

, Edinburgh, Scotland (2001–) * Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2007–) * West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong (2009) * Thames Hub, UK (2011–) * Central Square, Cardiff, Wales *

Amaravati Amaravati ( , Telugu language, Telugu: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Guntur district on the right bank of the Krishna River, southwest of Vijayawada. The city derives its name from the nearby his ...

, India (under construction)

Airports

* Red Sea International Airport, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia (2021–) * Techo Takhmao International Airport,

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industr ...

, Cambodia (2025)

Bridges

, the tallest bridge in the world (2004) * Western Årsta Bridge, Sweden (1994/2005) * Millennium Bridge, London, UK (1998–2002)

Government

Reichstag building The Reichstag (; ) is a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin that is the seat of the German Bundestag. It is also the meeting place of the Federal Convention, which elects the President of Germany. The Ne ...

redevelopment, Berlin, Germany (1999) * London City Hall, UK (2002) * New Supreme Court Building, Singapore (2015) * Palace of Peace and Reconciliation,

Astana Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...

, Kazakhstan (2006) * Buenos Aires City Hall (new headquarters),

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

, Argentina (2015)

Cultural

* Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts,

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

, UK (1978) * Clyde Auditorium, part of the

Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre The SEC Centre (originally known as the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre until 2017) is Scotland's largest Exhibition center, exhibit ...

complex,

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

(1997) * Sackler Galleries,

Royal Academy of Arts The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...

, London, UK (1985–1991) *

Carré d'Art The Carré d'art at Nîmes in southern France houses a museum of contemporary art and the city's municipal library. Constructed of glass, concrete and steel, it faces the Maison carrée, a perfectly preserved Roman temple that dates from the very ...

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...

, France (1984–1993) * American Air Museum,

Imperial War Museum Duxford Imperial War Museum Duxford, also known as IWM Duxford or simply Duxford, is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. Duxford, Britain's largest aviation museum, houses exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraf ...

, UK (1997) – Stirling Prize *

Queen Elizabeth II Great Court The Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, commonly referred to simply as the Great Court, is the covered central quadrangle of the British Museum in London. It was redeveloped during the late 1990s to a design by Foster and Partners, from a 1970s ...

redevelopment,

British Museum The British Museum is a Museum, public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is the largest in the world. It documents the story of human cu ...

, London, UK (2000) * The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead, UK (1997–2004) * The Zénith, Zénith de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France (2004–2007) * The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard,

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, Education center, education and Research institute, research centers, created by the Federal government of the United States, U.S. government "for the increase a ...

, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., US (2004–2007) * Winspear Opera House, Dallas, US (2003–2009) * Art of the Americas Wing,

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA) is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the list of largest art museums, 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 painting ...

, Boston, US (1999–2010) * Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center, Astana, Kazakhstan (2006–2010) * Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York City, US (2008–2010) * Extension to Lenbachhaus art museum,

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

, Germany (2013) * OVO Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland (2004–2013) * Datong Art Museum, China (2011–2022) * Hall of Realms, Madrid, Spain (2018–2021)

Higher education

* Kings Norton Library, Cranfield University, UK (1994) * Faculty of Law, Cambridge,

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...

, UK (1995) * Faculty of Management (now known as Aberdeen Business School),

The Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU (), is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon (philanthrop ...

, UK (1998) *

Imperial College School of Medicine Imperial College School of Medicine (ICSM) is the undergraduate medical school of Imperial College London in England and one of the United Hospitals. It is part of the college's Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and was ...

, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, London, UK (1994–1998) * Center for Clinical Science Research,

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

Stanford, California, US (1995–2000) * British Library of Political and Economic Science,

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

, London, UK (1993–2001) *

Imperial College London Imperial College London, also known as Imperial, is a Public university, public research university in London, England. Its history began with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who envisioned a Al ...

, Flowers Building, London, UK (1997–2001) * Faculty of Social Studies,

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...

, UK (1996–2002) * James H. Clark Center, Stanford, California, US (1999–2003) * Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Tronoh,

Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kel ...

, Malaysia (2004) * Tanaka Business School, renamed the

Imperial College Business School Imperial Business School is the business school of Imperial College London, based in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2003, the business school was opened by Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II. ...

, London, UK (2004) *

Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public university, public research university in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in West Berlin in 1948 with American support during the early Cold War period a ...

, Berlin, Germany (2005) * Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy,

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

, Toronto, Canada (2006) * Library, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, California, US (2000–2008) *

Yale School of Management The Yale School of Management (also known as Yale SOM) is the graduate school, graduate business school of Yale University, a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. The school awards the Master of Business Admi ...

, new campus,

New Haven New Haven is a city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. With a population of 135,081 as determined by the 2020 U.S. census, New Haven is the third largest city in Co ...

