key architects norman lord foster chairman spencer de grey founded 1967 significant works and honors buildings london city hall great court awards 2004 stirling prize website www.fosterandpartners.com foster partners is a british international studio for architecture and integrated design with headquarters in london . the practice is led by its founder and chairman norman foster and has constructed many high profile glass and steel buildings . contents 1 history 2 major projects 2.1 masterplans 2.2 bridges 2.3 government 2.4 cultural 2.5 higher education 2.6 sport 2.7 transportation 2.8 office 2.9 leisure 2.10 mixed use 2.11 residential 2.12 current projects 2.13 selected works 3 awards 4 criticism 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit established by norman foster as foster associates in 1967 shortly after leaving team 4 the firm was renamed in the 1990s to more accurately reflect the influence of the other lead architects . in 2007 the private equity company 3i took a stake in the practice . this was bought back by the practice in june 2014 to become wholly owned by the 140 partners . 1 major projects edit major projects by year of completion and ordered by type are masterplans edit more london london uk 1998 2000 duisburg inner harbour germany 1991 2003 trafalgar square redevelopment london uk 1996 2003 quartermile edinburgh scotland 2001 masdar city abu dhabi uae 2007 west kowloon cultural district hong kong 2009 thames hub uk 2011 cardiff central square uk 2015 bridges edit millau viaduct the highest road bridge in the world 2004 western rsta bridge rstabroarna sweden 1994 2005 millennium bridge in london 1999 2002 government edit london city hall at night reichstag building redevelopment in berlin 1999 london city hall 2002 new supreme court building singapore 2005 palace of peace and reconciliation in astana kazakhstan september 2006 buenos aires city hall new headquarters buenos aires argentina 2 april 2015 cultural edit sainsbury centre for visual arts at university of east anglia in norwich uk 1978 clyde auditorium part of the scottish exhibition and conference centre complex glasgow 1997 sackler galleries royal academy of arts london uk 1985 1991 carr d art n mes france 1984 1993 american air museum imperial war museum duxford uk 1997 stirling prize redevelopment of the queen elizabeth ii great court of the british museum 2000 the sage gateshead gateshead england 1997 2004 the zenith le z nith le z nith de saint tienne st etienne france 2004 2007 the robert and arlene kogod courtyard smithsonian institution national portrait gallery washington dc 2004 2007 winspear opera house dallas 2003 2009 art of the americas wing museum of fine arts boston boston usa 1999 2010 khan shatyr entertainment center astana kazakhstan 2006 2010 sperone westwater gallery new york usa 2008 2010 extension to lenbachhaus art museum munich 2013 the sse hydro glasgow scotland 2004 2013 higher education edit kings norton library cranfield university uk 1994 faculty of law cambridge cambridge uk 1995 faculty of management now known as aberdeen business school the robert gordon university uk 1998 imperial college school of medicine sir alexander flemming building london uk 1994 1998 center for clinical science research stanford university stanford california usa 1995 2000 british library of political and economic science london school of economics london uk 1993 2001 imperial college london flowers building london uk 1997 2001 faculty of social studies university of oxford uk 1996 2002 james h. clark center stanford california usa 1999 2003 universiti teknologi petronas tronoh perak malaysia 2004 tanaka business school as of 2008 renamed the imperial college business school london 2004 free university of berlin berlin germany 2005 leslie dan faculty of pharmacy university of toronto toronto on canada 2006 library california state university california usa 2000 2008 yale school of management new campus new haven ct projected 2013 3 masdar institute of science and technology abu dhabi uae 2007 2015 sport edit wembley stadium reconstruction 2007 lusail iconic stadium qatar 2010 transportation edit stansted airport uk 1991 metro bilbao spain 1995 line 2 2004 hong kong international airport chek lap kok in hong kong 1998 canary wharf underground station london uk 1999 expo mrt station singapore 2001 dresden central station redevelopment germany 1997 2006 beijing capital international airport 2008 london heathrow airport east terminal projected 2013 spaceport america new mexico 2005 2013 four railway stations for the haramain high speed rail project saudi arabia projected 2015 4 kai tak cruise terminal projected 2013 5 new mexico city international airport projected 2020 slussen re development and masterplan of a major transportation hub in central stockholm projected 2022 6 queen alia international airport amman jordan 2005 2013 thames hub uk 2011 thames hub airport uk 2013 office edit fred . olsen lines terminal london docklands 1971 willis building ipswich uk 1971 1975 hsbc tower 1986 commerzbank tower in frankfurt germany 1997 citigroup centre london london uk 1996 2000 hsbc hq 8 canada square london uk 1997 2002 gherkin 30 st mary axe london swiss re headquarters 2004 stirling prize winner mclaren technology centre base for the mclaren formula one team and mclaren group 2004 deutsche bank place sydney australia 1997 2005 hearst tower new york city june 2006 willis building london london uk 2001 2007 caja madrid madrid spain 2002 2009 apple campus 2 in cupertino california leisure edit the great glashouse national botanic garden of wales wales uk 1995 2000 elephant house copenhagen zoo foster s