Norman Foster Institute

What will you learn?

Our programme

Preparing city-makers, urban designers and architects

The recurring theme that those who have experienced the Master’s Programme in Sustainable Cities—with specialisations in City Science, Urban Design and Architecture—mention is its unique fusion of academia and the experience of working in a city on live projects. Add to this the learning of digital tools to analyse and explore decision making in the civic realm and it explains why so many have described the course as ‘life-changing’

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Stage 1

Foundations

Define urban context and sustainable strategies

The Foundations stage defines sustainable development goals for the NFI Pilot Cities. This stage draws a retrospective of history and government to better understand the framework for project impacts.

Stage 2

Diagnosis

Create and measure metrics of environmental, social and cultural research

The diagnosis stage provides an integrated understanding of different spaces for transformation. Students develop a diagnosis of six thematic layers: climate, mobility, public spaces, resources, culture and economy.

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Stage 3

Interventions

Training professionals through three specialisations: City Science, Urban Design and Architecture

Interventions enable vision for urban strategies that reduce embodied carbon and operational emissions while promoting public health and connecting communities.

Specialisations

Training students through three specialisations

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City Science

Lead by Norman Foster and Dr. Gareth Simons

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Urban Design

Lead by Norman Foster and Prof. Vishaan Chakrabarti

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Architecture

Lead by Norman Foster and Prof. Frédéric Migayrou

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Meet the Master’s Programme on Sustainable Cities’ world-class experts guiding the civic leaders of the future

Norman Foster

President and Programme Co-Director, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | President, Norman Foster Foundation (NFF); Advocate to the United Nations Forum of Mayors

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Elena Ochoa Foster

Vice-President, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Vice-President, Norman Foster Foundation (NFF); CEO, Ivorypress

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Edgar Pieterse

Provost, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Founding Director, African Centre for Cities; Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, University of Cape Town

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Dava J. Newman

Honorary Dean, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Director, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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Kent Larson

Programme Co-Director, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Director, City Science Research Group, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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Alejandro Aravena

Executive Director, ELEMENTAL, Santiago, Chile; ELEMENTAL Copec Chair, Universidad Católica de Chile

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Shigeru Ban

Member of the Academic Council, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Founder and Principal Architect, Shigeru Ban Architects

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Deborah Berke

Member of the Academic Council, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Dean, Yale School of Architecture, Yale University

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Vishaan Chakrabarti

Member of the Academic Council, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Founder and Creative Director, Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU)

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Beatriz Corredor

Member of the Academic Council, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Former Minister of Housing, Spanish Government; President, Red Eléctrica

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Ian Goldin

Member of the Academic Council, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Founding Director and Professor of Globalisation and Development, Oxford Martin School, Oxford University

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Andrés Jaque

Member of the Academic Council, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Dean, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University; Founder, Office for Political Innovation

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Francis Diebedo Kéré

Member of the Academic Council, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Founder, Kéré Architecture and Kéré Foundation, Berlin, Germany

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Frédéric Migayrou

Scientific Director, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Chair and Bartlett Professor of Architecture, The Bartlett School of Architecture; Deputy Director of the MNAM-CCI at the Centre Pompidou, Paris

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Tim Stonor

General Advisor, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | Managing Director, Space Syntax

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Maria Vassilakou

Associate Director of City Advisory and Member of the Academic Council, Norman Foster Institute (NFI) | CEO, Vassilakou Urban Consulting GmbH; Former Vice Mayor, Vienna

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Academic Body

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone

Joseph G. Allen

Associate Professor; Director, Healthy Buildings Program, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States

Luis Alberto Alonso Pastor

Research Scientist, City Science Group; Principal Investigator, Andorra Living Lab Project, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, Boston, MA, United States

Pierandrea Angius

Studio Master, Architectural Association (AA), Design Research Lab (AADRL), London, UK; Senior Consultant, Ferrari S.p.A., Modena, Italy; Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, Stuart Weitzman School of Design, London Design Studio, Pennsylvania, PA, USA.