, US (2013) * Masdar Institute of Science and Technology,

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...

, UAE (2007–2015) * China Resources University,

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

, China (2011–2016) * Health Education Campus (HEC),

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a Private university, private research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1967 by a merger between Western Reserve University and the Case Institute of Technology. Case ...

Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic is an American Nonprofit organization, nonprofit Academic health science center, academic Medical centers in the United States, medical center based in Cleveland, Ohio. Owned and operated by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, an O ...

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

, Ohio, US (2015–2019), location of the first U.S. 2020 Presidential Debate between

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...

and

Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...

. *

York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...

, Toronto, Canada (2018) * Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences,

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...

, 2009

Sport

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium, currently branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE Limited, EE for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Sta ...

reconstruction, London, UK (2007) * Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar (2010)

Transportation

Stansted Airport Stansted Airport is an international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is located near Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford, Essex, northeast of Central London. As London's third-busiest airport, Stan ...

, Uttlesford, UK (1991) * Metro Bilbao, Spain (1997) – Line 2 (2004) *

, ''Chek Lap Kok'', Hong Kong (1998) * Canary Wharf tube station, London, UK (1999) * Expo MRT station, Singapore (2001) * Dresden Hauptbahnhof redevelopment,

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

, Germany (1997–2006) * Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China (2008) * Heathrow Terminal 2, London, UK * Spaceport America,

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

, US (2005–2013) * Four railway stations for the Haramain High Speed Rail Project, Saudi Arabia * Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Hong Kong (2013) * Mexico City Texcoco Airport, Mexico (projected 2020) * Slussenområdet redevelopment,

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

, Sweden (projected 2022) * Queen Alia International Airport,

Amman Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...

, Jordan (2005–2013) * Thames Hub, UK (from 2011) * Thames Hub Airport, UK (from 2013) * Ocean Terminal extension, Hong Kong *

York University station York University is a List of Toronto TTC stations, subway station on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway. It is located on the main Keele Campus of York University, near Ian Macdonald and York Boulevards in the former city of North Y ...

– TYSSE,

Vaughan, Ontario Vaughan ( ) (2022 population 344,412) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Regional Municipality of York, just north of Toronto. Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Canada between 1996 and 2006 with its population increa ...

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, Canada (2017) * Red Sea International Airport, Hanak, Saudi Arabia (2023) * Tocumen International Airport Terminal 2,

Panama City Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific Ocean, Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, i ...

, Panama (2023)
Gadigal and Barangaroo Metro stations
Sydney (2024) * Techo Takhmao International Airport,

, Cambodia (2025) * Solidarity Transport Hub or Central Communication/Transport Port, Baranów, Poland (2027)

Office

* Fred. Olsen Lines terminal,

London Docklands London Docklands is an area of London encompassing the city’s former docks. It is located in inner east and southeast London, in the boroughs of London Borough of Southwark, Southwark, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets, London ...

, UK (1971) * Willis Building, Ipswich, UK (1971–1975) * HSBC Tower, Hong Kong (1986) *

Commerzbank Tower Commerzbank Tower is a 56-story, skyscraper in the Bankenviertel, banking district of Frankfurt, Germany. An antenna tower, antenna spire with a signal light on top gives the tower a total height of . It is List of tallest buildings in Germany ...

, Frankfurt, Germany (1997) * Citigroup Centre, London, UK (1996–2000) *

8 Canada Square 8 Canada Square is a 45 floor skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. The building is the global headquarters of HSBC, HSBC Holdings. Design and construction Having been commissioned by the owners of the Canary Wharf Site to undertake the outline d ...

(global headquarters of HSBC Group, London, UK (1997–2002) * The Gherkin, London, UK – Swiss Re headquarters (2004) – Stirling Prize *

McLaren Technology Centre The McLaren Technology Centre is the headquarters of the McLaren Group and its subsidiaries, located on a site in Woking, Surrey, England. The complex consists of two buildings: the original McLaren Technology Centre, which acts as the main he ...

, base for the

McLaren McLaren Racing Limited ( ) is a British auto racing, motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. The team is a subsidiary of the McLaren Group, which owns a majority of the team. McLaren is best known a ...

Formula One team and McLaren Group,

Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in north-west Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'', and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settleme ...

, UK (2004) * Deutsche Bank Place,

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

(1997–2005) * Hearst Tower, New York City, US (2006) * Willis Building, London, UK (2001–2007) * Torre Cepsa, Madrid, Spain (2002–2009) * Principal Place,

Shoreditch Shoreditch is an area in London, England and is located in the London Borough of Hackney alongside neighbouring parts of Tower Hamlets, which are also perceived as part of the area due to historic ecclesiastical links. Shoreditch lies just north ...