elephant house denmark 2002 2008 dolder grand restoration z rich switzerland 2002 2008 faustino winery bodegas faustino castilla y leon spain 2007 2010 me hotel me by meli london uk 2004 2013 mixed use edit albion riverside london uk 1998 2003 al faisaliyah center riyadh saudi arabia 1994 2000 the index dubai dubai uae 2010 the troika kuala lumpur malaysia 2004 2011 the bow calgary 2005 2013 central market project abu dhabi uae 2006 2013 one central park sydney formerly 200 greenwich street new york projected 2020 two world trade center citycenterdc washington d.c. first portion projected 2012 ; second portion projected 2015 crystal island completion date not set yet hermitage plaza la d fense paris 2008 india tower under construction vietinbank business center office tower hanoi vietnam predicted completion date 2017 battersea power station phase 3 london uk under construction 7 residential edit the murezzan st moritz switzerland 2003 2007 8 regent place sydney australia 2003 2007 9 jameson house vancouver canada 2004 2011 10 the aleph buenos aires argentina 2006 2013 11 anfa place casablanca morocco 2007 2013 12 faena house miami beach 13 14 arcoris mont kiara malaysia projected 2016 610 lexington avenue projected 2016 15 50 united nations plaza projected 2014 16 current projects edit york university ttc subway station toronto projected 2018 selected works edit the british library of political and economic science the futuristic interior roof of hong kong international airport the willis faber and dumas headquarters in ipswich was one of foster s earliest commissions after founding foster associates . the tessellated glass roof of the british museum s great court redevelopment has a complex curved form approximating the top half of a doughnut anchored by the circular reading room at the centre of the court . the new wembley stadium in london perhaps one of the most controversial projects 17 that foster partners have been involved in . 30 st mary axe one of london s most popular new buildings 18 towers above its neighbours . the reconstruction of the reichstag building awards edit 1998 riba stirling prize for imperial war museum 2000 welsh national eisteddfod gold medal for the great glasshouse national botanic garden of wales 19 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 for university of technology petronas 2008 leaf award for beijing airport terminal 3 2009 riba european award for zenith 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 2013 riba international award for faena aleph residences 20 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 criticism edit in june 2008 the guardian published an article highly critical of planned real estate development in a pristine seacoast area in bulgaria which is currently 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 sergei stanishev leader of bulgarian socialist party prime minister of bulgaria between 17 august 2005 and 27 july 2009 sergei stanishev . 21 see also edit norman foster baron foster of thames bank spencer de grey mouzhan majidi richard rogers roy fleetwood list of architecture firms list of architects skycycle proposed transport project references edit rogers david 1 july 2014 . foster s buys out private equity stake . building design . retrieved 2 july 2014 . laura rocha . macri muda a parque patricios la sede de la jefatura de gobierno de la ciudad . la naci n in spanish . retrieved 2014 03 29 . design new haven lord norman foster unveils svelte glass design for yale school of management . design new haven . 11 december 2008 . retrieved 2009 02 13 . foster partners and buro happold joint venture to design four stations for saudi arabia s new haramain high speed railway . kai tak cruise terminal hong kong 2010 2013 http www.fosterpluspartners.com projects 1710 default.aspx superstar architects gehry and foster to design battersea power station s high street . retrieved 2013 10 23 . the murezzan projects foster partners . fosterandpartners.com . retrieved on 2014 06 23 . regent place projects foster partners . fosterandpartners.com 2003 06 19 . retrieved on 2014 06 23 . jameson house projects foster partners . fosterandpartners.com . retrieved on 2014 06 23 . the aleph projects foster partners . fosterandpartners.com . retrieved on 2014 06 23 . anfa place projects foster partners . fosterandpartners.com 2009 02 13 . retrieved on 2014 06 23 . faena house projects foster partners . fosterandpartners.com . retrieved on 2014 06 23 . http www.faenahotelanduniverse.com en miami hughes c.j. july 25 2014 . an architect gets busy . the new york times . cityrealty http www.cityrealty.com nyc turtle bay united nations 50 united nations plaza review 54732 . missing or empty title help international herald tribune roundup wembley opening delayed until 2007 . international herald tribune . 1 april 2006 . retrieved 2009 02 13 . dead link bbc news building prize for icon gherkin . bbc news . 16 october 2004 . retrieved 2009 02 13 . gold medal for architecture the national eisteddfod of wales . winners of the 2013 riba international awards awards for architectural excellence announced . architecture.com kate connolly 14 july 2008 . bulgarian eco town the biggest mistake of norman foster s career say protesters . the guardian . london . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to foster and partners . foster partners website foster and partners at the archinform database . antoinette nassopoulos foster partners virgin red hot design talk video v t e stirling prize laureates stephen hodder 1996 michael wilford 1997 foster and partners 1998 future systems 1999 alsop 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