Alejandro Aravena

Executive Director, ELEMENTAL, Santiago, Chile; ELEMENTAL Copec Chair, Universidad Católica de Chile

Kevin Austin

Deputy Executive Director, C40 Cities, London, United Kingdom

Shigeru Ban

Founder and Principal Architect, Shigeru Ban Architects

Diego Antonio Barrado Timón

NFI Programme on Sustainable Cities Co-Director; Senior Lecturer of Human Geography, Department of Philosophy and Arts, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Deborah Berke

Dean, Yale School of Architecture, Yale University

Luís M. A. Bettencourt

Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution, UChicago; Associate Faculty and Special Friend, Department of Sociology, UChicago; External Professor, Santa Fe Institute, Chigago, United States

Frédérick Bordry

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Gauss Fusion; CERN Honorary Member - Special Advisor to the CERN DG; Former CERN Director for Accelerators and Technology

Ricky Burdett

Director, LSE Cities, London School fo Economics, London, United KIngdom

Caitlin Burton

Senior Vice President, Partnerships at Zipline International, Paris, France

Juan Carlos Calanchini González Cos

Academic Coordinator; Lead Researcher, Norman Foster Institute (NFI)

David Calas

Director, Studio Calas, Vienna, Austria

José Manuel Calvo

Ph.D Architect and Urban planner. Adjunt Professor at the IE University - School of Architecture and Design.

María del Carmen Calvo Poyato

President of the State Council, Madrid, Spain

Juan Ramón Campos Blazquez

Assistant Professor, School of Economics and Business Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM); Board Member, People4, Madrid, Spain

Vishaan Chakrabarti

Founder and Creative Director, Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU)

Claudia Chwalisz

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DemocracyNext, Marsella, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia

Beatriz Colomina

Howard Crosby Butler Professor of the History of Architecture and Director of Graduate Studies (Ph.D. program), School of Architecture, Princeton University

Beatriz Corredor

Former Minister, Housing, Spain; President, Red Eléctrica

Catherine Cummings

CSR & Public Affairs Director, Sanitas and Bupa, Madrid, Spain

Raül Daussà-Pastor

Consulting Director, Anteverti, Barcelona, Spain

Paloma Díaz Pena

Lead Architect, Norman Foster Institute (NFI-NFF)

Gemma Durán Romero

Professor, School of Economics and Business Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Eduardo Estrada Alonso

Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Oscar Fanjul

Founding Chairman and Former CEO, Ferrovial

Norman Foster

Co-Director Norman Foster Institute (NFI); President, Norman Foster Foundation (NFF), Madrid, Spain

Sheila Foster

Visiting Professor, Columbia University, Climate School. Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law and Policy, Georgetown University (Law and Public Policy schools)

Beatrice Galilee

Founder and Executive Director, The World Around, New York City, NY, USA

Beatriz Gandarillas Gutiérrez

Professor of Psychology, School of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Cristina Garrido

CEO, Anteverti; Curator Smart City Expo World Congress-Events Abroad; Director CitiesToBe, Barcelona, Spain

Beatriz Gil Gómez de Liaño

Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Ian Goldin

Founding Director, Oxford Martin School, Oxford University

Pedro González Torroba

Advisor to the Office of the Mayor of Madrid; Associate Proffesor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Carmen Hidalgo Giralt

NFI Programme on Sustainable Cities Co-Director; Associate Professor of Human Geography, School of Philosophy and Arts, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Morris [Marty] Hylton III

President of Architecture Sarasota, Sarasota, FL, United States

Cristina Iglesias

Installation Artist and Sculptor, Cristina Iglesias Studio, Madrid, Spain

Andrés Jaque

Dean of Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, New York, United States; Founder, Office for Political Innovation, New York, United States, Madrid, Spain

Francis Diebedo Kéré

Founder, Kéré Architecture and Kéré Foundation, Berlin, Germany

Claudia van der Laag Yamu

Professor of Urban Analytics, Department of Built Environment, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway

Anne Lacaton

Co-founder and Codirector, Lacaton et Vassal Architectes

Kent Larson

Co-Director, Norman Foster Institute; Madrid, Spain; Director, City Science Research Group, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, United States

David Andres León

Director, Master in Advanced Computation for Architecture and Design (MaCAD), Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia (IaaC), Barcelona, Spain

Mattia Federico Leone

Associate Professor, Università di Napoli Federico II, (UNINA), Naples, Italy; Co-Director Urban Climate Change Research Network European Hub.