, London (2012–2016) – UK headquarters of

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myth ...

(corporate headquarters of

Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and services. Founded in 1976 as Apple Comput ...

, US (2013–2017) * Bloomberg London (European headquarters), London UK (2017) – Stirling Prize * Hankook Technoplex,

Daejeon Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

(2016-2020) *

Varso Varso or Varso Place is a Neomodern architecture, neomodern office complex in Warsaw, Poland. It was designed by Foster + Partners and developed by HB Reavis. The complex features three buildings; the main one, Varso Tower, is the List of talles ...

(the tallest building in Poland and in the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

), Warsaw, Poland (2022) * 425 Park Avenue, New York City, US (2022) * Headquarters,

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg (, ; ), alternatively Romanization of Russian, romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( ; 1924–1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The ci ...

, Russia (2020) * DJI Sky City (DJI headquarter),

, China (2022) * MOL Campus (the tallest Building in

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

), Budapest, Hungary (2022)

Leisure

* The Great Glasshouse,

National Botanic Garden of Wales The National Botanic Garden of Wales () is a botanical garden located in Llanarthney in the River Tywi valley, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The garden is both a visitor attraction and a centre for botanical research and conservation, and features t ...

, Wales, UK (1995–2000) * Elephant House, Copenhagen Zoo#Foster's Elephant House, Copenhagen, Denmark (2002–2008) * Dolder Grand restoration,

Zürich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...

, Switzerland (2002–2008) * Faustino Winery Bodegas Faustino, Castilla y Leon, Spain (2007–2010) * Le Dôme winery,

Saint-Émilion Saint-Émilion (; Gascon dialect, Gascon: ''Sent Milion'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in Southwestern France. In the heart of the country of Libournais (the area around Libourne), in a regio ...

, France (−2021) * ME Hotel, ME by Meliá, London, UK (2004–2013) * The Murray, Hong Kong (2018)

Mixed use

* Albion Riverside, London, UK (1998–2003) * Al Faisaliyah Center,

Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...

, Saudi Arabia (1994–2000) *

The Index (Dubai) The Index is a tall, 80-storey skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Of the 80 floors, the first four floors are service floors, 5th–29th are to be offices and 31st–77th are residential use, 73rd and 75th floors are duplex penthouses an ...

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

, UAE (2010) * The Troika, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2004–2011) * The Bow, Calgary, Canada (2005–2013) * Central Market Project, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2006–2013) *

One Central Park One Central Park is a mixed-use development, mixed-use dual skyscraper located in the Sydney suburb of Chippendale, New South Wales, Chippendale in New South Wales, Australia. Developed as a joint venture between Frasers Property and Sekisui Hou ...

, Sydney, Australia (2012–2013) * 2 World Trade Center (formerly 200 Greenwich Street), New York City, US (completion date not set yet) *

CityCenterDC CityCenterDC, colloquially called CityCenter, is a mixed-use development consisting of two condominium buildings, two rental apartment buildings, two office buildings, a luxury hotel, and public park in Downtown (Washington, D.C.), downtown Wash ...

, Washington, D.C., US * Crystal Island, Moscow, Russia (completion date not set yet) * Hermitage Plaza,

La Défense La Défense () is a major business district in France's Paris metropolitan area, west of the city limits. It is located in Île-de-France region's Departments of France, department of Hauts-de-Seine in the Communes of France, communes of Courbe ...

, Paris, France (from 2008) * India Tower,

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

, India (cancelled) * Oceanwide Center, San Francisco, US (predicted completion date 2021) * Comcast Technology Center, Philadelphia, US (completed 2018) * VietinBank Business Center Office Tower,

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

, Vietnam (predicted completion date 2017) * Principal Place (including Principal Tower), London, UK (2017) *

Battersea Power Station Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames in Nine Elms, Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was built by the London Power Company (LPC) to the design of ...

Phase 3, London, UK (under construction) * The One, Toronto, Canada (projected 2024)

Residential

*The Murezzan,

St Moritz St. Moritz ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the administrative region of Maloja in the Swiss ...

, Switzerland (2003–2007) *Regent Place, Sydney, Australia (2003–2007) * Jameson House, Vancouver, Canada (2004–2011) * The Aleph, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2006–2013) * Anfa Place,

Casablanca Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...

, Morocco (2007–2013) * Faena House,

Miami Beach Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The municipality is located on natural and human-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean an ...

