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Norman Foster: British Architect

Norman Foster is a renowned British architect known for his high-tech and environmentally sustainable designs. He founded Foster + Partners, an international architecture firm. Some of his most famous buildings utilize curved designs and natural light to create pleasing spaces for users while being energy efficient. Foster believes architecture should improve people's quality of life. He is considered one of the most influential architects of his generation for his innovative and sustainable designs.

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Norman Foster: British Architect

Norman Foster is a renowned British architect known for his high-tech and environmentally sustainable designs. He founded Foster + Partners, an international architecture firm. Some of his most famous buildings utilize curved designs and natural light to create pleasing spaces for users while being energy efficient. Foster believes architecture should improve people's quality of life. He is considered one of the most influential architects of his generation for his innovative and sustainable designs.

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Norman Foster

British architect

• (born 1 June 1935)


• whose company, Foster+ partners
• Maintains an international design
practice
• famous for high- tech architecture.
• He is one of the most prolific
architects of his generation
• In 1999 he was awarded the
Pritzker Architecture prize (Nobel
prize of architecture)
Design Philosophy
His philosophy always been guided by a belief that the quality of our
surroundings has a direct influence on the quality of our lives, whether that is
on the workplace, at home or in public realm

“Architecture isn't about the physical dimensions but it’s also about the spiritual dimension its about
the things that move us, that make us feel happy, comfortable, you can call it any word you like, you can
call it beauty, you can all its aesthetics, you can call it welcoming, friendly. But something that will make
us feel good ”

• He wants his buildings to be environmentally friendly but at the same time be pleasing places for
people to be in and look at.

• His designs take full advantage of the latest technology, searching for great energy efficiency,
excellent integration with the environment. Creating a user-friendly atmosphere, and easy to use
facilities.

• Foster is well known for turning the forms of buildings into works of art.
Common design elements in his projects
• Strength of size
• cured lines
• open planned
• Use of natural light
• Wide range of building material
• Attention to detail
• Flexible space
• Green power: wind and solar
• Energy saving measures
• Improve indoor air quality
• Water conservation
• Renewal building material
30 St Mary axe the gherkin
- Type: Office
- Location London, United Kingdom
- Construction: 2001- 2004
- Height: 180 meters
- Floor count: 41 Floor
- area 47,950 sq. m

The fist ecological skyscraper in London. The Gherkin is


essentially an elongated , curved, shaft with a rounded end
that is reminiscent of a stretched egg. It is covered uniformly
around the outside with glass panels and is rounded off at the
corners. It has a lens—like dome at the top that serves as a
type of observation deck.

Gherkin name
from Gherkin fruit
Main design concept
• Norman was inspired by the design of aircrafts and the way that streamlined bodies
interacted with wind.
• The shape of the tower is influenced by the physical environment of the city. The
smooth flow of wind around the building was one of the main considerations as
measures of sustainable architecture (Energy saving measures…)

form follow function


Function = sustainability
Applied high tech principles :
# Structural # # Technological Integration
Expressionism Functionality
form follow function
Using Technological sensitives to the natural
environment as direct sun light ventilation …
Function = sustainability

# Flexibility
pre-fabricated & Removable and
interchangeable elements &
reconfigurable spaces

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