Susan Liautaud

Chair of Council, Board of Trustees, London School of Economics and Political Science and Founder and Managing Director Susan Liautaud & Associates Limited

Luis Lloredo

Professor of Philosophy of Law and Political Philosophy, Universidad Carlos III; Ramón y Cajal Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Diego López Urruchi

Associate Director, Architecture and Technology Unit, Norman Foster Foundation (NFF), Madrid, Spain

Júlia López Ventura

C40 Regional Director for Europe, Madrid, Spain

Niklas Maak

Arts Editor Frankfurter Allgemeine, Frankfurt, Germany

Gosia (Małgorzata) Marczewska

Co-founder of PLAN ZERO; NFI 2024 alumni

Irene Martín Luque

Head of Research, Norman Foster Institute (NFI)

Lorena Martínez González

Assistant Professor, School of Economics and Business Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Gregorio Maya

City Science Coordinator, Norman Foster Institute (NFI), Madrid, Spain

José María Michavila

Former Minister of Justice of Spain, Madrid, Spain

Emanuele Naboni

Visiting Researcher and Associate Professor of Sustainable and Climatic Design, Institute of Architecture and Technology, Royal Danish Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark; Distinguished Professor, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

Jonathan Natanian

Founder, studioADAPT; Assistant Professor, Head of EDPL Lab Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

Carmen Navarro Gómez

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Dava J. Newman

Director, Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Henk Ovink

Executive Director and Founding Commissioner, Global Commission on the Economics of Water, OECD, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

David Pascual-Ezama

Associate Professor, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Gil Penalosa

Founder & Chair, 880 Cities; Founder, Cities for Everyone, Toronto, ON, Canada

Carmen Pérez Esparrells

Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Public Finance, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Antoine Picon

G. Ware Travelstead Professor of the History of Architecture and Technology, Director of Doctoral Programs, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Edgar Pieterse

Founding Director, African Centre for Cities; Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Olivia Poston

Lead Researcher, Norman Foster Institute (NFI)

Carlo Ratti

Director, Senseable City Lab, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA; Founding Partner, CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, Turin, Italy; Curator, 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy.

Hermógenes del Real Álvarez

Professor, School of Economics and Business Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Glyn Richards

Group Sustainability Director, Bupa, London, United Kingdom

Flora Roumpani

Research Associate, The Alan Turing Institute; Visiting Lecturer, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom

Susana Saiz

PhD in Architecture, Director at Ove Arup & Partners. WELL AP & Faculty, LEED AP, ILFI Accredited

Marco Sammicheli

Director, Museo del Design Italiano; Curator, Design, fashion, & crafts, Triennale Milano, Milan, Italy

Juan Ignacio Sánchez Gutiérrez

Associate Professor, Department of Economic Structure and Development Economics, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Gareth Simons

Head of City Science, Norman Foster Institute (NFI); Senior Research Fellow in Building Stock and Energy Modelling (Energy Institute) and Research Fellow in Evidence Based Urban Design and Planning (Space Syntax), Bartlett, University College London (UCL), UK

Francesco Sindico

Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Strathclyde Law School, Glasgow, Scotland - UK on secondment with the Scottish Government as Carbon Neutral Islands project lead

Tim Stonor

Architect and Urban Planner; Managing Director, Space Syntax, London, United Kingdom

Amin Taha

Director, Groupwork; Tutor, ADS5 Architecture MA, School of Architecture, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom

Sergio Tirado Herrero

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Geography, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

Elena Tudela Rivadeneyra

Co-Founder, Oficina de Resiliencia Urbana (ORU); Associate Professor, Urban Environmental Area, School of Architecture, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico

Maria Vassilakou

Founder & CEO Vassilakou Urban Consulting GmbH; Former Vice Mayor, Vienna, Austria