, US * The Towers by Foster + Partners, Miami, US (2016) * Arcoris Mont Kiara, Malaysia (projected 2016) * 100 East 53rd Street (formerly 610 Lexington Avenue), New York City, US (2019) * 50 United Nations Plaza, New York City, US (2015) * Ocean Tower, Mumbai, India (projected 2022) * The Estate Makati,

Makati Makati ( ; ), officially the City of Makati (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, known for being one of the leading financial centers in the country. As of 2013, the city has the highest concent ...

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(projected 2023)

Retail

Apple Store The Apple Store is a chain of Retail, retail stores owned and operated by Apple Inc. The stores sell, service and repair various Apple products, including Macintosh, Mac desktop and MacBook laptop personal computers, iPhone smartphones, iPad ta ...

, Chicago, US (2017)

Current

BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House BBC Cymru Wales New Broadcasting House, previously known as the BBC Cymru Wales headquarters building, is the headquarters of BBC Cymru Wales in Central Square, Cardiff. It operates many of its broadcasting services (radio and TV) from there us ...

, Cardiff, Wales *

, India (under construction) * 270 Park Avenue redevelopment, New York, United States (under construction) * Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, United States (renovation)

Selected works

File:LSE large.jpg, The British Library of Political and Economic Science File:Hong Kong International Airport.jpg, The futuristic interior roof of

File:Foster - Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters Ipswich.jpg, The Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters in

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

was one of Foster's earliest commissions after founding Foster Associates. File:British Museum Great Court roof.jpg, The tessellated glass roof of the

's Great Court. File:London Wembley.jpg, The new

in London: one of the most controversial projects that Foster + Partners have been involved in. File:30 St Mary Axe, 'Gherkin'.JPG,

30 St Mary Axe 30 St Mary Axe, previously known as the Swiss Re Building, is a commercial skyscraper in London's primary financial district, the City of London. Its nickname, The Gherkin, is due to its resemblance to the vegetable. It was completed in Decem ...

, one of London's most popular new buildings. File:Reichstag Berlin P10100333.JPG, The reconstruction of the

File:Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.jpg, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts File:TateMilleniumStPauls GS.jpg, Millennium Bridge, London File:HK HSBC Main Building 2008.jpg, HSBC building in Hong Kong File:City Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1774997.jpg, London City Hall File:Bloomberg European Headquarters, London.jpg,

Bloomberg Bloomberg may refer to: People * Daniel J. Bloomberg (1905–1984), audio engineer * Georgina Bloomberg (born 1983), professional equestrian * Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), American businessman and founder of Bloomberg L.P.; politician a ...

European Headquarters, London File:Aerial view of Apple Park dllu.jpg,

File:Apple Store The Grove.jpg, Interior of the

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

, California

Awards

* 1998 RIBA Stirling Prize for ''Imperial War Museum'' * 2000 Welsh National Eisteddfod Gold Medal for the Great Glasshouse,

* 2003 MIPIM AR Future Projects Award, Grand Prix for ''Swiss Re'' * 2004 RIBA Stirling Prize for ''Swiss Re'' * 2007 RIBA European Award for ''Dresden Station Redevelopment'' * 2007 RIBA International Award for ''Hearst Tower'' * 2007

Aga Khan Award for Architecture The Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA) is an architectural prize established by Aga Khan IV in 1977. It aims to identify and reward architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Muslim societies in the fie ...

for University of Technology Petronas * 2008 2008 LEAF Award for ''Beijing Airport Terminal 3'' * 2009 RIBA European Award for ''Zenith'' * 2009 2009 RIBA International Award for ''Beijing Airport Terminal 3'' * In June 2011, The Index Tower was the recipient of the 2011 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa award by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat * 2010 RIBA International Award for Winspear Opera House * 2011 RIBA International Award for Masdar Institute * 2011 RIBA International Award for

Boston Museum of Fine Arts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

* 2013 RIBA International Award for ''Faena Aleph Residences'' * 2013 RIBA International Award Central Market Project * 2013 RIBA Award 7 More London More London * 2013 Best Bar, Restaurant & Bar Design Awards for ''Atrium Champagne Bar'', London, UK * 2014 RIBA International Award for ''Marseille Vieux Port'' * 2016 RIBA International Award for ''Buenos Aires Ciudad Casa de Gobierno'' * 2017 RIBA National Award for ''Maggie's at the Robert Parfett Building'' * 2018 RIBA Awards for International Excellence for Xiao Jing Wan University * 2018 Stirling Prize for Bloomberg London, UK * World Winners Prix Versailles 2018

Criticism

In June 2008, ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' criticized real estate development in a pristine seacoast area in

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

, which was under EU environmental protection. The paper cited environmentalists' concerns over the impact of the planned 15,000-inhabitant resort facilities. The Bulgarian partner Georgi Stanishev, is the brother of Sergey Stanishev, who served as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria between 2005 and 2009 and is also the Leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.

References

External links

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