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July 14, 2025
The Norman Foster Foundation Team and Porsche present Gateway to Venice’s Waterway at the Biennale Architettura 2025
July 3, 2025
Responsive Cities Symposium, World City Summit
June 26, 2025
Council of Architecture's International Conference
May 29, 2025
NFI 2025 City Visits
May 13, 2025
‘Towards a More Equal Future’, an exhibition by the Norman Foster Foundation, presented at the 24th Triennale Milano International Exhibition
May 8, 2025
The Norman Foster Foundation Team and Porsche present Gateway to Venice’s Waterway Biennale Architettura 2025
April 24, 2025
The Norman Foster Institute is now accepting applications for its 2026 Master’s Programme on Sustainable Cities
March 6, 2025
‘Towards a More Equal Future’, an exhibition by the Norman Foster Foundation, to be presented during the 24th Triennale Milano International Exhibition
February 27, 2025
The Norman Foster Institute team visits Freetown, one of the pilot cities for this year’s Master’s Programme on Sustainable Cities
February 21, 2025
Lina Ghotmeh—Architecture has been selected to redesign the British Museum's Western Range galleries
February 20, 2025
The Norman Foster Institute team visits Freetown, one of the pilot cities for this year’s Master’s Programme on Sustainable Cities
February 13, 2025
The Norman Foster Institute team visits Melilla, one of the pilot cities for this year's Master's Programme on Sustainable Cities
February 12, 2025
The Norman Foster Foundation joins Porsche’s ‘The Art of Dreams’ initiative with a collaboration to be presented during the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
February 3, 2025
The Norman Foster Institute presents the 'Bilbao Social Boosters' project at Bilbao City Hall
January 24, 2025
The Norman Foster Institute’s 2025 Master’s Programme on Sustainable Cities officially begins in Madrid
December 20, 2024
Kharkiv Freedom Square Revival | Competition Results
December 17, 2024
Awardee of 2024-2025 Lord Norman R. Foster Scholarship Fund Announced
December 13, 2024
The Norman Foster Foundation announces the publication of 'Norman Foster Sketchbooks: Volume V 1996 – 2000'
November 8, 2024
Norman Foster Institute Commencement Ceremony 2024
November 7, 2024
The 2024 Norman Foster Solar Awards (NFSA) at the Swiss Solar Prize Ceremony
October 31, 2024
The WING display case, designed by Norman Foster with Goppion, has been selected for the ADI Design Index 2023
October 21, 2024
The Norman Foster Foundation announces the winners of the Kharkiv Housing Challenge Architecture Competition to improve housing and residential neighbourhoods
October 17, 2024
The Norman Foster Foundation at Redeia's Sustainability Days
October 16, 2024
The Norman Foster Institute’s 2024 Master on Sustainable Cities has been recognised with the ‘Best Sustainable Actions 2024’ award by Sustainability Day 24
October 3, 2024
The Norman Foster Foundation Press presents 'Unrealised Projects', by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Norman Foster
September 30, 2024
Norman Foster at the 2024 UN Forum of Mayors
September 25, 2024
Norman Foster Foundation Sustainability Public Debates
September 16, 2024
The 'Vertical City' exhibition at Transamerica Pyramid
September 11, 2024
The Norman Foster Foundation Press presents 'Norman Foster. Visual Record'
September 10, 2024
Kharkiv Freedom Square Revival | Heritage Competition
September 10, 2024
The Essential Homes Research Project has been awarded the International Architecture Award presented by the Chicago Athenaeum
September 5, 2024
Save the Date 24 September | Norman Foster Foundation Sustainability Public Debates
August 15, 2024
Winner of the 2024 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced
July 23, 2024
The Essential Homes Research Project at the 2024 Green Good Design Awards
July 17, 2024
Norman Foster at the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
June 18, 2024
Essential Homes Research Project at the 2024 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
June 10, 2024
Ron Rappaport passes away
June 7, 2024
The Essential Homes Research Project awarded at the Architizer Awards
May 23, 2024
'Healthy Cities' Public Debates
May 6, 2024
KHARKIV HOUSING CHALLENGE | International competition to improve housing and residential neighbourhoods
April 25, 2024
‘Future Positive’, an exhibition at Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA)
March 21, 2024
The Norman Foster Foundation and Tecno present Cosmos at Milan Design Week 2024
March 20, 2024
'The Vertical City' Exhibition in New York
March 11, 2024
The 2023 Norman Foster Solar Awards (NFSA) at the Swiss Solar Prize Ceremony
March 1, 2024
The Norman Foster Institute is now accepting applications for its 2025 Programme on Sustainable Cities
February 1, 2024
The Norman Foster Foundation launches the first installment of a new series of publications: 'Mandates for Sustainable Cities: Writings Series Volume I'.