Naiara Vegara Gorroño

Vice President Metropoli Foundation, Madrid, Spain

Mark Antony Wigley

Professor of Architecture and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University

Catherine De Wolf

Director, Circular Engineering for Architecture (CEA); Professor of Circular Engineering for Architecture; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH Zürich), Zürich, Switzerland

Daniel Liang Xu

Lead Researcher, Norman Foster Institute (NFI)

Carolina Yacamán Ochoa

Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain

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Pilot Cities

Real world impact: Students work on live projects with cities and their leaders

Applied research in Pilot Cities

NFF/NFI Alumni

Discover the Norman Foster Institute’s Alumni Network

Vasilija Abramovic
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Robotics Atelier
London, United Kingdom
Amna AlAseeri
Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources, University College London (UCL) Energy Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Campbell Argenzio
School of Engineering, University of Tokyo Robotics Atelier
Tokyo, Japan
Javier Argota Sánchez Vaquerizo
Escula Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Digital X Workshop
Madrid, Spain
Sólrún Arnarsdóttir
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Reykjavík, Iceland
Heidi Au Yeung
University of Cambridge Sustainability Workshop
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Nicolas Ayoub
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Re-materializing Housing Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Angela Bai
University of Cambridge Re-materializing Housing Workshop
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Clara Ballin
Confluence Institute for Creative Strategies and Innovation in Architecture Sustainability Workshop
Paris, France
Maxime Baudoncq
Confluence Institute for Innovation and Creative Strategies in Architecture Urban Mobility Workshop
Paris, France
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Dominic Blindert
North Dakota State University (NDSU) Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Fargo, United States
Serban Bodea
Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD), University of Stuttgart Robotics Atelier
Stuttgart, Germany
Joseph Bou Saleh
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Sustainability Workshop
Barcelona, Spain
Saad Boujane
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Sustainability Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Sofie Brøgger
University of St Andrews Sustainability Workshop
Saint Andrews, United Kingdom
Juan Carlos Calanchini González Cos
King's College London NFI Lead Researcher Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Mexico City, Mexico
Miran Calmanovici
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Sustainability Workshop
Haifa, Israel
Rocío Calzado
Tokyo Institute of Technology Urban Mobility Workshop
Tokyo, Japan
Adrián Carrio
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) Robotics Atelier
Madrid, Spain
Duncan Catterall
University of Westminster Urban Mobility Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Chiara Centoducati
Politecnico di Milano Shelters Workshop
Milan, Italy
Yasmine Chacour
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Shelters Workshop
Barcelona, Spain
Andrés Conejero
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Madrid, Spain
Keiron Curn de Nobriga
Cornell University Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop
New York, United States
Alexander Curth
University of California, Berkeley Robotics Atelier
Berkeley, United States
Ismaeel Davids
University of Cape Town (UCT) Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop
Cape Town, South Africa
Cristina Davila
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Shelters Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Kelvin De Chavez
University of Philippines Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Manila, Phillipines
Dev Desai
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies Re-materializing Housing Workshop
Dubai, India
Nikhil Desai
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Toronto, Canada
Bernadette Diril
École de Direction Artistique Penninghen Master's Proogramme on Sustainable Cities
Paris, France
Nikita Dhavale
Savitribai Phule Pune University Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Pune, India
Aarti Dhingra
University of Stuttgart Re-materializing Housing Workshop
Stuttgart, Germany
Helen Dugmore
Yale University Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Cape Town, South Africa
Mihail Dyankov
University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Sofia, Bulgaria
Enkhtushig Erdene
Mongolian University of Science and Technology Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Claudia Eugenin
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Re-materializing Housing Workshop
Santiago, Chile
Ophélie Férédie
Confluence Institute Re-materializing Housing Workshop
Paris, France
Antía Fernández
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquietctura de Madrid (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) Urban Mobility Workshop
Madrid, Spain
German Eduardo Ferradas
National University of Córdoba Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities Re-materializing Housing Workshop
Córdoba, Argentina
Nik Eftekhar Olivo
Institute of Technology in Architecture (ITA), ETH Zurich Robotics Atelier
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Christelle El Feghali
American University of Beirut (AUB) Robotics Atelier
Beirut, Lebanon
Telmo Escapil-Inchauspé
École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture (ENSA) Versailles Sustainability Workshop
Dubai, France
Kiley Feickert
MIIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Re-materializing Housing Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Carl Fletcher
University of Westminster Energy Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Luan Fontes
University of Porto Energy Workshop
Porto, Portugal
Adam Friedrich
Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk Energy Workshop
Gdansk, Poland
Lobna Galal
Cairo University Urban Mobility Workshop
Cairo, Egypt
Tomás Andrés Gárate
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile On Cities Workshop
Santiago, Chile
Laia Gemma García
University of Ferrara Sustainability Workshop
Ferrara, Italy
