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Norman Foster
born 1935
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryNorman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, is an English architect and urbanist. He is widely recognised as a seminal pioneer of high-tech architecture and a defining figure in British modernism. His structural steel-and-glass designs have fundamentally shaped late 20th- and early 21st-century urban landscapes worldwide.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 1, 1935
Stockport
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Occupations & fields
architectpoliticiandesignerfilm actor
Awards & honours
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderOrder of Merit of North Rhine-WestphaliaOrder of MeritPritzker Architecture PrizeKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyPrince Philip Designers Prize
Notable works
Commerzbank TowerGerling Ring-KarreeCanary WharfCarré d'artOld City Hall2 World Trade Center
- Field and occupation
- britský architekt
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