February 1, 2024
The Norman Foster Foundation presents ‘On Climate Crisis Masterclass Series Volume III'
January 23, 2024
Norman Foster Institute | ‘Cities Beyond Earth’ Public Debates
January 23, 2024
The Norman Foster Institute officially opens in Madrid
January 10, 2024
Save the Date | Norman Foster Institute's 'Cities Beyond Earth' Public Debates
December 5, 2023
‘Future Archives’ Conversation Series Volume II | ‘On Archives’ Masterclass Series Volume II
November 30, 2023
Norman Foster Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies at COP28
November 30, 2023
Norman Foster Foundation and Bupa at COP28
November 30, 2023
Essential Homes Research Project Receives 2023 Global Architecture Design Award
November 29, 2023
The Norman Foster Foundation and Bupa join forces to create healthy and climate-resilient cities
November 24, 2023
Norman Foster invited to be guest editor for 10 issues of Domus magazine in 2024
November 23, 2023
'Norman Foster. Sketchbooks · Volume IV 1991 – 1995' | Norman Foster and Jorge Sainz
November 16, 2023
Public Debates on Sustainability
November 13, 2023
The Norman Foster Foundation and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid sign an agreement to offer a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Cities
October 27, 2023
Save the Date | Public Debates on Sustainability
October 19, 2023
The Norman Foster Foundation collaborates with Instituto Cervantes and Tourspain in its exhibition 'Arquitectura y Vino'
October 2, 2023
Norman Foster at the third Forum of Mayors, UNECE
September 22, 2023
The Norman Foster Foundation Team at the United Nations Climate Week
September 15, 2023
New Research Fellow supported by Rolex Institute
September 15, 2023
New Research Fellow supported by GS Energy
September 15, 2023
New Research Fellow supported by Suzan Sabancı
September 15, 2023
New Research Fellow supported by David and Nina Fialkow
September 15, 2023
New Research Fellow supported by BYD
September 12, 2023
OPEN CALL | Sustainability Workshop 2023
August 26, 2023
Natalia Olivera is appointed as Head of Model Making at the Norman Foster Foundation
August 26, 2023
Diego Tobalina is appointed as Head of Innovation and Design at the Norman Foster Foundation
August 26, 2023
Irene Martín is appointed as Head of Research at the Norman Foster Foundation
August 15, 2023
Application Deadline approaching for the Norman Foster Institute's Programme On Sustainable Cities
August 9, 2023
Winner of the 2023 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced
August 8, 2023
The Norman Foster Institute team visits Athens, one of the pilot cities of the Programme On Sustainable Cities
August 7, 2023
Diego López is appointed as Co-head of Architecture and Technology at the Norman Foster Foundation
August 7, 2023
Alberto Cendoya is appointed as Co-head of Architecture and Technology at the Norman Foster Foundation
August 7, 2023
Esperanza Pino is appointed as Head of International Relations at the Norman Foster Foundation
July 31, 2023
The Norman Foster Institute team visits San Marino, one of the pilot cities of the Programme On Sustainable Cities
July 28, 2023
The Norman Foster Foundation presents 'On Climate Crisis' Masterclass Series
July 20, 2023
The Norman Foster Institute announces the three pilot cities of its Programme on Sustainable Cities
July 13, 2023
The Norman Foster Institute announces the Academic Body for its programme on Sustainable Cities
June 26, 2023
The Norman Foster Institute unveils more information about its first academic programme
June 22, 2023
Cosmos | Norman Foster Foundation & Tecno
June 6, 2023
Launch of the Norman Foster Institute to improve the quality of life in cities worldwide
June 2, 2023
RIBA opens 2023 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for applications
May 18, 2023
Essential Homes Research Project by the Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim unveiled in Venice
May 15, 2023
Taschen publishes a monograph of Norman Foster’s career
May 11, 2023
Largest Norman Foster retrospective at Centre Pompidou, Paris. 10 May - 7 August 2023
May 2, 2023
The Norman Foster Foundation presents 'Norman Foster. Sketchbooks Volume III · 1986 – 1990'
April 19, 2023
Healthy Cities | Public Debates
April 11, 2023
Save the Date | Public Debates on Healthy Cities
March 31, 2023