Eva María Gaytán
Universidad de Monterrey Master's Prorgamme on Sustainable Cities
Mexico City, Mexico
Rand Ghobril
Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts Urban Mobility Workshop
Beirut, Lebanon
Solanki Ghosh
Centre for Urban Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay Digital X Workshop
Mumbai, India
Rolando Girodengo Lobo
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Sustainability Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Hareesh Godaba
National University of Singapore (NUS) Robotics Atelier
Singapore, Singapore
Diana Guo
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University Sustainability Workshop
New York, United States
Terezia Greskova
University of Innsbruck Sustainability Workshop
Vienna, Austria
Jeremy Halpern
University of California, Berkeley Urban Mobility Workshop
Berkeley, United States
Natasha Harkison
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Sustainability Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Halima Hassan
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Energy Workshop
Dubai, Switzerland
Sebastian Hitchcock
University of Cape Town (UCT) Re-materializing Housing Workshop
Cape Town, South Africa
Shannon Hui
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), Columbia University Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop
New York, United States
Michelle Antionetta Isoldi Campinho
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Energy Workshop
Barcelona, Spain
Leticia Izquierdo García
MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Prakhar Jain
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay Robotics Atelier
Mumbai, India
Pablo Jaramillo
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Shelters Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Liu Jinrui
Tongji University On Cities Workshop
Shanghai, China
Sai Joshi
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Energy Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Anastasiya Karapetava
Belarusian National Technical University Programme on Sustainable Cities
Minsk, Belarus
Ipshita Karmakar
MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Vasudha Karnani
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Energy Workshop
Barcelona, Spain
Fabian Kastner
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Energy Workshop
Zurich, Switzerland
Steven Keating
MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Robotics Atelier
Cambridge, United States
Kritika Kharbanda
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Energy Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Paulina Kühn
Bergische Universität Wuppertal Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Wuppertal, Germany
Himanshu Kumar
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Sustainability Workshop
Delhi, India
Maria Kuptsova
University of Innsbruck Sustainability Workshop
Vienna, Austria
Angel Langumas
Cornell University Shelters Workshop
New York, United States
Stefan Le Roux
University of Cape Town (UCT) Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Cape Town, South Africa
Immacolata Lamacchia
Politecnico di Torino Sustainability Workshop
Torino, Italy
Nabila Larasati Pranoto
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop
Zurich, Switzerland
Joshua Lee Charles Young
Harvard University Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Cambridge, United States
Paula Lelis
Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidade de São Paulo Digital X Workshop
São Paulo, Brazil
Jiajie Li
Tongji University Energy Workshop
Shanghai, China
Michael Lidwin
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Energy Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Daniel Liang Xu
University of Cape Town NFI Lead Researcher Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities Digital X Workshop
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Charles Edgar Lincoln
Confluence Institute for Creative Strategies and Innovation in Architecture Sustainability Workshop
Paris, France
Mario Maged Karas
Ain Shams University Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Cairo, Egypt
George Malliaropoulos
University of Westminster Sustainability Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Gosia Marczewska
Cracow University of Technology Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Cracow, Poland
Mariana Marmelada
University of Lisbon Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Lisbon, Portugal
Elao Martin
Namibia University of Science and Technology Re-materializing Housing Workshop
Windhoek, Namibia
Luz Martínez Ramírez
Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencias y Tecnología Robotics Atelier
Santiago, Chile
Dinorah Martínez Schulte
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Robotics Atelier
Mexico City, Mexico
Brenda Mboya
Ashesi University Robotics Atelier
Berekuso, Ghana
Dana McKinney
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University On Cities Workshop
Boston, United States
Zuzanna Mielczarek
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) On Cities Workshop
Delft, Netherlands
Marcus Ming Frike
Technische Universität München (TUM) Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop
Munich, Germany
Seyed Mobin Moussavi
University of Kassel Sustainability Workshop
Munich, Germany
Oliver Moldow
University of Stuttgart Energy Workshop
Stuttgart, Germany
Dana Molzhigit
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Sustainability Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Alisha Morenike Fisher
Centre for Alternative Technology Sustainability Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Enyine Morgan-Asiedu
Laurentian University Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Accra, Ghana
Phoebe Mueni Mwangangi
University of Nairobi Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Nairobi, Kenya
Dennis Mukuba
Cambridge University Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Nairobi, Kenya
Mary Muturi
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Energy Workshop
Nairobi, Kenya
Fernando Nagore Carrasco
University of Groningen Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Madrid, Spain
Priscilla Namwanje
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) Sustainability Workshop
Delft, Netherlands
Jonathan Ng
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Robotics Atelier
Cambridge, United States
Nikola Nikolic
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Shelters Workshop