The Board of Trustees appoints a new Advisory Board member
March 29, 2023
Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim to unveil Essential Homes Research Project at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale
March 6, 2023
Largest Norman Foster retrospective to be held at Centre Pompidou, Paris. 10 May - 7 August 2023
February 6, 2023
Nuclear Now! - Norman Foster in conversation with Joshua Goldstein
January 10, 2023
Alicia Valdivieso is appointed as Head of Archives, Publications and Exhibitions at the Norman Foster Foundation
December 16, 2022
Kharkiv Masterplan
December 16, 2022
The 2022 Norman Foster Solar Awards (NFSA) at the Swiss Solar Prize Ceremony
December 15, 2022
Fall 2022 Visiting Professorship at Yale University Awarded to Brigitte Shim
December 12, 2022
The Norman Foster Foundation and Sanitas join forces to contribute to creating more sustainable and healthier cities
December 5, 2022
OPEN CALL | Energy Workshop 2023
November 22, 2022
Norman Foster. Sketchbooks Volume II · 1981 – 1985
November 18, 2022
Cities: Affordable Housing | Public Debates
November 10, 2022
Joode Umweni, winner of the sixth Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture
November 3, 2022
Save the Date | Cities: Affordable Housing - Public Debates
October 27, 2022
The Norman Foster Foundation co-hosts the MIT City Science Summit on Hyper-LOCAL Solutions to GLOBAL Challenges
October 20, 2022
The Board of Trustees appoints a new Advisory Board member
October 13, 2022
Sustainability 2022 - Public Debates
October 6, 2022
Learning from Foster’s Archive - Architecture Week
October 6, 2022
Norman Foster launches UN San Marino Declaration
October 1, 2022
Technoscape | The Architecture of Engineers
September 27, 2022
Save the date | Sustainability - Public Debates
September 16, 2022
OPEN CALL | Cities: Affordable Housing Workshop 2022
September 9, 2022
Norman Foster: A tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II
August 3, 2022
Winner of the 2022 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced
July 26, 2022
OPEN CALL: Sustainability Workshop 2022
July 4, 2022
Norman Foster: A tribute to Marcus Fairs
June 9, 2022
Shelters - Public Debates
May 27, 2022
Shelters - Public Debates 2022
May 25, 2022
The Norman Foster Foundation presents the ‘Future of Archives’ Conversations Series
April 29, 2022
Lord Foster at the United Nations General Assembly in New York
April 27, 2022
Energy - Public Debates 2022
April 18, 2022
Meeting between Mayor Ihor Terekhov and Lord Foster
April 13, 2022
Energy - Public Debates 2022
April 12, 2022
RIBA opens 2022 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for applications
March 31, 2022
OPEN CALL: Shelters Workshop 2022
January 18, 2022
OPEN CALL: Energy Workshop 2022
January 3, 2022
New Research Fellow supported by Suzan Sabancı
January 3, 2022
New Research Fellow supported by GS Energy
December 23, 2021
New Research Fellow supported by David and Nina Fialkow
December 20, 2021
Motion. Autos, Art, Architecture
December 9, 2021
Iolo Rees, winner of the fifth Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture
November 29, 2021
Fall/Winter 2021 Visiting Professorship at Yale University Awarded to Caroline Bos
November 23, 2021
The Norman Foster Foundation presents the ‘Future of Cities’ Conversations Series
November 22, 2021
Re-materializing Housing - Public Debates 2021
November 11, 2021
Norman Foster Foundation Re-materializing Housing Workshop
November 4, 2021
Norman Foster in a dialogue with John Kerry at the Climate Breakfast with Mayors
November 4, 2021
The Norman Foster Foundation is now a member of ICAM
October 27, 2021
Climate Breakfast with Mayors: A dialogue with Norman Foster and John Kerry
October 27, 2021
Norman Foster. Sketchbooks Volume I 1975 – 1980
October 25, 2021
Sustainability - Public Debates 2021
October 15, 2021
Norman Foster Foundation Sustainability Workshop
September 2, 2021
List of the selected scholars for 2021 Sustainability Workshop announced
July 29, 2021
The Norman Foster Foundation presents ‘On Archives’ Masterclass Series
July 28, 2021
Shukhov. The Formula of Architecture
July 15, 2021
Winner of the 2021 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced
June 25, 2021
Norman Foster has designed the logo of the 2022 Forum of Mayors in collaboration with the Norman Foster Foundation team