Dubai, Switzerland
Sophie Njeri Njenga
University of Nairobi Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Nairobi, Kenya
Fahmeeda Osman
University of Johannesburg Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Johannesburg, South Africa
Isaac Palmiere-Szabo
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Sustainability Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Maria Papadimitraki
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop
Barcelona, Spain
Stefana Parascho
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Robotics Atelier
Zurich, Switzerland
Rohan Patankar
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) On Cities Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Aidan Gaëtan Pelletey
University of California, Berkeley Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Berkeley, France/United States
Ricardo Perez
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Sustainability Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Amna Pervaiz
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Sara Pharon
International University for Science and Technology (IUST) Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Damascus, Syria
Georine Pierre
MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Master's Programme On Sustainable Cities 2023 Sustainability Workshop
New York, United States
Olivia Poston
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University NFI Lead Researcher Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities Energy Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Carmen Povedano
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) Shelters Workshop
Madrid, Spain
Prabhanjan Prabhu
Ahmedabad University Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Ahmedabad, India
Timothy Presbury
University of Cape Town (UCT) Sustainability Workshop
Cape Town, South Africa
Pongpol Punjawaytegul
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Shelters Workshop
Barcelona, Spain
Ellen Marie Reinhard
MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sustainability Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Nadia Remmerswaal
Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft Digital X Workshop
Delft, Netherlands
Matheus Isaac Rezende da Rocha
Federal University of the State of Goiás Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Goiânia, Brazil
Andrés Rico Medina
MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sustainability Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Callum Richardson
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Energy Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Mateo Rossi Rolando
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Energy Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Ana Luisa Rumbos
Savannah College of Art and Design Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Miami, Spain/United States
Romain Russe
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Shelters Workshop
Barcelona, Spain
Davide Schaumann
Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Digital X Workshop
Haifa, Israel
Dafne Saint-Hilarie
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Sustainability Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Uurtsaikh Sangi
Syracuse University Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Samuel Shamo Abbey
Ashesi University Robotics Atelier
Berekuso, Ghana
Parshav Sheth
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop
Barcelona, Spain
Kushagra Sinha
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi Urban Mobility Workshop
New Delhi, India
Eleni Skevaki
School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Robotics Atelier
Athens, Greece
Andrew Sonta
Stanford University Digital X Workshop
Stanford, United States
Yasaman Tahouni
Institute for Computational Design (ICD), University of Stuttgart Robotics Atelier
Stuttgart, Germany
Ivan Tamayo Ramos
Architectural Institute in Prague Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Mexico City, Mexico
Sally Tareq Aljaderi
American University in Dubai On Cities Workshop
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ivo Tedbury
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Digital X Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Chrysanthi Thomaidi
Pratt Institute Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Athens, Greece
Tim Tompson
City Futures Research Centre, University of New South Wales Digital X Workshop
Sydney, Australia
Ander Ushijima de la Fuente
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya On Cities Workshop
Barcelona, Spain
Ricardo Valbuena
Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Robotics Atelier
Barcelona, Spain
Edgar Vladimirenko
Università Iuav di Venezia Sustainability Workshop
Dubai, Italy
Marina Villuendas Jiménez
University of Geneva Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Madrid, Spain
Ciying Wang
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Shelters Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Benjamin Weber
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Energy Workshop
Dubai, Germany
Ramon Weber
MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Robotics Atelier
Cambridge, United States
Benjamin Wells
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts On Cities Workshop
Copenhagen, Denmark
Paweł Wojdylak
Cracow University of Technology Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Cracow, Poland
Ho Yan Yi
National University of Singapore Digital X Workshop
Singapore, Singapore
Yuling Yang
University of Hong Kong Urban Mobility Workshop
Dubai, Hong Kong
Azhi Yassin Rasul
Istanbul Kultur University Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Izmir, Iraq
Qian Yiyuan
Tsinghua University On Cities Workshop
Beijing, China
Michael Zajakowski Uhll
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop
Cambridge, United States
Marco Zaki
Mis International University Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
Obour, Egypt
Tereza Zivotska
Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL) Energy Workshop
London, United Kingdom
Mohamad Ziwar Al Nouri
University of Applied Arts Vienna Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities 2024 Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities Sustainability Workshop
Vienna, Syria
Eduardo Zizumbo
Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Urban Mobility Workshop
Dubai, United States