June 24, 2021
The Norman Foster Foundation receives the 2018 Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts
May 27, 2021
OPEN CALL: Sustainability Workshop 2021
April 30, 2021
The Board of Trustees appoints a new Advisory Board member
April 26, 2021
UNECE recognises the Norman Foster Foundation as a Centre of Excellence
April 21, 2021
The Norman Foster Foundation presents ‘On Cities’ Masterclass Series
March 29, 2021
RIBA opens 2021 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for applications
March 22, 2021
Revisiting the Autonomous House: A collaborative project between Buckminster Fuller and Norman Foster
March 12, 2021
Through the Archive, a collaboration with the Bartlett School of Architecture
March 7, 2021
Norman Foundation Presents its First Two Publications of 2021
February 1, 2021
MLE Award for Architecture
January 22, 2021
New BYD Mobility Innovation Fellow
December 14, 2020
Norman Foster Sketchbooks 1975-2020
November 6, 2020
The 2020 Norman Foster Solar Awards (NFSA) at the 30th Swiss Solar Prize Ceremony
November 6, 2020
Jatin Naru, winner of the fourth Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture
November 4, 2020
Otl Aicher. Metro Bilbao. Architecture and Landscape at the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
October 21, 2020
Fall/Winter 2020 Visiting Professorship at Yale University Awarded to Hitoshi Abe
October 13, 2020
Professor Ricky Burdett and the City of London
October 8, 2020
Norman Foster in MIT Media Lab Event "The Power of Without"
October 7, 2020
Norman Foster addresses the first United Nations Forum of Mayors in Geneva
October 2, 2020
Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy
October 1, 2020
Architecture on Screen 2020 – A cinema series curated by the Norman Foster Foundation
September 22, 2020
Buckminster Fuller at Espacio Fundación Telefónica in Madrid
August 1, 2020
It’s Urgent! - curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist
July 20, 2020
Dymaxion #4 arrives to Madrid
July 16, 2020
New Research Fellow supported by the Ford Foundation
July 16, 2020
New Research Fellow supported by Lisa and Richard Cashin
July 16, 2020
New Research Fellow supported by the Rolex Institute
July 16, 2020
New Research Fellow supported by David and Nina Fialkow
July 16, 2020
New Research Fellow supported by the Crankstart Foundation
June 25, 2020
Winner of the 2020 RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced
June 16, 2020
The Board of Trustees appoints a new Honorary Trustee member
April 6, 2020
Alfonso Cortina passes away
March 25, 2020
The Board of Trustees appoints a new Trustee member
March 21, 2020
Spring 2020 Visiting Professorship at Yale University Awarded to Tatiana Bilbao
February 26, 2020
RIBA opens 2020 Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship
February 21, 2020
Imagining Futures, in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
January 29, 2020
List of the selected scholars for 2020 ‘Re-materializing Housing' Workshop announced
December 10, 2019
Odisha Liveable Habitat Mission won bronze at World Habitat Awards
December 10, 2019
OPEN CALL: Re-materializing Housing Workshop 2020
November 19, 2019
The Norman Foster Foundation Archive is now part of the Archives Portal Europe
November 7, 2019
Board of Trustees appoints new Trustees
November 5, 2019
Robotics - Public Debates 2019
October 30, 2019
Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design opens in Barcelona, Spain
October 29, 2019
Fall/Winter 2019 Visiting Professorship at Yale University Awarded to Elia Zenghelis
October 25, 2019
Urban October – 'Global Symposium on Sustainable Cities and Neighbourhoods' Event
October 21, 2019
Shukhov: The Formula of Architecture
October 17, 2019
Second Edition of Day One Event Takes Place in Nice and Monaco
October 8, 2019
Madrid 16th Architecture Week - Norman Foster Foundation Open Day
September 28, 2019
'The International fib Symposium on the Conceptual Design of Structures' hosted in Madrid, Spain
September 23, 2019
Architecture on Screen - Second cinema series commissioned by the Norman Foster Foundation for Sala Equis
September 20, 2019
Living Archive – Creations in Paper Seminar
September 17, 2019
Kate Taylor, winner of the third Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture
September 17, 2019
List of the selected scholars for 2019 ‘Robotics’ Atelier announced
August 15, 2019
Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum 2019
July 12, 2019
OPEN CALL: Robotics Atelier 2019
June 14, 2019
Winner of the thirteenth RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced
June 10, 2019
List of the selected scholars announced for the Summer Internship Programme 2019 at the Norman Foster Foundation
May 16, 2019
Leonardo Da Vinci, Imagining Futures
May 16, 2019
Deploying the Archive, Yale University and the Norman Foster Foundation
May 16, 2019
Digital X Conversations - Now Online
May 8, 2019
List of the selected scholars for the 2019 Model Making Summer Internship announced
May 3, 2019
On Cities - Public Debates 2019
April 11, 2019
OPEN CALL: Research Summer Internship Programme
April 8, 2019
OPEN CALL: Model Making Summer Internship Programme
April 1, 2019
List of the selected scholars for 2019 ‘On Cities’ Workshop announced
March 7, 2019
RIBA opens 2019 Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship
February 21, 2019
The Board of Trustees appoints a new Advisory Board member
January 29, 2019
Digital X - Public Debates
January 28, 2019
OPEN CALL: On Cities Workshop
December 31, 2018
The Norman Foster Foundation receives the 2018 Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts
November 22, 2018
Norman Foster Foundation to design master plan for slums in Odisha
November 2, 2018
Robotics Atelier - Public Debates
October 22, 2018
OPEN CALL: Digital X Workshop
September 28, 2018
Universidad CEU San Pablo– Global Conference on Environmental Taxation
September 27, 2018
Architecture on Screen - Cinema series commissioned by the Norman Foster Foundation for Sala Equis.
September 25, 2018
Grace Baker, winner of the second Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture
September 4, 2018
Urban Mobility Workshop - Public Debate
July 10, 2018
OPEN CALL: Urban Mobility Workshop
June 12, 2018
On Cities Workshop – Public Debates
May 28, 2018
Launch of the Summer Internship Programme 2018 at the Norman Foster Foundation
May 15, 2018
The first retrospective exhibition of Osvaldo Borsani is now open
May 14, 2018
Winner of the twelfth RIBA Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship announced
May 10, 2018
Slum Land Rights Project
April 18, 2018
Lecture | Architecture on Stage: Norman Foster
April 14, 2018
New Research Fellow supported by the Ford Foundation, New York, USA
March 20, 2018
List of the selected scholars for 2018 'On Cities' Workshop Announced
March 5, 2018
Agreement between the Norman Foster Foundation and Arquitectura Viva
February 16, 2018
2018 Norman Foster Foundation Travelling Scholarship now open
January 25, 2018
Cristina Iglesias and Beatriz Colomina in Conversation
January 22, 2018
New plaque placed to mark the historical permanence of the Droneport prototype in Venice
January 22, 2018
Norman Foster becomes President of The Royal Fine Art Commission Trust
January 15, 2018
The first Digital-X workshop of the Norman Foster Foundation starts this week
December 27, 2017
Digital X Workshop - Public Debates
December 27, 2017
Digital X Workshop - Public Debates
November 23, 2017
The Norman Foster Foundation receives the 2017 ACI award IV edition
November 20, 2017
Norman Foster Foundation Atelier Robotics
October 6, 2017
Norman Foster—‘Common Futures’ exhibition
September 26, 2017
Alice Shanahan winner of the first Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship at The Bartlett School of Architecture
July 12, 2017
New education initiatives in partnership with Rolex Institute, Fundación Telefónica and The Bartlett School of Architecture announced
June 19, 2017
Newly inaugurated Norman Foster Foundation features innovatively designed pavilion for events and exhibitions
June 1, 2017
The Norman Foster Foundation officially opens in Madrid
March 23, 2017
The Droneport prototype, a permanent installation in Venice
November 15, 2016
Miradas sobre Madrid
September 21, 2016
Norman Foster awarded the Scopus Award by Friends of The Hebrew University
May 26, 2016
Norman Foster's Prototype for the World's Smallest Airport Goes on Show at Venice Biennale 2016
April 10, 2016
Ricky Burdett at the 5th International LafargeHolcim Forum for Sustainable Construction
November 5, 2015