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Admissions & certification

Application Guidelines

Learn more about application guidelines and the timeline for submitting your application. The deadline for applications is 1 July 2025.

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Master's Degree Certification

This programme is established in partnership with the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM).

Signed by the Co-Directors of the Programme on Sustainable Cities Norman Foster, President of the Norman Foster Foundation and Advocate of the United Nations Forum of Mayors, and Kent Larson, Director of the City Science Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. Additionally, it is signed by the NFI Provost, Prof. Edgar Pieterse, Founding Director of the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa, and the Provost of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM).

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Merit-based scholarships are available for outstanding applicants in need of financial support.

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Norman Foster Institute

Our programme

Preparing city-makers, urban designers and architects

Foundations

Diagnosis

Interventions

Specialisations

Training students through three specialisations

City Science

Lead by Norman Foster and Dr. Gareth Simons

Urban Design

Lead by Norman Foster and Prof. Vishaan Chakrabarti

Architecture

Lead by Norman Foster and Prof. Frédéric Migayrou

ACADEMIC COUNCIL

Norman Foster

Elena Ochoa Foster

Edgar Pieterse

Dava J. Newman

Kent Larson

Alejandro Aravena

Shigeru Ban

Deborah Berke

Vishaan Chakrabarti

Beatriz Corredor

Ian Goldin

Andrés Jaque

Francis Diebedo Kéré

Frédéric Migayrou

Tim Stonor

Maria Vassilakou

Academic Body

Pilot Cities

NFF/NFI Alumni

Vasilija Abramovic

Amna AlAseeri

Campbell Argenzio

Javier Argota Sánchez Vaquerizo

Sólrún Arnarsdóttir

Heidi Au Yeung

Nicolas Ayoub

Angela Bai

Clara Ballin

Maxime Baudoncq

Dominic Blindert

Serban Bodea

Joseph Bou Saleh

Saad Boujane

Sofie Brøgger

Juan Carlos Calanchini González Cos

Miran Calmanovici

Rocío Calzado

Adrián Carrio

Duncan Catterall

Chiara Centoducati

Yasmine Chacour

Andrés Conejero

Keiron Curn de Nobriga

Alexander Curth

Ismaeel Davids

Cristina Davila

Kelvin De Chavez

Dev Desai

Nikhil Desai

Bernadette Diril

Nikita Dhavale

Aarti Dhingra

Helen Dugmore

Mihail Dyankov

Enkhtushig Erdene

Claudia Eugenin

Ophélie Férédie

Antía Fernández

German Eduardo Ferradas

Nik Eftekhar Olivo

Christelle El Feghali

Telmo Escapil-Inchauspé

Kiley Feickert

Carl Fletcher

Luan Fontes